Found This On Indian Navy Official Website Though Might Be Interesting To Share
SAHR & F-18 E/F
The cooperation between the US Navy and Indian Navy has moved apace with the relationship between the two countries in the recent years. The process has been characterised by service-to-service interaction, high-level visits, joint exercises of increasing scope and complexity, and significant co-operation in the field of military training. The ongoing operational interaction between the navies of India and the USA stems from an institutionalised three-year roll-on plan, which is determined and reviewed in successive meetings of the Executive Steering Group.
As part of this enhanced cooperation, exercises between the two navies such as, the Malabar series of exercises are regularly conducted. Seven such exercises have been held so far. The eighth of the series, Exercise Malabar 05 is being conducted in the Arabian Sea from 25 Sep 05, in which frontline ships from both navies are participating. From the US Navy, USS Nimitz, aircraft carrier (with FA-18 Super Hornet fighters and E2C Hawkeye Air Early Warning aircraft), two Aegis class destroyers, one Los Angeles class SSN and P3C Orion aircraft are participating. The IN participants include INS Viraat, aircraft carrier (with Sea Harrier fighters and Sea King helicopters), Delhi Class guided missile destroyer, Godavari class guided missile frigate, Shishumar class submarine, Underway Replenishment Tanker, TU 142M Long Range Maritime Patrol and Anti submarine aircraft, Dornier 228 Maritime Patrol aircraft and other multi-role helicopters.
This is the first time that aircraft carriers from the two navies are participating in the Malabar series of exercises. The thrust of Exercise Malabar this year is on Aviation inter-operability between FA-18 and Sea Harrier fighters, Advanced Anti-Submarine Warfare, Sea Control Missions, Fleet Air Defence, Surface Firings, Maritime Interdiction Operations and VBSS (Visit Board Search and Seizure) operations towards anti-piracy and counter terrorism actions at sea. In order to streamline inter-operability and derive maximum training value from such exercises, the two navies had evolved Standard Operating Procedures, which are regularly tested and updated during these bi-lateral exercises.
The constructive engagement between the US Navy and Indian Navy on issues such as Counter-terrorism, Anti-piracy, Maritime Interdiction, Search and Rescue etc; would be mutually beneficial and operationally relevant for both the navies. The sustained interaction over the years has enabled setting in place, a strong foundation upon which a meaningful partnership continues to grow.
By: WisePanda - 28th December 2005 at 10:02
there is a need to control the submarine threat with a new design DDG for IN with a large deck at the back and 4 NH90 sized helicopters inside hanger. A 16 cell medium range SAM, 16 short range SAMs, 2 CIWS guns, 16 cell ASW missile launcher, 6 heavy torpedo tubes, towed decoys, towed sonar array (nagan) , 2 UUV for minehunting and submarine ambushes launched off the stern armed with 2 LWT/Mines each.
the NH90 can be armed with – addl fuel tanks, 2 light torps/depth charges/Exocet, MAD, datalink, remote control sonobuoys, ESM, and 4 hr mission endurance 150km away from the ship in very bad weather with blind navigation and landing.
one such DDG and two FFG (2 helos each) should be able to mount a fairly good ASW
challenge.
By: Super Nimrod - 28th December 2005 at 09:27
I think its fascinating that the old Hermes is still providing good service. She was after all from a class of austere design light fleet carriers, that had an expected life of no more than 3-5 years and had little or no armour and more importantly little corrosion resistance in their design. Hermes ‘only’ took 14 years to build on and off her hull being laid down before 1945
Is the Minas Gerais (formerly Vengeance) still in existance or has it now been scrapped ?
By: indianbond4u - 28th December 2005 at 08:55
HMS Invicible
INVINCIBLE CLASS AIRCRAFT CARRIERS, UNITED KINGDOM
The first-of-class HMS Invincible Aircraft Carrier was built by Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering (now BAE Systems Marine) at Barrow-in-Furness. The ship was commissioned in July 1980. The two sister ships HMS Illustrious and HMS Ark Royal, both built at the Swan Hunter Shipbuilders yard in Wallsend, were commissioned in 1982 and 1985.Since the end of the Cold War, the primary role of the 20,600t aircraft carriers has changed from sea control to maritime force projection, to include maritime strike, littoral manoeuvres and command and control of land operations. The vessels now embark a Tailored Air Group (TAG), consisting of Joint Force Harrier (JFH) aircraft and Sea King and Merlin helicopters.
The ship accommodates over 1,000 crew, including 350 aircrew with 80 officers. It also has capacity for an additional 500 marines.
The vessels were armed with a Sea Dart twin launcher, installed on the forecastle of the ship near the ski ramp. However, the missile system has been removed from all three carriers and the flight deck extended, to provide more capacity for aircraft and enable take-off for RAF Harrier GR.7/9 aircraft. HMS Invincible completed a refit in March 2003. Illustrious completed refit at Babcock’s Rosyth yard in November 2004.
In March/April 2003, HMS Ark Royal was deployed as part of the UK task force in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. On board were Merlin HMA1 and Sea King ASaC Mk 7 helicopters, the first operational deployment of these aircraft.
HMS Invincible was decommissioned in August 2005. However, she has not been withdrawn from service but will remain available to the Navy until 2010.
COMMAND SYSTEMS
The combat data system is BAE SYSTEMS ADIMP with communication links Link 10, Link 11 and Link 14. Following refit, HMS Invincible has had the combat system upgraded to the same standard as Illustrious and Ark Royal, with new multi-function consoles and flat-panel colour displays. The secure satellite communications system, the Astrium (formerly Matra Marconi) SCOT, has the capacity to handle data rates up to 2Mb/s.
BAE Systems is upgrading the combat data system on Illustrious and Ark Royal with Link 16, for anti-air warfare control and aircraft direction, and a new IFF (Interrogation Friend or Foe) tracking capability.
GUNS
HMS Ark Royal is armed with three Mark 15 Phalanx close-in weapon systems (CIWS) from Raytheon and General Dynamics. Each Phalanx CIWS has one 20mm M61A1 Vulcan Gatling-principle gun which fires 3,000 rounds/min at a range of 1.5km.
HMS Invincible and Illustrious each have three Thales Nederland (formerly Signaal) Goalkeeper CIWS. Goalkeeper’s Gatling principle 30mm gun provides a maximum firing rate of 4,200 rounds/min with a range of 1,500m.
All three carriers are also equipped with two GAM-B01 20mm guns from Oerlikon-Contraves and BAE SYSTEMS, which have a maximum range of 2km and firing rate of 1,000 rounds/min.
COUNTERMEASURES
The Invincible class is fitted with the Thales Defence Type 675(2) jamming system and a UAT(8) electronic support measures system also supplied by Thales Defence (formerly Racal).
The ship’s decoy system is the Royal Navy’s Outfit DLJ with Sea Gnat. There are eight 130mm six-barrel launchers produced by Hunting Engineering. Chemring and Pains Wessex produce the Sea Gnat chaff and infra-red decoys.
AIRCRAFT
The ship supports nine Harrier aircraft (both the Royal Air Force GR7/GR9 Harrier II and the Royal Navy FA2 Sea Harrier, now operated by the combined RAF/RN Joint Force Harrier), nine Sea King HAS 6 antisubmarine warfare helicopters and three Sea King AEW 2 and ASaC Mk 7 airborne early warning helicopters. FA2 Sea Harrier aircraft will be retired by 2007. Landing trials with the Merlin HM.1 helicopter have taken place on the Ark Royal, which is the first carrier to deploy the Merlin.
The runway is about 170m long with a ski ramp set at 12°. In the hangar deck the aircraft is tethered to the floor using securing chains with tension clamps. Strachan and Henshaw have been contracted to install a replacement aircraft carrier lift system. Selex Sensors & Airborne Systems (formerly Galileo Avionica) was contracted to supply the SPN-720 precision approach radar for the landing of Harrier GR9 aircraft on Ark Royal and Illustrious in February 2005.
SENSORS
The BAE Systems Type 909 G/H-band fire control radar, which provided target tracking and illumination for the Sea Dart missile, has been removed from the three carriers. BAE Systems Type 996 surface search radar antennae is mounted very high on the tower between the two funnels. HMS Ark Royal has Type 992. Both radars operate at E and F-bands. BAE Systems Type 1022 air search radar operates at D-band. HMS Invincible and Ark Royal are equipped with Kelvin Hughes Type 1006 navigation radar and HMS Illustrious has Type 1007, both operating at I-band.
Ark Royal and Illustrious are being fitted with the Galileo Avionica SPN-720 precision approach radar to provide landing guidance for the Harrier GR9 aircraft.
Qinetiq, with Babcock Design & Technology, has been awarded a contract to provide an advanced technology mast communications and radar mast for HMS Ark Royal. The sensors and antennas will be housed within the structure, protected from the environment. The mast is due to enter service in late 2005.
The sonar system is the hull-mounted Type 2016 active/passive search and attack sonar by Thales Underwater Systems (formerly Thomson Marconi Sonar).
PROPULSION
The ship is powered by COGAG (combined gas turbine and gas turbine), consisting of four Rolls Royce Olympus TM3B gas turbine engines generating 97,000hp, providing a speed of 28 knots. At the economical speed of 19 knots the range of the ship is 7000 miles.
It surely is potent system, but how much it cost 1.5-2 billion USD. And another 1-2 billion US for refit & upgrade. I think, IN will be better off with indegenious carrier.
By: xanadu - 23rd December 2005 at 09:16
good to see the old hermes still looking good royal navy take note the virrat is nearly 60 years old and she’s still in service whereas the RN have just decommisioned invinclbe yeah she 25 years old but she still a damn capable ship.
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The Invincible decom? When ? There was this news report of an answer in the British house of commons that there was a request from India about the Invincible. Anyone have any info on that? With the viraat due to be retired by the time Vicky comes on board it wouldnt be a bad idea for the IN to go in for the Invincible. It would give the IN a three carrier navy , something they have always strived for as soon as the ADS comes on board.
There have been rumours that the IN plans a five carrier navy in the end. Got this from a report that MIG was angling to sell the IN planes for the five carriers they intend to build. Now whether this means a five carrier navy or just 5 carriers over a period of time is a good question.
By: bring_it_on - 22nd December 2005 at 17:56
09/27/05 – U.S. Navy Capt. Ted Branch, right, commanding officer of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68), greets Indian navy Rear Adm. Anup Singh, chief of Staff, Western Naval Command, during a distinguished visitor embark Sept. 27, 2005. Nimitz is currently participating in MALABAR ’05 off the coast of India.
By: Austin - 28th November 2005 at 18:52
Anyway how many Shars were part of this excersise i can only see 6?
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By: lukeylad - 28th November 2005 at 18:00
good to see the old hermes still looking good royal navy take note the virrat is nearly 60 years old and she’s still in service whereas the RN have just decommisioned invinclbe yeah she 25 years old but she still a damn capable ship
By: JonS - 28th November 2005 at 14:12
I wish they had , But Nopes They wont , The plan was to upgrade the existing SHAR Fleet with Derby,2032 Radar & EW suites from Israel and use it till Viraat Lasts and perhaps some more time.
Although they did ordered some trainer variant of SHAR to compensate for the losses.
The Groshkov & ADS will carry the 29K and N-LCA
Right know future of Naval LCA is a very much like a question mark a lot of pieces have to come togther quick for it to work, I think next year will be pretty much be critical juncture whether it or Mig-29k will dominate the IN’s air arm. With Mig-29k trials to start early next year and Mig has been spouting off last couple months that IN will excersise the option for 30 more pretty soon i think the trials are make or break for the mig.
Anyway how many Shars were part of this excersise i can only see 6?
By: Austin - 28th November 2005 at 13:31
Seeing those Indians Sea Harriers made me wonder if the Indian Navy was going to consider acquiring the RN’s fleet of FRS.2?
I wish they had , But Nopes They wont , The plan was to upgrade the existing SHAR Fleet with Derby,2032 Radar & EW suites from Israel and use it till Viraat Lasts and perhaps some more time.
Although they did ordered some trainer variant of SHAR to compensate for the losses.
The Groshkov & ADS will carry the 29K and N-LCA
By: Shadow1 - 28th November 2005 at 13:17
Thanks a bunch for sharing! Those were all great pictures.
Seeing those Indians Sea Harriers made me wonder if the Indian Navy was going to consider acquiring the RN’s fleet of FRS.2? I am sure this would increase their capability until a time their new carrier and fighters will enter service.
By: Austin - 28th November 2005 at 12:39
IN-US NAVY SALVAGE EXERCISE
The Indian Navy (IN) and the United States Navy (USN) are conducting IN-US Bilateral Exercise SALVEX 1/2005 off Kochi from 12 Sep 05 to 23 Sep 05. The Indian Navy and US Navy regularly conduct the MALABAR and SANGAM series of bilateral exercises and SALVEX 1/2005 being conducted off Kochi is part of this ongoing cooperation. This particular exercise would focus on Diving Salvage Operations. The US Naval Ship USS Safeguard is participating in this exercise. The Indian Naval Diving Team and INS Matanga represent the Indian side. The exercise will include the deployment of underwater Combined Salvage teams comprising of divers from both the navies.
SALVEX 1/2005 is the first combined Diving Salvage exercise being conducted between the US and Indian Navy. Extensive survey, salvage and diving exercises would be practiced during SALVEX. The harbour phase of the exercise includes training and professional discussions between the US and the Indian Navy. The USN personnel will also visit Indian Navy’s Diving training establishment at Kochi. Apart from this, the crew of the visiting ship will take part in various sports and social activities.
SALVEX provides a valuable opportunity for the IN and the US Navy to interact professionally in various spheres of maritime warfare. This series of exercises is bound to grow in scope and complexity over the years and will help foster closer relations, mutual understanding and goodwill between the navies.
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