Indian Navy to get new carrier-based Jet by 2032, to replace MiG-29K
The Indian Navy is expected to start receiving new twin-engine aircraft carrier-based fighter aircraft being developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) by 2032 and it will be a replacement for the Russian MiG-29K carrier jets in service, a defence source said. “The Navy is expected to get the Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. (HAL)-built twin-engine carrier aircraft by 2032. It will replace the MiG-29Ks in service which are scheduled to start going out by 2034,” the source said. The Navy currently operates Russian-origin …
India's largest warship doesn't have key defence weapons
It's been a year since the INS Vikramaditya , was commissioned. However, India's largest warship still does not have a close-on weapon system (CIWS). It will be installed only after a year. The CIWS is a defence weapon for detecting as well as destroying enemy aircraft and short-range missiles that may attempt to strike the warship. And that's not the only thing that's missing. During a refit, other weaponry systems like long range surface to air missile system, point defence missile system etc. will also be install…
INS Kolkata, navy’s most powerful warship, to be delivered next month
Indian warship building is coming of age and the Indo-Pacific region knows it. Last week, when an Indian Navy frigate, INS Shivalik, visited China’s Qingdao naval base, China’s navy chief, Admiral Wu Shengli, asked the captain for a tour of the Combat Information Centre, the operation heart of the warship. The Shivalik’s young skipper, Captain Puruvir Das, turned down Wu’s request. The Chinese admiral would be even more interested in touring INS Kolkata, 7,200 tonnes of bristling …
India's military might to reach new highs in 2014
India seems to have begun the New Year on a military high with Russian-origin aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya, which set sail from Russia over a month ago, expected to reach its home base in Karwar around January 14-15. Besides, the country has raised its first mountain strike corps in Ranchi to face the Chinese in the mountains of the North-East. INS Vikramaditya left Russia in the beginning of December, accompanied by destroyer INS Delhi, frigate INS Trikhand and tanker INS Depak. After they entered Arabian sea, seven more warship…
Vikramaditya joins Indian fleet in Indian Ocean
India's new floating airfield INS Vikramaditya entered the Indian Ocean Region earlier this week where it was joined by INS Viraat, the Navy's second aircraft carrier. The Viraat's meeting with the Vikramaditya was a momentous occasion for the Navy as it was only the first time since 1992 when two carriers operated together. INS Viraat had earlier operated with INS Vikrant before the latter was decommissioned in the late 1990s. It is a repeat of history of sorts as the new aircraft carrier is joining the fleet when Viraat …
Nation's biggest warship to dock in three weeks
INS Vikramaditya, India’s largest aircraft carrier will soon be entering Indian waters. It is currently on its way from Russia, where it underwent a complete refit, to the port of Karwar. It can accommodate 30 fighter planes and a fleet of helicopters. It has 2,000 Russian and Indian Navy officers on board and is expected to dock at the INS Kadamba at the end of January. “The INS Vikramaditya is the largest and tallest warship that we have. It’s a refurbished version of the Russian Admiral Gorshkov. It has the Resistor-E radar comp…
Russia Ready to Continue Overhaul of Indian Subs
Russia’s Zvyozdochka shipyard said Friday that it could receive by mid-2015 at least two Indian Kilo-class diesel-electric submarines for an overhaul that would extend their service life for another 10 years. “We are expecting the Indian side to deliver one or even two Project 877EKM (improved Kilo-class) submarines for repairs and upgrades with service life extension,” Zvyozdochka general director Vladimir Nikitin told RIA Novosti. Russia has built 10 Kilo class submarines for India and has already overhauled five of them: INS Si…
India : Budding Blue-Water Navy Capabilities
India’s recent acquisition of the Russian-made aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya demonstrates its desire to increase its naval strength. Building a blue-water navy suggests that India is seeking to project both force and influence in the Asia–Pacific and hedge against China’s growing sphere of influence and continued naval buildup. India’s newest carrier joins the INS Viraat to form the foundation of India’s carrier fleet. The Vikramaditya is expected to be operational through 2018. At this point, the nation’s second aircraft carrier,…
Indian Navy equipped to deal with threats
Growing by leaps and bounds in the indigenous development of nuclear submarine and an aircraft carrier, the Indian Navy has also acquired new cutting-edge technologies to deal with any challenge to our maritime security, Chief of Naval Staff Admiral D K Joshi has said. “Our crew is undergoing training to get acquainted with the new cutting-edge technologies,” he said at the Indian Naval Academy(INA), Ezhimala, on the sidelines of the passing-out parade of the 85th INA course on Saturday. “There are not many countries in the world whi…
INS Vikrant to be commissioned by 2017: Naval chief
India’s first indigenous Aircraft carrier INS Vikrant, being built at public sector Cochin Shipyard Limited and formally launched in August this year, would be commissioned by 2017, chief of Naval Staff Admiral D K Joshi, said here on Saturday. “With the commissioning of INS Vikrant India will join an elite club of nations with the capability of designing and building aircraft carrier indigenously. There are not many countries in the world to construct their own aircraft carriers,” he said. Joshi was speaking to mediapersons on the s…
1st ships of P-15A Kolkata & P-28 Kamorta classes will be inducted
In the coming months, first ships of P-15A, Kolkata class, and P-28, Kamorta, will be inducted into the Indian Navy apart from the additional P-8I and Advance jet trainer aircraft. Inaugurating the Naval Commanders’ Conference, defence minister AK Antony said, “over the last six months the Navy has inducted an impressive range of platforms, including the P-8I aircraft and Goa Shipyard built Offshore Patrol Vessel.” Complimenting the Indian Navy for the commissioning of the aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya, the minister said, coupl…
Chinese Aircraft Carrier Liaoning vs INS Vikramaditya
Liaoning, is the first aircraft carrier commissioned into the People's Liberation Army Navy and INS Vikramaditya is the third aircraft carrier commissioned by the Indian navy since independence. India's first aircraft carrier INS Vikrant was purchased from the United Kingdom in the year 1957. INS Vikrant played a key role in enforcing a naval blockade on East Pakistan during the Indo-Pakistan War of 1971 and was also docked in Karachi Harbour on the 4th of December to symbolize ultimate victory and naval supremacy of the India…
India, Russia to hold first-ever air force war game in 2014
In a major boost to their military ties, India and Russia on Monday decided to hold their first ever joint air forces exercise next year, even as they agreed to jointly strategise on policies and cooperation in the fast-changing global security scenario. The decisions came during the Inter-Governmental Commission on Military Technical Cooperation meeting between Indian Defence Minister A K Antony and his Russian counterpart Sergey Shoigu in Moscow just two days after the Russian-built INS Vikramaditya aircraft carrier was handed ove…
Snooping Aircraft celebrates 25yrs service with Indian Navy
The Tu-142M maritime snooping aircraft, which on several occasions picked up Chinese and Pakistani submarines operating close to Indian waters, today celebrated 25 years of service with the Indian Navy. Set to be replaced by the American-origin P-8I anti-submarine warfare aircraft, the Russian origin Tupolev142M has done 28,000 hours of accident-free flying with the INAS 312 Maritime Reconnaissance Squadron of the Eastern Naval Command based at Arakkonam in Tamil Nadu. The squadron is also inducting the Boeing P-8I and two of these …
India, Russia discuss issues related to MTA , Pak-FA aircraft and T-90 tank deals
Against the backdrop of issues over the work share in the over Rs 1.2 lakh crore fifth generation fighter aircraft project with Russia, India today said both the sides must give their best for execution of the “significant” programme. During the Defence Minister-level meeting between the two sides in Moscow, the two countries also decided to extend their strategic partnership and to have the first exercise between their air forces next year. In the meeting taking place two days after Indian Navy inducted aircraft carrier INS Vikra…
Russia, India to map out further military-technical cooperation plans
Russia and India will decide shortly which surface ships and submarines the Indian Navy may need as part of the bilateral military-technical cooperation, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said on Saturday, November 16. “The commission on military-technical cooperation will meet on Monday. Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu is the Russian co-chair of the commission. We plan to hold the meetings of two target groups in the near future. One of them will deal with shipbuilding,” he said. Rogozin said that India had already stated it…
Aicraft carrier INS Vikramaditya to be based at INS Kadamba in Karwar
The country’s second aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya, being commissioned in Russia on November 16, will be stationed at the Karwar Naval base in Karnataka, a top Navy officer today said. The 44,570-tonne warship, formerly known as Admiral Gorskhov, is being commissioned into Navy by Defence Minister A K Antony after which it would be brought to Karwar, Vice-Admiral Shekhar Sinha, Flag Officer Commanding in Chief of Western Naval Command, said. The ship will take a month to reach India. With the commissioning of Vikramaditya, N…
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Aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya to be inducted next month
The long-delayed aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya will be inducted into Indian Navy by Defence Minister A K Antony during his Russia visit slated between November 15-17. The long-delayed aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya will be inducted into Indian Navy by Defence Minister A K Antony during his Russia visit slated between November 15-17. After a delay of around five years, the 45,000 tonnes aircraft carrier is expected to be handed over to the Navy on November 15 in Russia, where it is presently undergoing refit. “The Defence Minister i…
INS Vikramaditya, India's second aircraft carrier, out at sea again
The INS Vikramaditya, India's second aircraft carrier, is out at sea again. By this time tomorrow, the 45,550-ton vessel built at the Sevmash shipyard in Severodvinsk, north Russia, will be sailing through the Barents Sea. Over the next two months at least, the ship will be put through stringent testing in the Barents Sea and the White sea. "If all goes well, the Indian tri-colour will be flying atop the INS Vikramaditya this November, after which it will start its journey to India," a senior Navy officer told NDTV. The I…
INS Vikramaditya begins final trial today
The final sea trial of Indian Navy's Russian-origin aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya is all set to begin from Thursday off Russian north coast. Every component of the aircraft carrier and its fleet of MiG-29K fighter planes will be thoroughly checked by a team from Indian Navy headed by a two-star officer during the three-month-long trial. Subject to the trial’s success, the aircraft carrier will be commissioned in the Navy by December 2013, ending decades of trials and tribulations, and a last minute hitch that delayed the project…
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