(Asien) Indische Marine

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25 September
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INDIA
Explosions on board KILO class submarine SINDHURAKSHAK in Aug 2013 - which caused the death of 18 sailors and the submarine to sink at its berth in port Mumbai - happened because “critical Standard Operating Procedures were violated” … not surprisingly a commission concluded that the boat is “no longer seaworthy” and recommends decommissioning.

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30 September
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INDIA
Cochin Shipyard launched ICGS ANAGH … 11th (of 20) Fast Patrol Vessels being built for Indian Coast Guard … immediately afterwards lays the keel for the 12th boat … eight FPV delivered thus far (8th, AMARTYA, on 19 Sep).
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[Erich]

bei der indischen Marine gibt's einiges interessantes
- das fängt mit der Zusammenarbeit mit Indonesien an, geht über die Zusammerarbeit mit Südafrika in der IBSA-Gruppe bis hin zur Ausstattung mit Hovercrafts
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30 September

INDIA – INDONESIA
The 24th edition of Indian-Indonesian Coordinated Patrol (CORPAT) has concluded … three-week joint patrolling mission/exercise held twice a year by the two navies.
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01 October

INDIA
A Western Fleet task group (destroyer MUMBAI, frigates TALWAR and TEG, replenishment ship DEEPAK) sails from Mumbai on a 50-day deployment “to East Africa and beyond” … first port call at Antisiranana (Madagascar) … TEG to split from group to proceed to Simonstown (South Africa) for participation in IBSAMAR (India, Brazil, South Africa) exercise scheduled from 20 Oct until 07 Nov.
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02 October
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INDIA
The Indian Coast Guard has taken delivery of the 12th and final 8000TD hovercraft of a batch ordered in 2011 from UK-based manufacturer Griffon Hoverwork.
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14 October

INDIA
• Coast guard ship SAMUDRA PAHEREDAR arrives at Da Nang (Vietnam) for a scheduled 3-day visit and subsequent small scale pollution control / search & rescue exercise.

• Cyclone Hudhud also affected Indian navy installations … Eastern Naval Command headquarters at Visakhapatman severely damaged … navy claims overall damage up to 400 million Euros.

• The tender for procuring 56 naval utility helicopters abroad has been scrapped … fresh acquisition process will be initiated for domestic construction (with foreign vendors allowed to partner) … new helicopters to replace ageing (30-35 year-old) Cheetah and Chetak.
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27 October
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INDIA
Western Fleet task group with destroyer MUMBAI, frigate TALWAR and replenishment ship DEEPAK arrives at Reunion (French Overseas Department) for a scheduled visit
(rmks: on a goodwill tour to the Indian Ocean Region / East Africa)
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01 November

...INDIA
Western Fleet task group with destroyer MUMBAI, frigate TALWAR and replenishment ship DEEPAK arrives at Mauritius for a scheduled visit.
(rmks: on two-month Indian Ocean / East Africa tour)

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05 November

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INDIA
Indian scientists (since 2010) have been developing an indigenous air-independent propulsion system for submarines … “based on a fuel cell, converts methanol-like substances to produce hydrogen, which in turn produces electricity” … in “advanced stage of development” … to be installed on the last two of six ordered SCORPENE class submarines, possibly also on Project 75i submarines.

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06 November

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INDIA
Torpedo recovery vessel A 72 (no name) sank off Visakhapatnam … on a routine mission to recover practice torpedoes fired by fleet ships during an exercise, when experiencing “flooding in one of the ballast compartments” … 28 personnel on board, 23 rescued; one body recovered, four sailors missing.
(rmks: 28-m vessel, commissioned in 1983)
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08 November

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INDIA
30-year old POLNOCNY-D class landing ship CHEETAH completed a 15-month major overhaul and upgrade (incl. closed bridge) at Cochin Shipyard … returned to operational service with the Andaman and Nicobar Command.
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wenn die so alte russische Technologie noch überholen, dann zeigt das einen dringenden Bedarf an

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18 November

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INDIA
India looks set to cancel an agreement to buy mine hunters from South Korea … instead, have boats built over the next seven years by Goa Shipyards “with foreign technology”.
(rmks: the contract signed in 2011 allegedly involved a middleman; Indian laws forbid the payment of commissions and use of agents for defence deals).
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24 November
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INDIA
The Indian navy has taken delivery of its 6th P-8i Neptune maritime patrol aircraft … likely to order four more.

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03 December

• The Indian navy is planning to develop infrastructure at Lakshadweep Islands … create a “strategic outpost”.

•(Some of) the new P-8i Neptune maritime patrol aircraft will be stationed at the Andaman and Nicobar Islands … reflecting the strategic importance of this region (entrance to the Malacca Strait).
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06 December

INDIA
US Sikorsky can expect an order for 16 (with options for another 8 ) S-70B Seahawk multi-role helicopters for the Indian navy … final negotiations to start “soon”.
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20 December
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• The Indian navy is planning procurement of 100 utility helicopters and another 100 multi-role helicopters.
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21 December

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INDIA
The Indian navy is “interested“ in acquiring six to eight US-made MQ-4C Triton maritime surveillance platform.


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[Erich]

Indien erneuert ja sein know how zum eigenen U-Boot Bau mit franz. (konv.) bzw. russ. (atomar) Hilfe. Das MF berichtet nun (print S. 27), Indien arbeite auch an einen außenluftunabhängigen Antrieb.
Die Entwicklung soll inzwischen so weit fortgeschritten sein, dass die neuen Antriebe in die letzten beiden der bereits bestellten sechs konv. U-Boote (franz. Typ SCORPENE, wie Brasilien), die bei der Mazagon Werft in Mumbai montiert werden, eingebaut werden könnten.