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Augmenting Capability

With India's increasing global clout, the Indian Navy is poised for a much larger role.

The Indian Navy is augmenting capability to emerge as a truly blue-water Navy with

strategic reach to operate from Africa's eastern coast right up to the Malacca Straits. It

is working towards becoming a networked-force with capabilities to manage and

control the entire Indian Ocean Region (IOR).

While some acquisitions of the Indian Navy have been beset with delays and

protracted procurement procedures, the strategic blueprint and planned expansion of

capability gives reassurance of efforts to meet the desired objectives

This commentary provides a quick round-up of some of the major programmes

underway.

A look at the Naval

construction projects

current and planned

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Project 1143

Aircraft Carrier ADMIRAL GORSHKOV a.k.a.

INS VIKRAMADITYA

Currently undergoing refit and

modernization at SEVERNOYE shipyard

Russia

Original Delivery- End 2008 or Early

2009.

Original Price: USD 974 Million

Final agreed price : USD 2,500 Million

Carrier Base: KARWAR , Karnataka

New delivery schedule is 2013.

After intense negotiations and a cost over-run

of 200%, the final price has been agreed at

USD 2,500 million.

In addition a deal worth USD 740 million was

signed for 16 MIG 29K fighters; these are

already under delivery.

The worry now for the country is that INS

VIRAAT is virtually operating on its last legs. It

has undergone a major refit, lasting one year,

enabling a life extension beyond 2009.

However, it is still running short of HarrierJump Jets, with less than 10 still being

operational. If India is to maintain its blue

water projection, INS VIKRAMADITYAs ETA can

no longer be delayed.

Project 15A & 15B

Guided Missile Destroyer

Currently being built at MAZAGAON

DOCKS (MDL), IndiaPlan to build 3 vessels.

INS KOLKATA to be delivered in MAY

2010, followed by INS KOCHI in MAY

2011 and the third (un-named) vessel

in MAY 2012.

Price: Each vessel estimated to co

approx. USD 622 Million.

The first vessel will join the fleet only in 20

The subsequent vessels will join after a gap

1 year each. This project was preceded by t

Delhi class of vessels. The navy has kept toption of 4 more vessels under this proje

taking the total tally to 7. This is termed

Project 15B and the vessels under t

programe will have stealth capabilities and t

first to be armed with the BrahMos-2.

Project 17A

Stealth Frigates

Planned to be built at MAZAGAODOCKS (MDL) and GARDEN REAC

Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRS

Kolkata.

Delivery- Construction is slated

begin by end 2011 and the fi

delivery is anticipated in 2015-2016.

In total there will be 7 vessels, with t

last one to be delivered by 2021.

Budget- The Navy insists that the co

of each vessel be maintained in par

with the cost of the Shivalik cla

frigates being currently inducted. T

cost of each being approx. USD 5

Million. The final price will only

known once the RFP is responded to

In 2009, the DAC ascertained that the to

project cost will be USD 9,780 Million, or U

1,127 Million for each frigate.

These will be the first vessels to be built by t

modular construction method. This method

also being used in the manufacture of t

Indigenous Aircraft Carrier. Since the

shortlisted shipyards did not have any pr

experience in this form of construction, t

Navy had insisted that the first 2 frigates

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built abroad, which was not accepted by the

DAC.

Project 11356

Russian Krivak IV Class Frigates

Currently being built at Yantar

Shipyard, Kaliningrad, Russia.

Delivery planned for 2012.

Budget- USD 1,600 Million reported for

the contract signed in July, 2006.

Progress is reported to be satisfactory despite

Russias past track record not having been very

encouraging with the 3 Krivak class frigates

built in 2004 all delivered post the delivery

date.

Project 71

Air Defence Ship - ADS

Currently under construction at Cochin

Shipyard (CSL), India.

Delivery now planned for 2013 against

originally planned for 2010

Budget- Anticipated to be close to USD

1,700 million against USD 450 Million

when planned.

This is the first of the 2 planned Aircraft

Carriers to be completely indigenous.

The carrier was initially delayed due to Russias

inability to supply the steel required for the

building. Subsequently design changes

including those impacting the length of the

carrier caused further delays.

It is now generally accepted that the delivery

will take place only in 2015

Project 28

Anti Submarine Warfare Corvette (ASW)

Currently 2 are being built at GARDE

REACH Shipbuilders and Engineers

(GRSE) Kolkata.

Delivery originally planned for 2012

now scheduled for 2014

Budget originally estimated at USD 6

Million, now revised to

USD 1,555 Million.

These 4 Corvettes were planned to encoura

the participation of the Indian industry in nav

ship building programmes. However, this h

led to a delay of almost 24 months, with t

first delivery now scheduled only in 2014, a

the project cost has revved up to a staggeri

USD 1,555 Million.

Project 75

Scorpene Submarine

Currently being built at MAZAGAON

DOCKS (MDL), India.

Delivery originally planned for 2012,

now slated for 2015

Budget at USD 3,500 Million.

A total of 6 submarines are to be built in th

programe.

These vessels are similar to the ones be

delivered to the Chileans and the Malysian

however they are being built in India. T

scorpene programme has been plagued

accusations of impropriety since the beginniThe latest news concerns crucial parts wh

were to be bought from Aramis (origin

vendor), then priced at roughly USD 4

Million; now being quoted at USD 1,0

Million. Since these parts are crucial to t

performance of the submarine, there was



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competitive bidding and consequently the

prices of these components were not frozen

earlier. This has led the programe coming to a

halt, with the first SCORPENE now only slated

to be delivered by 2015.

Advance Technology Vessel (ATV) - INSARIHANT

Currently undergoing final fitment at

Vishakapatnam, India.

Delivery planned for 2011

Budget unknown

Arihant was positioned as Indias response in

the field of a Miniature Heavy Water Nuclear

Reactor.

The first vessel of this programe was a

Technology Demonstrator, However at its

ceremonial launch on 26th

July, 2009, the

Nuclear Reactor and other associated systems

were not onboard.

The vessel is slated to join the Navy only 2011,

after almost 2 years of trials.

This programe has a total of 5 nuclear

submarines under it. The design of these

submarines is similar to the RUSSIAN CHARLIE-

II class. Incidentally India had leased one such

submarine in 1988 and re-christened it INS

CHAKRA.

Project 971

Shchuka-B - K-152 Nerpa a.k.a. INS Chakra

Already inducted into the Russian

Navy, to be transferred to Indian Navy

in early 2010

Budget- USD 650 Million

India had signed a contract with Russia for a 10

year lease for this submarine and had paid for

its completion.

During a sea-trial in Novemeber 2008 in t

Sea of Japan, A fire extinguishing system we

off by mistake, killing 20 people onboa

However, in spite of these difficulties, t

Russian Navy inducted the NERPA in Decemb

2009, and will eventually lease out to India

the first half of 2010.

Mine Counter Measure Vessel (MCMV)

Project under technical evaluation of

bids submitted by Intermarine, Italy

and Kangnam Shipyards, South Korea

2 MCMVs to be bought, rest to be bu

at GSL.

These MCMVs are replacements for

the Pondicherry class of MCMVs to bphased out.

Delivery originally planned for 2008,

now anticipated in 2011.

Original Budget: USD 1,000 Million

This programme includes a total of 8 vesse

with 2 being bought off the shelf and t

remaining 6 being built in India at GSL. T

programme was initially proposed in M

2004.

India was supposed to retire its ageing fleet

Pondicherry class of MCMVs that have been

service since 1970-80.

Both Intermarine, Italy and Kangna

Shipyards, South Korea are going through t

technical evaluation process currently which

anticipated to complete by early to mid 2010

Fleet Replenishment Tanker

2 tankers ordered on Fincantieri, Ital

First tanker currently being built

Liguria, Italy.

Delivery of the first tanker planned f

2010.

Original Budget- USD 54 Million



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2 Tankers are to be built under this

programme.

The tankers would be 175m long and be

capable of refueling 4 ships simultaneously.

The maximum service speed would be

20knots. As of now, the construction programeis well on course.

In 2008 and 2009, there were issues wrt the

offset obligation fulfillment for the contract,

which now seem to have been resolved.

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