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SP's Naval Forces - June-July 2022

Issue Features

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  LEAD STORY
  Indian Navy Submarine Force – Way Ahead
  By Admiral Sunil Lanba (Retd)

  We have been exposed to German, French and Russian submarine design and build philosophy, therefore the need of the hour is to have an Indian design and build philosophy to take forward indigenous submarine building programme

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  AIRCRAFT CARRIER
  The Re-Birth of Vikrant – A Triumph of Indigenisation
  By Vice Admiral A.K. Chawla (Retd)

  Apart from being a catalyst in creating industrial and technological capability in India, the figure of 76 per cent indigenisation achieved during the ship’s construction implies that more than two-thirds of the cost of the ship’s construction has been invested back in India’s economy and its people.

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  TECHNOLOGY
  Shipbuilder’s Perspective on P75(I) Project
  By Fernando Formoso Freire, Director India, BD & Commercial Division, NAVANTIA (SEPI Group)

  The key for success for P75(I) is based mainly on two main pillars: superior engineering capabilities and flexibility towards complex contractual structure for industrial collaboration

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  AIR & MISSILE DEFENCE SYSTEM
  BARAK-8 – Advanced Air & Missile Defence System
  By SP’s Correspondent

  Barak-8 is an Indo-Israeli jointly developed surface to air missile (SAM) system, designed to defend against any type of airborne threat including aircraft, helicopters, anti-ship missiles, UAVs, ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and combat jets

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  AIR DEFENCE SYSTEMS
  India, Israel Trust Jointly Developed Air Defence Solutions
  

  The ability of a nation to defend its territorial airspace is a cornerstone upon which its sovereignty rests. It is therefore not surprising that governments invest tremendous resources to establish and maintain air defence systems.

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

  In the lead article in this issue, Admiral Sunil Lanba (Retd) goes on an underwater journey tracing the development of the Submarine force in the Indian Navy. The Government approved 30-year programme in 1999 for 24 submarines is running way behind with only 6 submarines under Project 75 delivered till date.