SP's Naval Forces - April - May 2015
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Issue Features
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Lead Story
Quest for Blue Water Navy's Defence Budget 2015-16
By Lt General Naresh Chand (Retd)As against likely expenditure of this year of Rs. 2,22,370 crore (about $36.5 billion) the budget allocation for 2015-16 is Rs. 2,46,727 crore ($40.4 billion)
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Minister of State, Defence, Rao Inderjit Singh's Statement
Government is committed to ‘Make in India’, but for critical projects and immediate requirements, we will import. The initial lot of naval utility helicopter (NUH) will be imported while ‘Make in India’ will get involved for the larger quantity and overall requirements.
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Interview
"Technological selfreliance is critical for India's quest for global power status"
This interview of Vice Admiral Sunil Lanba, who is presently the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Southern Naval Command, was taken when he was Vice Chief of the Naval Staff
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Naval Helicopters
Naval Utility Helicopters in Final Leg
By Ranjeet KumarThe NUH has to combine several roles into one modern new platform, to enable the Indian Navy to play a vital role in anti-piracy responsibilities in the Indian Ocean region
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Far East Asia
India-South Korea Evolving Defence Relations
By Ranjeet Kumar“We intend to deepen our cooperation in defence technology and manufacture of defence equipment in India.”
— Prime Minister Modi -
FICCI Welcomes Path-breaking Defence Cooperation Between India and South Korea
FICCI welcomes the renewed cooperation between India and Korea. Dr A. Didar Singh, Secretary General of FICCI, complimented Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Park Guen-hye...
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Ship Design
Naval Designers' Journey From Nilgiri to Project 15B
By Rear Admiral A.K SaxenaThe ships of Project 15B bear testimony to the acclaimed legacy of naval designers.
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Naval Aviation Seminar
Transformation for Future Challenges
By Rear Admiral Sushil Ramsay (Retd)The importance of the ‘winged component’ of the Navy – its Air Arm – is well understood at the highest echelons...
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Kavaratti – four th ship of Project-28 launched
The Fourth Anti Submarine Warfare (ASW) Corvette of Project-28, christened ‘Kavaratti’, was launched today at a glittering ceremony held at Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Ltd (GRSE), Kolkata.
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Navall Seminar
Asia and the Arctic Opportunities and Challenges
By Rear Admiral Sushil Ramsay (Retd)Dr Shailesh Nayak, Secretary, Ministry of Earth Sciences, in his special address focused on the scientific issues related to the Arctic that are of special relevance to India and the Asian countries
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