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SP's Naval Forces - June-July 2021

Issue Features

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  INDIAN NAVY / FORCE PROJECTION
  Indian Navy’s Quest for an Expansive & Stronger Role in the Region
  By Commodore G. Prakash (Retd)

  India being a net provider of security in the region, needs to play to her strengths (capability) rather than to her relative weaknesses (capacity).

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  CHINESE NAVY / STRATEGY
  Expanding Global Maritime Footprint of China
  By Vice Admiral Shekhar Sinha (Retd)

  China’s Military Strategy Paper says it is necessary for China to develop a modern maritime military force structure commensurate with its national security of strategic SLOCS and overseas interests and participate in international maritime cooperation so as to provide strategic support for building itself into a maritime power

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  CHINESE NAVY / MODERNISATION
  China’s Naval Capabilities & Implications for the Indo-Pacific
  By Saloni Salil

  Naval power in combination with Land & Air power continues to be a critical facet of any nation’s national security. The race to control the seas has dominated the 21st century and China seems to be acing it.

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  BI-LATERAL / CHINA-PAKISTAN
  Pearl in the String
  By Lt General Naresh Chand (Retd)

  Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan earlier had some misgivings on the economic viability of CPEC and that it represents a debt trap but on May 24, 2021, he met China’s Ambassador to Pakistan and reiterated the highest priority accorded by his government to the CPEC

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  SUBMARINES / MADE IN INDIA
  Project-75 (India) - One Last Chance?
  By Commodore G. Prakash (Retd)

  This could be India’s last chance to acquire the capability to design and build submarines because countries like China and South Korea, that started along with us in a common quest to design and build modern submarines, have left us far behind

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  SUBMARINES / MADE IN INDIA
  MoD Issues RFP for Construction of Six P-75(I) Submarines
  

  As a major initiative towards ‘Make in India’, Ministry of Defence (MoD) has issued Request of Proposal (RFP) for the first acquisition programme under the Strategic Partnership Model for construction of six AIP fitted Conventional Submarines named Project 75 (India) [P-75(I)] for the Indian Navy, on July 20, 2021.

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  EXCLUSIVE TO SP’S NAVAL FORCES

  WEAPON SYSTEMS / MISSILES
  Saab RBS15 Missile Family: The Winner’s Choice
  By Commander Soumitra Sahai (Retd)

  Modern militaries are increasingly looking towards incorporating smart weapons and systems into their arsenals, leading to the adaptation of cruise missile technology to an increasing number of battle spaces

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  BI-LATERAL / INDO-US
  Indo-US Maritime Exercise – Important Lessons
  By Commodore G. Prakash (Retd)

  The two important lessons from this exercise are the dire need for the Indian Navy to have at least two operational aircraft carriers all the time and the role of shore based IAF airpower for the future Maritime Theatre Command

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  NEWS
  MH-60R Acceptance Ceremony
  

  Indian Navy acept ed th e first two of its MH-60R Multi Role Helicopters (MRH) from US Navy in a ceremony held at NAS North Island, San Diego on July 16, 2021.

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  NEWS
  NUSHIP Stalwart Arrives at HMAS Stirling
  

  After a 30 day transit across the world’s oceans, NUSHIP Stalwart arrived safely at Fleet Base West in Western Australia on Monday, June 21, 2021.

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  NEWS
  Indian Navy Expands Maritime Reconnaisance Capabilities with Delivery of Tenth Boeing P-8I
  

  Boeing is continuing to expand Indian Navy’s long-range maritime reconnaissance anti-submarine warfare capabilities with the delivery of the country’s tenth P-8I.

• NEWS
  Navantia Australia Delivers Australian Sovereign Sustainment Capability to Navy
  

  Navantia Australia has upped the ante in predictive maintenance and defect analysis with the recent installation of a Through Life Support Facility at Garden Island East, Sydney NSW, Australia.

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  Appointments
  

  Vice Admiral Ravneet Singh, assumed charge as Deputy Chief of Naval Staff on June 1, 2021...,
  Vice Admiral Dinesh K. Tripathi, assumed charge as Chief of Personnel on June 1, 2021...,
  Vice Admiral Sandeep Naithani, assumed charge as the Chief of Materiel, on June 1, 2021...

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  Editorial
  By Jayant Baranwal, Publisher & Editor-in-Chief

  The lead article in this issue focuses on India’s role in the Indo-Pacific region. Commodore Praksah (Retd) analyses the voids and suggests ways to go forward.