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[angeldemon_007]

That after the last 3 order for the Talwar class frigates there are NO more Indian orders in Russian dockyards. Firstly is this true? And if so does that mean from now on all are to made in India?! If so is this possible given IN huge demand :

Yes right now its true but there are reports that IN might place a follow-on order for 4 more advanced Krivak class frigate but right now no such deal has been made. Any decision will be made by the end of 2012. Project 75I is most likely to be given to Russians because of the stealth of their sub and secondly because of the increasing news of withering Indo-Russian relations.

And a huge projected outlay (more than even PLAN). If so, this is a massive undertaking which I don't think has been publicised enough and are India shipyards capable of undertaking this?

No they are not publicized all together but they came to light no and again in the form of separate project like P17a, P17b, P15a, P15b, P28, P28a, P28b, IAC1, IAC2, IAC3, IAC4, 3-4 Arihant class SSBN, around 6 SSN, 6 P75I, 12 indigenous SSK, 4 LPDs, 8 minesweeper, 8 LST, amphibious aircraft, 12 P8i, 6 MRMR, 4-6 AWACS, god knows how many OPVs (12+).
Yes if we start using all our capacity then yes our shipyards can build these projects. Many of the shipyards like CSL, Vizag, MDL, GRSE are modernized and expanded. LnT has opened its second shipyard in TN and MDL is looking at Gujrat for its second shipyard. Also after modular shipbuilding the project will be completed in a faster rate. Just for example if everything goes right then 7 frigates of P17a will be ready withing 6 years and if IN don't waste time and if P17b is continued with P17a so by the end of decade all 9 frigates will be ready. Similarly by 2020 almost all the P28 & P28a corvettes will be ready and all P15a and P15b destroyers will also be ready but only if there is no gap between any two projects.

 

[angeldemon_007]

Funny promo :

 

[angeldemon_007]

Japanese Destroyers At Kochi

 

[ejaz007]

Russia behind schedule on Indian frigates delivery


Russia is not going to meet the deadlines in the implementation of a contract on the delivery of missile frigates to the Indian Navy, the state-run arms exporter Rosoboronexport said.

Russia and India signed a $1.6 billion contract on construction of three modified Krivak III class (also known as Talwar class) guided missile frigates for India in 2006. The first frigate was scheduled for delivery in April 2011.

"There is a delay, and it is hard to say now what the new deadline is going to be, although the first ship is undergoing dockside trials," said Oleg Azizov, head of Rosoboronexport's delegation at the IMDS naval show in St. Petersburg.

Russia's Yantar shipyard, which is building the ships, has asked Rosoboronexport for additional $100 million to finish the construction.

Azizov said an Indian Navy delegation will arrive in Russia next week to negotiate the new deadlines for construction.

This is the second time Russia has run into difficulties with Indian naval contracts. The price of the Admiral Gorshkov aircraft carrier has been raised almost twice, and its delivery date was put back from 2008 to late 2012.

Russia has previously built three Talwar-class frigates for India - INS Talwar (Sword), INS Trishul (Trident), and INS Tabar (Axe).

The new frigates each will be armed with eight BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles, jointly developed by Russia and India.

Russia behind schedule on Indian frigates delivery | Defense | RIA Novosti

 

[Abingdonboy]

Russia behind schedule on Indian frigates delivery


Russia is not going to meet the deadlines in the implementation of a contract on the delivery of missile frigates to the Indian Navy, the state-run arms exporter Rosoboronexport said.

Russia and India signed a $1.6 billion contract on construction of three modified Krivak III class (also known as Talwar class) guided missile frigates for India in 2006. The first frigate was scheduled for delivery in April 2011.

"There is a delay, and it is hard to say now what the new deadline is going to be, although the first ship is undergoing dockside trials," said Oleg Azizov, head of Rosoboronexport's delegation at the IMDS naval show in St. Petersburg.

Russia's Yantar shipyard, which is building the ships, has asked Rosoboronexport for additional $100 million to finish the construction.

Azizov said an Indian Navy delegation will arrive in Russia next week to negotiate the new deadlines for construction.

This is the second time Russia has run into difficulties with Indian naval contracts. The price of the Admiral Gorshkov aircraft carrier has been raised almost twice, and its delivery date was put back from 2008 to late 2012.

Russia has previously built three Talwar-class frigates for India - INS Talwar (Sword), INS Trishul (Trident), and INS Tabar (Axe).

The new frigates each will be armed with eight BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles, jointly developed by Russia and India.

Russia behind schedule on Indian frigates delivery | Defense | RIA Novosti

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[RPK]

Indian Navy Chief on six-day Russia visit - Brahmand.com

Indian Navy Chief on six-day visit to Russia
Indian Navy Russia Admiral Nirmal Verma
Posted On: Jul 12, 2011
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Indian Navy Chief Admiral Nirmal Verma
NEW DELHI (PTI): Indian Navy Chief Admiral Nirmal Verma has embarked on a six-day visit to Russia where he would visit facilities to take stock of major Indian naval projects underway in that country.

"Besides visiting the headquarters of Russian naval fleets, the Navy Chief would go to Sevmash shipyard to see the progress made in INS Vikramaditya project. He would also go to Vladivostok where the MiG-29K project is based," Navy officials said here.

Admiral Verma would also visit the Yantar shipyard in Kaliningrad where the follow-up of Talwar class project is going on, officials said.

During the tour, Verma will visit Russian Navy's Headquarters and would call on the commanders of Pacific fleet based in Vladivostok, North Sea fleet and White Sea base.

Verma will also check the progress made in basin trials of INS Vikramaditya which would be commissioned into Indian Navy by the end of 2012.

"During the basin trials, all the systems and machines in a ship are operated and their performance is checked in a confined area," added the officials.

Looking forward to operating a three-carrier fleet by the end of this decade, the 40,000 tonne and 283-metre long INS Vikramaditya would fill a big gap in Indian Navy's strength which is currently working with its sole aircraft carrier INS Viraat.

MiG-29 K programme had suffered a jolt when one of the aircraft crashed on June 23, killing both its pilots in Russia.

The Russian-built MiG-29 K is operated only by the Indian Navy and is located in Goa naval base.

 

[RPK]

India's aircraft carrier INS Viraat is docked at the Ernakulam Wharf of the Kochi port. INS Viraat is in Kochi for a routine refit. Photo: Vipin Chandran

 

[Abingdonboy]

India's aircraft carrier INS Viraat is docked at the Ernakulam Wharf of the Kochi port. INS Viraat is in Kochi for a routine refit. Photo: Vipin Chandran

She seems to be in a constant state of refit!! She has done her country proud and should be allowed to retire gracefully (if that's still possible) as soon as possible.

 

[Dash]

She seems to be in a constant state of refit!! She has done her country proud and should be allowed to retire gracefully (if that's still possible) as soon as possible.

I completely agree with you, I dont see her doing any work. She is not on voyage. So much for pride shake. Half of her A/Cs are done also..I just dont get the logic.

 

[RPK]

http://www.irna.ir/ENNewsShow.aspx?NID=30474552&SRCH=1

Indian Navy commissions Fast attack craft INS Koswari


New Delhi, July 12, IRNA -- Indian Navy on Tuesday commissioned indigenously built Fast Attack Craft in a function held at the eastern naval command in Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh state.
Indian Navy commissions Fast attack craft INS Koswari
India Defense Ministry said that the project aims to extend its coastal and offshore surveillance and patrol.

Designed and built by state-run Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers, Kolkata, INS Koswari is a highly manoeuvrable craft and ideally suited for deployment along the coast.

The craft was commissioned by General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Command of the Indian Army, Lieutenant General Bikram Singh.

The craft's ability to operate in shallow waters at high speed, along with its day-and-night surveillance capability, coupled with enhanced fire power, was expected to give the requisite impetus to combating asymmetric threats emanating from the sea, the defense ministry said in a press release.

Named after an island off Tuticorin, INS Koswari, measuring 52 meters in length and displacing 325 tonnes, could achieve speed in excess of 30 knots, the press release added.

Lieutenant Commander Anil Kumar would be commanding the craft along with a crew of four officers and 35 sailors.

Fitted with advanced MTU engines and latest communication sets for the purpose of 'extended coastal and offshore surveillance and patrol', INS Koswari would be based at Karwar, under the naval officer-in-charge (Karnataka).

It would be deployed in coastal patrol and anti-piracy missions, along the Konkan coast and Lakshadweep group of islands.

The modified aluminium superstructure of the vessel reduces the top weight and enhances its ability to propel at high speeds keeping in mind critical requirements of the naval craft for improved stealth and networking capabilities.

INS Koswari is complied with the latest regulations of the International Maritime Organisation on sea pollution, the press release said.

Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Naval Command Vice Admiral Anup Singh, Chief Managing Director, Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Rear Admiral (retd) K C Sekhar and senior naval officers attended the function, pti said.

 

[angeldemon_007]

She seems to be in a constant state of refit!! She has done her country proud and should be allowed to retire gracefully (if that's still possible) as soon as possible.

In doesn't wanna retire it till 2017. It was retrofitted a couple years back....

 

[Capt.Popeye]

She seems to be in a constant state of refit!! She has done her country proud and should be allowed to retire gracefully (if that's still possible) as soon as possible.

This refit planned for INS Viraat is a dry-docking for hull an bottom cleaning and painting. The Dry-Dock at Cochin Shipyard will be used for the purpose. Its no big deal. Supertankers (over 300,000 DWT) can complete this in a week's time.

 

[angeldemon_007]

Indian Navy Chief in Russia To Discuss Frigates - Defense News

 

[DacterSaab]

India's aircraft carrier INS Viraat is docked at the Ernakulam Wharf of the Kochi port. INS Viraat is in Kochi for a routine refit. Photo: Vipin Chandran

Thanks for this beautiful pic of INS Viraat. India has a long history of of operating aircraft carriers yet there is no sticky thread on the forums for the same I request the Mods to kindly allow maintain a sticky thread dedicated specifically to Indian aircraft carriers.

While reading about retired INS Vikrant i learned that it originally had catapults but was later retro-fitted with a ski-jump to facilitate Sea harrier operation in STOVL format that got me inquisitive that since Viraat already has a Ski-jump so it can facilitate the take-off of any jet capable of performing Short-take-offs assisted by the ski-jump so if it is fitted with arrestor wires will it be able to operate jets like N-LCA in STOBAR operations????

I am aware that no such thing is gonna happen or will be financially feasible but i am interested in knowing if such flight deck modifications are possible as 20K tonne carriers can be operated in shallower waters nearer to coasts and are much more cost efficient as compared to larger carriers that are more suitable for deeper water and operate farther away from coasts.

 

[rajusri]

Indian navy chief to visit INS Teg