Future of the Indian Navy

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The Indian Navy has been focusing on developing indigenous platforms, systems, sensors and weapons as part of the nation's modernisation and expansion of its maritime forces. As of 2014 the Indian Navy has 41 vessels of various types under construction including; an aircraft carrier, destroyers, frigates, corvettes, conventional and nuclear-powered submarines. In 2013 a senior naval official, Rear Admiral Atul Kumar Jain, outlined the Indian Navy's intention to build a 200 ship navy over a 10-year period.[1] According to Chief of Naval Staff Admiral RK Dhowan, India has transformed from a buyer's navy to a builder's navy.[2] All 41 ships under construction are being produced indigenous in Indian ships yards, both publicly and privately owned.[3] However some projects have suffered from long delays and cost overruns.[4]

Increasing People's Liberation Army Navy interest in the Indian Ocean region[5] has led the Indian Navy to invest more in anti-submarine ships, such as the Kamorta-class corvette, long-range maritime reconnaissance aircraft, and ships such as the Saryu-class patrol vessel[6] and unmanned aerial vehicles such as the IAI Heron-1.[7] However the lack of a strong submarine fleet have diminished its capabilities to some extent.[8]

Submarines

Nuclear-powered

Class Picture Type No. of Boats Origin Displacement Status Note
Arihant class Arihant 1.jpg Ballistic Missile Submarine (SSBN) 3 to 6  India 6,000 tonnes
1 ready for induction, 1 Being outfitted,

2 under construction[9]

 Exact number of planned submarines remains unclear, some media outlets reported three others four, some others five or 6.[10][11][12][13][14][15][16] The first boat of the class, INS Arihant, is expected to be commissioned by 2016.[17] The second boat, INS Aridhaman, is being prepared for sea trials.
Indigenous SSN class Attack Submarine (SSN) 6  India 6,000 tonnes[18] 6 planned Six boats are planned and are expected to be constructed at the Shipbuilding Centre (SBC) at Visakhapatnam. Expertise gained in the construction of the Arihant class SSBNs will be transferred to the SSN project.[19] Project clearance was granted by the Cabinet Committee on Security in February 2015.[20]
Akula class Indian Navy's TROPEX-2014 (8).JPG Attack Submarine (SSN) 1  Russia 12,770 tonnes 1 planned Negotiations underway with Russia to lease a second Akula class attack submarine.[21]

Conventional

Class Picture Type No. of Boats Origin Displacement Status Note
Kalvari-class 200px Attack submarine 6+(3)  India 1,800 tonnes 1 undergoing sea trials
5 under construction

3 planned[22]

 Lead submarine INS Kalvari undergoing sea trials from October 2015.[23][24]

Project delayed by four years. The first submarine is planned to be in service by 2016 and the last by 2020.[25] Option for additional 6 more submarines are available under the contract.[26]
Project 75I-class submarine Attack submarine 6  India 6 planned As of October 2014, the Defence Acquisition Council has cleared the purchase of six submarines worth ₹ 53,000 crore from local ships yards.[27]

Midget submarines

Class Picture Type No. of Boats Origin Displacement Status Note
Swimmer Delivery Vehicle Midget submarine 2  India 150 tonnes 2 planned Hindustan Shipyard Limited[28] will construct two midget submarine at an estimated cost of ₹ 2,000 crore. SOVs will be used by MARCOS for conducting special operations.[27]

Deep submergence rescue submersibles

Class Picture Type No. of Boats Origin Displacement Status Note
DSAR-class[29] LR5 rescue vehicle is lowered into the water.JPEG DSRV 2  United Kingdom 24 tonnes 2 planned James Fisher Defence[30][31][32] will build 2 vessels for ₹1,900 crore (US$282 million) by December 2018.[31][33]

Ships

Aircraft Carriers

Name Picture No. of Ships Origin Displacement Status Note
INS Vikrant 242x242px 1  India 40,000 tonnes under construction Sea trials expected to commence in 2016. INS Vikrant is planned to join the Eastern Naval Command in 2018.[34]
INS Vishal 1  India 65,000 tonnes Planned[35] INS Vishal is likely to be a Nuclear-Powered Supercarrier with EMALS CATOBAR system to launch and recover aircraft. The decision regarding ships air-wing still remains unclear.

Amphibious warfare ships

Class Picture Type No. of Ships Origin Displacement Status Note
Multi-Role Support Vessel A model of one of the contenders design Landing helicopter dock 4  India 21,000 to 27,000 tonnes 4 planned Only Indian shipyards partnered with an international shipyard can participate in the programme. The Indian Navy is yet to select a design which meets its specification.[36]

Destroyers and frigates

Class Picture Type No. of Ships Origin Displacement Status Note
Kolkata class 200px Stealth guided missile destroyer 3  India 7,500 tonnes 2 commissioned

1 under sea trials

 INS Kolkata (D63) and INS Kochi (D64) commissioned in August 2014 and September 2015, respectively. Remaining ship INS Chennai to enter service in 2016.[37]
Visakhapatnam class Launching of INS Visakhapatnam - 4.JPG Stealth guided missile destroyer 4  India 8,000 tonnes 2 under construction
2 planned		 Follow on of the Kolkata class with improved stealth features.
Project 17A-class frigate Project 17A class CGI Stealth guided missile frigate 7  India 6,670 tonnes 7 planned[38] Four ships will be constructed by Mazagon Dock while the remaining three by Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers.
Talwar-class frigate INS Trikand (F51)-image41.jpg Stealth guided missile frigate 4 4035 tonnes 4 Planned India and Russia are negotiating for building additional four more Talwar class frigates for the Indian Navy.[39]

Corvettes

Class Picture Type No. of Ships Origin Displacement Status Note
Kamorta class INS Kamorta (3) Corvette (ASW) 4 (+8)  India 3,400 tonnes 2 under construction
2 commissioned
(8 follow-on vessels planned)		 Short-range SAMs, towed array sonars and anti-submarine helicopters are currently not available for the class.[40] A further eight Kamorta class corvettes (Project 28A) are planned.
ASW Shallow Water Craft Corvette (ASW) 16  India 700 tonnes 16 planned The Ministry of Defence (MoD) issued a tender under the “Buy and Make India” category to local shipyards like ABG Shipyard, Larsen & Toubro, Pipavav Defence, Offshore Engineering and other state owned shipyards.[41]
Next Generation Missile Vessels Corvette (ASuW) 6  India 6 planned In January 2015, the Ministry of Defence issued Request For Information (RFI) a for 6 next-gen missile vessels under the "Buy Indian and Make Indian" category.[42] The vessels will feature low RCS, magnetic and IR signatures.[43]

Mine countermeasure vessels

Class Picture Type No. of Ships Origin Displacement Status Note
Future Indian minehunter class Minesweeper 12  India 12 planned In February 2015, the Ministry of Defence approved the building of 12 minesweepers at a cost of ₹ 32,000 crore in Goa Shipyard Ltd.[44] In March 2016, the Ministry of Defence approved a ToT between GSL and South Korean Kangam Corporation. The construction of the first vessel is expected to begin in April 2018, with deliveries to be completed between April 2021 and April 2026.[45][46]

Patrol vessels

Class Picture Type No. of Ships Origin Displacement Status Note
Pipavav NOPV Class Offshore patrol vessel 5  India 2,000 tonnes 5 under construction
 As of 2015, 5 are under construction with deliveries to start in June 2016.[47]
Follow on Waterjet Fast Attack Craft Fast Attack Craft 4  India 315 tonnes 1 active

2 launched

1 under construction

 On March 2013 an order was placed for an improved variant of Car Nicobar-class patrol vessel. Improvements include an enhanced electrical power generation capacity of 280 kW and reverse osmosis capacity at 4 tonnes per day.[48]

Utility and Special Mission ships

Class Picture Type No. of Ships Origin Displacement Status Note
Missile Range Instrumentation Ship 1  India Planned[49]
Multi-Utility Vessels 4  India 3,500 tonnes 4 Planned[50]

Replenishment ships

Class Picture Type No. of Ships Origin Displacement Status Note
Replenishment oiler 5  India 40,000 tonnes 5 planned The Defence Ministry cleared the tender for purchase of five ships at a cost of ₹ 9,000 crore. Request for proposal would be sent to all Indian private and public sector shipyards.[51]

Survey vessels

Class Picture Type No. of Ships Origin Displacement Status Note
Makar class ins makar,first ship in its class. Survey vessel 6  India 500 tonnes 1 commissioned

5 under construction

 The class is also capable of limited search and rescue missions.

Training Vessels

Class Picture Type No. of Ships Origin Displacement Status Note
ABG-class Cadet Training Ship Training Ship 3  India 4000 tonnes Under construction[52] Initially an order for 2 ships was placed for 970 crore.[53] A third ship was ordered in a follow-up order for INR 485 crore[54] The first ship in the class is expected to be delivered by last quarter of 2016.[52]
Mhadei class INS Mhadei Ship Training Ship (sail) 2  India 23 tonnes 1 commissioned

1 under construction

 A second ship was ordered for $0.65 million in 2016 and is expected to be delivered in February 2017[55][56]

Aircraft

Type Picture Role No. of airframes Origin Status Note
Naval Tejas Mk II HAL Tejas NP-1 takes-off from the Shore Based Test Facility at INS Hansa, Goa.JPG Carrier Borne Multi-role Fighter 40 to 50[57]  India Under development (flight trials phase) Naval variant of HAL Tejas. A prototype (NP-1) is currently under flight testing.[58] The Indian Navy plans has a requirement for 40 or 50 Tejas to equip two front-line squadrons for the aircraft carriers INS Vikramaditya and INS Vikrant.[59][60]
Medium Range Maritime Reconnaissance Aircraft Reconnaissance and SAR missions. 6 to 9 Under Procurement The Indian Navy issued an RFP for six medium-range maritime reconnaissance (MRMR) aircraft. The possible contenders are; the ATR-72MP/ATR-42MP, the EADS C-295MPA/C-235MPA, the Dassault's Falcon 900MPA and the Embraer P-99A. The procurement number has been enhanced to nine as per news reports in February 2012.[61]
ShinMaywa US-2 200px Air-sea rescue (SAR) 12  Japan Planned Indian navy intends to acquire 12 US-2 amphibian aircraft for conducting long-range search-and-rescue operations at cost of $1.65 billion. Two US-2 will be directly imported and remaining 10 will be assembled locally in India.[62]
Sikorsky S-70 SH-60B Seahawk2.jpg Multi-Role Helicopter 16  USA Under Procurement The navy is expected to acquire 16 naval multi-role helicopters under a $1 billion deal. After year’s field trials and evaluation the Navy has selected the Sikorsky S 70 B multi-role helicopters to replace the ageing Sea King helicopters. The S 70 B has superseded the European NH 90.[63]
Naval Multi-Role Helicopter Multi-Role Helicopter 126 Planned To replace Sea King helicopters.[64]
Naval Utility Helicopter Utility helicopter 100 Planned To replace HAL Chetak helicopters.[65][66][67]

See also

References

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