SP's Naval Forces - February - March 2014
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Vice Admiral Pradeep Kumar Chatterjee, Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff, in an interview with SP’s Naval Forces, said that issues of regional stability would continue to remain an imperative that would impact India’s national security matrix in the coming years
The cornerstone of the doctrinal transformation of the Indian Navy since independence has been self-reliance through indigenisation. Read through the article to know in detail about the various ongoing and future programmes of the Indian Navy.
In the past three decades, the ICG has grown from strength to strength and has become a force to reckon with. The fleet size has grown to over 80 vessels of various size and role capabilities...
Today, the Indian Navy’s horizon ranges from the strategic chokepoint and shipping channels connecting West Asia, East and South Africa and Europe to East and Far East Asia. India’s growing economic stature has added urgency to the desire within for freedom to use the sea - around the Indian Ocean and much beyond.
A major criticism of the warship construction programme in India lies in its huge time and cost overruns giving the impression that DPSU shipyards are inefficient as compared to their counterparts abroad.
For decades, Rusia was and remains one of India‘s key partners, which have played a crucial role in the formation and strengthening of its national naval forces.
As per media reports India and Japan may sign an Inter-Governmental Agreement (IGA) to cooperate on ShinMaywa‘s offering of utility seaplane- mark II (US-2), similar to the IGA it has entered with Russia to co-develop a fifth generation fighter.
It has been confirmed that delays have once again cast uncertainty over the Indian Navy's RFP for the highly anticipated naval multirole helicopter (NMRH) requirement, envisaging 120 multirole helicopters for the navy...
Airbus Helicopters is gearing up for flight trials of the EC725 Caracal to meet the Indian Coast Guard's requirement of 14 shore-based combat search...
A single vendor situation could throw the Indian Navy's effort to zero in on a primary deck gun for its new generation indigenous frontline warships...
As the already delayed Project 75I request for proposal for six new conventional attack submarines continues to hang fire, the Indian Navy is studying a list...
One of the chief concerns for Commodore Suraj Berry and his crew when they sailed into Indian waters this month, was that their 44,500-ton vessel would have problems adapting to the dramatically different climate...