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All about Indian Navy Submarine {3/3}

▪️Sindhughosh Class

◆Sindhughosh-class submarines are diesel-electric submarines of the Kilo class that are currently in service with the Indian Navy. The Sindhughosh submarines, designated 877EKM, were developed under a contract between Russia and our Ministry of Defence as part of Project 877.

◆The submarines have a displacement of 3,000 tonnes, can dive to a maximum depth of 300 metres, have a top speed of 18 knots, and can operate alone for 45 days with a crew of 53 people. There are six ships belonging to this class – Sindhughosh, Sindhudhvaj, Sindhuraj, Sindhuvir, Sindhuratna, Sindhukesari, Sindhukirti, Sindhuvijay, Sindhurakshak, and Sindhurashtra.

◆The hydro acoustic USHUS complex and the CCS-MK radio communications system have been installed on the INS Sindhuvijay. The long-awaited mid-life refurbishment of the four Kilo-class submarines, which will be carried out in Indian shipyards and is expected to cost Rs. 4,800 crore, was approved by the Defence Ministry on August 29, 2014. (4,800 million).

◆On November 5, 2014, official Hindustan Shipyard Limited sources stated that more than 90% of the work on the seventh Sindhughosh class submarine, INS Sindhukirti, had been finished.

◆The Ship re-entered service on May 23, 2015, after being scheduled to rejoin the fleet on March 31, 2015.

◆The naval exercise Malabar, which took place in 2015 between the Indian and US navies, saw the INS Sindhudhvaj and the USS City of Corpus Christi chasing each other. Sindhudhvaj was able to follow Corpus Christi and score a simulated kill without being discovered, according to media reports.

◆The first ship Sindhughosh was commissioned on 30 April 1986 and the last ship Sindhurashtra on 19 July 2000.

▪️Kalvari Class

●The project began on October 6, 2005, When the Indian Government signed a series of contracts with Armaris for the transfer of knowledge to build six submarines at Mazagon Dock Limited, the provision of equipment and services to the French government, and the delivery of SM39 Exocet missiles to MBDA.

●In collaboration with Navantia, DCN International was named the primary contractor. At MDL, Armaris was in charge of supplying combat systems and technical consultants for submarine building.

●The total cost of the initiative was €2.4 billion. The contract contained a 30% offset provision, and the submarines were to be delivered over a five-year period beginning in 2012.

●Six Submarines are part of the project – INS Kalvari, INS Khanderi, INS Karanj, INS Vela, INS Vagir,and INS Vagsheer.

●The Kalvari class is capable of anti-surface, anti-submarine, information gathering, mine laying, and area surveillance offensive operations over the complete spectrum of naval warfare.  

●It measures 67.5 m (221 ft) in length, 12.3 m (40 ft) in height, 6.2 m (20 ft) in overall beam, and 5.8 m in draught (19 ft). When underwater, it can attain a top speed of 20 kn (37 km/h) and a top speed of 11 kn (20 km/h) when surfaced.

●When surfacing, the submarine has a range of 6,500 nautical miles (12,000 kilometres) at 8 knots (15 kilometres per hour). Each ship features four MTU 12V 396 SE84 diesel engines, 360 battery cells (750 kg each), and a quiet Permanently Magnetised Propulsion Motor.

●INS Kalvari, the first Submarine, was commissioned on 14 December 2017.

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Ministry of Defence signs contracts worth Rs 802 Crores for procurement of military equipment

✓Ministry of Defence inked two contracts for procurement of Qty-697 Bogie Open Military (BOM) Wagons at a cost of 473 Cr with M/s Jupiter Wagons Limited and procurement of Qty-56 Mechanical Minefield Marking Equipment (MMME) Mark II at a cost of 329 Cr with M/s BEML Ltd, under Buy (Indian-IDDM) category on January 4, 2024 in New Delhi.

✓The BOM Wagons and MMME will be produced with equipment and sub-system sourced from indigenous manufacturers, giving a boost to the indigenous manufacturing and participation of the private sector in defence production, realizing the vision of Atmanirbhar Bharat.

✓Bogie Open Military (BOM) wagons, designed by Research Design and Standard Organization (RDSO) are specialist wagons used by the Indian Army for mobilization of the Army units.

✓BOM wagons are used to transport light vehicles, Artillery Guns, BMPs, Engineering Equipment etc. from their peacetime locations to operational areas.

✓This Critical Rolling Stock will ensure speedy and simultaneous induction of units and equipment into operational areas during any conflict situation besides, facilitating their peacetime movement for Military exercise and movement of units from one station to another.

✓Marking of all minefields is a mandatory requirement as per amended Protocol-II on Convention in certain Conventional Weapons to which India is a signatory.

✓MMME has been designed to operate cross country with complete load of stores and carry out marking of minefields with minimal time and manpower employment.

✓The equipment is based on an in-service High Mobility Vehicle having advanced mechanical and electrical systems which will reduce the timings for minefield marking during operations and will enhance the operational capability of Indian Army.

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DRDO conducts successful flight-test of New Generation AKASH missile off Odisha coast

Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) conducted a successful flight-test of the New Generation AKASH (AKASH-NG) missile from the Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur off the coast of Odisha at 1030 hrs on January 12, 2024.

✓The flight-test was conducted against a high-speed unmanned aerial target at very low altitude. During the flight-test, the target was successfully intercepted by the weapon system and destroyed.

✓It has validated the functioning of the complete weapon system consisting of the missile with indigenously developed Radio Frequency Seeker, Launcher, Multi-Function Radar and Command, Control & Communication system.

✓The system performance was also validated through the data captured by a number of Radars, Telemetry and Electro Optical Tracking System deployed by ITR, Chandipur.

✓The flight-test was witnessed by senior officials from DRDO, Indian Air Force (IAF), Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) and Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL).

✓The AKASH-NG system is a state-of-the-art missile system capable of intercepting high speed, agile aerial threats. The successful flight test has paved the way for User trials.

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LAUNCH OF AMMUNITION CUM TORPEDO CUM MISSILE BARGE, LSAM 19 (YARD 129)   5TH BARGE OF 11 x AMMUNITION CUM TORPEDO CUM MISSILE (ACTCM) BARGE PROJECT ON 24 JAN 24 AT M/S SURYADIPTA PROJECT PVT LTD, THANE

✓The launch of ‘Ammunition Cum Torpedo Cum Missile Barge, LSAM 19 (Yard 129)’, 5th Barge of 11 x ACTCM Barge Project, built by MSME Shipyard, M/s Suryadipta Projects Pvt Ltd, Thane for Indian Navy, was undertaken on 24 Jan 24 at M/s Suryadipta Project Pvt Ltd (Launch site of M/s SPPL). The launching Ceremony was presided over by Cmde V Pravin, AWPS(Mbi). 

✓The contract for building 11 X ACTCM Barge was signed between MoD and M/s Suryadipta Projects Pvt Ltd, Thane on 05 Mar 21.

✓The availability of these Barges would provide impetus to operational commitments of IN by facilitating Transportation, Embarkation and Disembarkation of articles/ ammunition to IN Ships both alongside jetties and at outer harbours.

✓These Barges are indigenously designed and built under relevant Naval Rules and Regulation of Indian Register of Shipping. The model testing of the Barge during design stage was undertaken at Naval Science and Technological Laboratory, Visakhapatnam.

✓These Barges are proud flag bearers of Make in India initiative of Government of India (GoI).

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DRDO carries out successful flight trials of High-speed Expendable Aerial Target ‘ABHYAS’ from Integrated Test Range, Chandipur

✓Four flight trials of High-speed Expendable Aerial Target (HEAT) - ABHYAS were successfully carried out by Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) from the Integrated Test Range, Chandipur in Odisha during January 30 to February 02, 2024.

✓The trials were conducted with four different mission objectives in a revised robust configuration using a single booster designed by Advanced Systems Laboratory, Hyderabad to provide reduced launch acceleration.

✓The objectives like safe release of booster, launcher clearance and attaining the required end of launch velocity were achieved.

✓During the flight trials, various parameters like required endurance, speed, manoeuvrability, altitude and range were successfully validated.

✓Designed by DRDO’s Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE), ABHYAS offers a realistic threat scenario for practice of weapon systems.

✓It is designed for autonomous flying with the help of an auto pilot indigenously made by the ADE. It has Radar Cross Section, Visual and Infrared augmentation system required for weapon practice.

✓It has a laptop-based Ground Control System with which the aircraft can be integrated and pre-flight checks, data recording during the flight, replay after the flight and post-flight analysis can be carried out.

✓ABHYAS requires minimum logistics and is cost effective compared to imported equivalents.

✓The systems tested recently were realised through Production Agencies – Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and Larsen & Toubro (L&T) Defence.

✓With identified production agencies, ABHYAS is ready for production. The system has export potential and can be offered to friendly countries.

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INS Sandhayak, first Survey Vessel Large ship, commissioned into Indian Navy in the presence of Raksha Mantri in Visakhapatnam

🔺The ship will further strengthen India's role as a superpower in the Indo-Pacific region: Shri Rajnath Singh

🔺“INS Sandhayak will protect our own maritime interests as well as of friendly countries”

🔺“Maritime piracy & smuggling will not be tolerated; It is a pledge of ‘New India’”

🔺“India stands for freedom of navigation, trade & commerce and a rules-based world order”

✓INS Sandhayak (Yard 3025), the first Survey Vessel Large (SVL) ship, was commissioned into the Indian Navy in the presence of Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh at an impressive ceremony held at the Naval Dockyard, Visakhapatnam on February 03, 2024.

✓The primary role of the ship is to carry out full scale hydrographic surveys of ports, harbours, navigational channels/routes, coastal areas and deep seas, towards enabling safe marine navigation. In its secondary role, the ship will be capable of undertaking a range of naval operations.

✓The commissioning ceremony marked the formal induction of the first of the four ships of the SVL Project under construction at Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE), Kolkata. The project has been steered by the Warship Design Bureau of the Indian Navy.

✓ ‘Sandhayak’ means the one who carries out a special search. The crest depicts the sixteen points of a mariner’s compass, enclosing a ‘divider’ and an ‘anchor’ riding the sea, symbolising the charting of oceans, which is the basic role of the survey ship.

✓The commissioning is an affirmation of India’s expertise in warship designing and construction.

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Digital Flight Control Computer  for Tejas Mk1A Flown successfully

✓In a significant development towards Tejas Mk1A programme, the Digital Fly by Wire Flight Control Computer (DFCC) was integrated in prototype LSP7 and successfully flown on 19th Feb 2024.

✓DFCC has been indigenously developed by the Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE), Bengaluru for the Tejas - Mk1A.

✓Digital Fly by Wire Flight Control Computer features Quadraplex Power PC based Processor, high speed autonomous state machine based I/O controller, enhanced computational throughput and complex on-board software complied to DO178C level- A safety requirements.

✓All critical parameters and performance of the flight controls were found satisfactory. The maiden flight was piloted by Wg Cdr Siddarth Singh KMJ (Retd) of National Flight Test Centre. 

✓Aeronautical Development Agency, under the aegis of Department of Defence R&D and Ministry of Defence has successfully type certified Tejas-Light Combat aircraft (LCA).

✓Indian Air Force has already operationalised Tejas LCA Mk1. The improved version of the aircraft, Tejas MK1A features advanced mission computer, high performance Digital Flight Control Computer (DFCC Mk1A), Smart Multi-Function Displays (SMFD), Advanced Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) Radar, Advanced Self-protection Jammer, Electronic Warfare Suit etc.

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DRDO successfully flight tests Very Short Range Air Defence System

✓DRDO conducted two successful flight tests of Very Short-Range Air Defence System (VSHORADS) missile on 28th & 29th Feb 2024 from a ground based portable launcher off the coast of Odisha from Integrated Test Range, Chandipur.

✓These tests were carried out against high speed unmanned aerial targets under different interception scenarios. During all the test flights, the targets were intercepted and destroyed by the missiles, meeting the mission objectives.

✓VSHORADS is a Man Portable Air Defence System (MANPAD) designed and developed indigenously by Research Centre Imarat (RCI) in collaboration with other DRDO laboratories and Indian Industry Partners.

✓VSHORADAS missile incorporates many novel technologies including miniaturized Reaction Control System (RCS) and integrated avionics which have been successfully proven during the tests.

✓The missile is propelled by a dual thrust solid motor and meant for neutralizing low altitude aerial threats at short ranges. The design of the missile including launcher has been highly optimized to ensure easy portability.

✓The flight test was witnessed by officials of the Indian Army, senior Scientists from various DRDO laboratories and Industry Partners.

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MH 60R ‘SEAHAWKS’ TO BE COMMISSIONED INTO THE INDIAN NAVY AS THE INAS 334 SQUADRON

✓The Indian Navy will commission the newly inducted MH 60R Seahawk (a maritime variant of the Blackhawk helicopter) multi-role helicopter on 06 Mar 2024 at INS Garuda, Kochi marking a pivotal moment in India’s Defence modernisation journey.

✓The Seahawks squadron will be commissioned in the Indian Navy as INAS 334. The helicopters are a part of the 24-aircraft FMS contract signed with the US government in Feb 2020.

✓The Indian Navy is set to witness a significant surge in its maritime prowess with the induction of the Seahawks.

✓The helicopter is designed for anti-submarine warfare (ASW), anti-surface warfare (ASuW), search and rescue (SAR), medical evacuation (MEDEVAC) and vertical replenishment (VERTREP).

✓The helicopter has been rigorously tested in Indian Reference Atmosphere (IRA) conditions and is fully integrated into the Fleet.

✓The advanced weapons, sensors and avionics suite make the Seahawks ideal for the Indian Navy’s maritime security needs, offering enhanced capabilities for both conventional as well as asymmetric threats.

✓The MH 60R helicopter would enhance India’s blue-water capabilities, extending the operational reach of the Navy and supporting sustained naval operations across spectrums and over vast maritime domains.

✓The Seahawk’s deployment in the IOR would strengthen the Indian Navy’s maritime presence, dissuading potential threats and ensuring a secure and safe environment in this strategically crucial region.

✓The commissioning of the Seahawks underscores Indian Navy’s steadfast dedication to fortifying maritime security, aligning seamlessly with the Government of India’s visionary goal of ensuring Security And Growth for All in the Region.

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