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Indian Navy Chief Admiral Sureesh Mehta spells out vision 2022
New Delhi, Aug 8, 2008: With India's aspiration to operate a nuclear submarine likely to be fulfilled next year with Russian-made Akula set to join the fleet, the Indian Navy is pitching for a submarine-launched nuclear missile to boost the nation's deterrence capabilities.
India, U.K. hold Joint Naval Exercise
New Delhi, April 21, 2008: India and the United Kingdom are holding major sea exercises between April 21 to May 2 on India's western seaboard off the state of Goa. The joint Konkan 2008 exercises will include the participation of the U.K. aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious.
Talks on to acquire Reconnaissance Aircraft, Navy Chief
New Delhi, April 19, 2008: Contract negotiations for the acquisition of maritime reconnaissance aircraft by the Indian Navy may be finalised soon, Navy Chief Admiral Suresh Mehta said today.
"The process is going on. We are looking into the nitty-gritty and reading between the lines... we hope to finish it soon," Mehta, who is also the Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee, said here.
WIL bags orders from ISRO and Indian Navy
Mumbai, April 17, 2008: Walchandnagar Industries (WIL), an engineering company, has bagged two prestigious orders, worth around Rs 150 crore from the Indian Navy and Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).
WIL has been closely associated with Navy and ISRO and has partnered these organisations of national importance in producing highly critical and sophisticated components.
India's L&T to build New Port
New Delhi, April 16, 2008: India's private-sector defence giant, Larsen & Toubro (L&T), is setting up a new port facility in the southern state of Tamil Nadu.
The facility will be able to handle military ships including submarines, a senior L&T official said. The company is already building the hull of India's stealthy nuclear submarine, the Advanced Technology Vehicle.
U.S., India to talk Maritime Security
New Delhi, March 25, 2008: Navy Secretary Donald Winter is due to arrive here Wednesday to discuss maritime cooperation with Indian Defence Secretary Vijay Singh and Indian Navy Adm. Suresh Mehta, Indian Defence Ministry sources said. A proposal to jointly monitor nearby sea routes will be discussed, the sources said.
India Inc sails into Shipping
Mumbai, March 24, 2008: Move over Indian shipping companies, the traditional buyers of shipping tonnage in the country. Corporates with interests in power, cement, iron ore, etc are adding up fleets through acquisitions as well as going for newbuilds. According to shipping sources familiar with such developments, during the last 6 months or so, nearly a dozen ships have been added by corporate entities.
Japan - U.S. Sea Power Dialogue Special / Safety at sea requires Global Co-operation
Japan , March 24, 2008: How should Japan and the United States, two major sea powers, deal with maritime issues that have become increasingly complex? A symposium titled the Japan-U.S. Sea Power Dialogue was held earlier this month in Washington to discuss the current situation and maritime security issues.
India, Qatar seek to expand naval ties
Dubai, March 19, 2008: The Indian Navy has offered to train naval personnel of Qatar, while seeking to expand technical, military and manpower cooperation with the Gulf state.
"We have offered our training facilities to Qatar. In the past, a few naval personnel have been trained in India," Vice Admiral Jagjit Singh Bedi, Flag Officer Commander-in-Chief of India's Western Naval Command, who is in Doha as part of the first Doha International Maritime Defence Exhibition and Conference (DIMDEX), said.
Indian Coast Guard wants to add 5 patrol vessels
New Delhi, Mar 18, 2008: As part of its effort to increase its fleet to 217 ships from the current level of 76 ships, the Indian Coast Guard is on a global hunt to procure five offshore patrol vessels for $100 million. The request for information has been sent to Finncantieri of Italy and DCN International of France.
Boeing set to bag order for 8 patrol aircraft
New Delhi, Mar 17, 2008: Major global defence aircraft supplier, US-based Boeing may be poised to bag the Indian order for eight maritime patrol planes.
Industry officials expressed confidence that the Boeing P-8i Poseidons long-range maritime reconnaissance (LRMR) patrol aircraft would be selected over their rivals, in what could signal a further strengthening of India’s defence engagement with America.
BAE Systems presents the future of unmanned naval vehicles at DIMDEX
UAE, Mar 17, 2008: The Talisman Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (UUV) system developed by BAE Systems makes its debut at the Doha International Maritime and Defence Exhibition and Conference (DIMDEX) in Qatar.
Talisman is a family of maritime UUVs using common technology from air and land systems. Its design concept is that it is an underwater 'truck' capable of carrying a range of application specific mission payloads. Payload capacity is currently 500 kg. Talisman has already been demonstrated and integrated into the Nautis Combat management System fitted to the UK Hunt and Sandown class Mine Countermeasures Vessels (MCMVs).
Russia to start delivery of MiG 29-K fighters in May: Indian Naval Chief
Moscow (PTI), Mar 14, 2008: Russia will start in May the delivery of MiG 29-K fighters to the Indian Navy for deployment on Gorshkov aircraft carrier after its induction, Naval Chief Admiral Suresh Mehta said here on Friday.
A team of Indian naval pilots will be arriving in Russia for a five-month training programme, Mahta said after visiting the MiG plant, which is assembling the fighters for the deployment on Gorshkov after its induction as INS Vikramaditya in 2012.
Barak good, no shortage, says Navy Chief Mehta
New Delhi, Mar 11, 2008 - Naval Chief Admiral Suresh Mehta on Monday said Barak missiles have ‘proved themselves’. He, however, said that fresh supplies were held up because of the investigation of bribery in the purchase of the missiles.
"The Barak missiles have performed on board naval warships," he said but added it was for the government to probe if there were any wrongdoing. The Naval chief said since their induction on board front-line naval warships, the Navy had carried out 30 tests of the anti-missile weapon system against surface-to-air missiles. “They have proved themselves. All except the first one were direct hits," the Naval chief said.
Global Satellite USA launches DSTAR Maritime Broadband Service
Netherlands, Mar 11, 2008 - Global Satellite USA, one of the longest established satellite communications providers for the marine, military and broadcasting industries, has just announced its partnership agreement with AGC Marine, a French marine telecom distributor to provide DSTAR maritime broadband in the US. This service will enable on and off-shore high speed Internet access faster than ADSL for business and leisure purposes for unlimited usage on monthly or annual contracts on a shared or dedicated bandwidth.
India reconciles to price hike for Gorshkov
New Delhi, Mar 11, 2008 - India has reconciled to a price hike for procurement of Russian carrier Admiral Gorshkov and the government has constituted an experts committee to work out the increase, Naval Chief Sureesh Mehta on Tuesday said.
"There will be some price hike. We need to pay extra amount and whatever amount is due as per contracts we will pay," Mehta, who had in the past opposed any renegotiations with Russia on a price hike demand, said.
BUDGET - Maritime sector seeks tax breaks, subsidy
Mumbai, Feb 21, 2008 - India's maritime sector has sought tax breaks and changes in laws in the upcoming federal budget, besides faster disbursement of subsidies and implementation of port projects to help the industry.
The Indian National Shipowners' Association (INSA) has highlighted several issues such as taxes on profit from sale of vessels, on interest income from compulsory reserve, on input services and seafarer's income.
UK to supply four Sea Harriers to Indian Navy
New Delhi, Feb 16, 2008 - The United Kingdom said it would supply four Sea Harriers air frames to the Indian Navy to cannabalize them for spares for use in India's fast depleting Jump Jet squadrons.
"We have negotiated a deal with the Navy for supplying four air frames of Sea Harriers from our naval surplus," Hugh Thomas, a top British Defence Ministry official, told newsmen at a recent international trade fair.
Japan concerned over Chinese Navy build up in Indian Ocean
New Delhi, Mar 11, 2008 - Japan is very much concerned over the alarming build up by the Chinese Navy in the Indian Ocean and its military presence in Asian countries like Pakistan and Myanmar. This was stated by Japanese defence scholars here today. Professors Marie Yoshioka Izuyama and Eiichi Katahara of National Institute for Defence Studies, Tokyo, said Japan is also planning to strengthen its missile Defence Capabilities to counter possible missile threats from North Korea.
India probes possible flaw in its sea monitoring
Sri Lanka, Mar 08, 2008 - Indian defence authorities have launched a full-scale investigation into how its coast guard and the Navy failed to track down the trawler with 71 illegal migrants on board which drifted to Sri Lankan shores via Indian territory.
It was rescued by the Sri Lankan Navy earlier this week.
A highly placed diplomatic official told the Daily Mirror the authorities would investigate as to how the trawler went unnoticed despite regular patrolling in its waters by the Indian Navy warship, Coast Guard vessels and surveillances air craft.
After Everest and South Pole, Indian Navy sets out to conquer North Pole
New Delhi, Mar 10, 2008 - After successfully conquering Mount Everest and skiing to the South Pole, the Indian Navy is now headed for the North Pole - aiming to achieve the unique distinction of becoming the first ever organisation in the world to conquer all the three poles.
‘There’s the North Pole and there’s the South Pole, and the Everest being the highest point in the world is also considered a pole, team leader Commander Satyabrata Dam told reporters here of the 10-member expedition’s aim.
GICAN eyes Indian naval defence market
New Delhi, Feb 18, 2008 - With 43 companies, France was the second largest foreign exhibitor at an international defence exposition held here recently and it has taken a very different approach from its aggressive competitors at the event.
In fact, words like 'aggression' and 'marketing' cause Jean-Marie Carnet, director general of GICAN, an umbrella grouping of 129 French companies engaged in the fabrication of naval ships and armaments, to raise his eyebrows.
Finmeccanica’s plans for India
New Delhi, Feb 19, 2008: India is experiencing a time of strong economic growth and is likely to see important government programmes in Defence and Aeronautics sectors in the next 10-15 years.
Finmeccanica, at a recent international event in India, presented its capabilities in the aeronautics, helicopters, security and defence systems sectors. In addition, AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is continuing its strategy of strengthening existing relationships with distributors and local maintenance and technical support centres, and of identifying potential partners for joint development projects in India.
Boeing's a finalist in India's navy competition
Feb 20, 2008: The Indian navy has named Boeing's Renton-built P-8A maritime patrol aircraft as a finalist in a competition to supply it with eight new submarine-hunting airplanes.
The P-8A is a militarized version of Boeing's popular 737 airliner. The Boeing plane won a U.S. Navy competition to replace a Lockheed-built turboprop plane that serves the sub-hunting function now.
Lockheed sees India as top Asia arms market
SINGAPORE, Feb 19, 2008: Lockheed Martin believes that India could be the largest defense market in Asia with $20 billion in possible air force, navy and communications contracts over the next decade, an executive said on Tuesday.
"For Lockheed Martin, the potential market in India is probably the largest in Asia Pacific," Richard Kirkland, Lockheed Martin's President South Asia, told Reuters here on Tuesday.
Northrop Grumman’s product capabilities for Indian Navy
London, Feb 11, 2008: "India represents one of Northrop Grumman's largest potential growth markets for defence products in Asia," said John Brooks, president Northrop Grumman International Inc. and vice-president business development for Northrop Grumman Integrated Systems sector. "Our capabilities across the company are well matched to meeting India's growing defence requirements."
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