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More pix!..Indian Air Force C-17 evacuates citizens from quake stricken Nepal

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Indian nationals get off an Indian Air Force C-17 aircraft at Air Force Station in New Delhi, India, April 26, 2015. Indian Air Force planes brought over 550 Indians back from quake struck Nepal Saturday night, said local media. (Xinhua/Partha Sarkar)
 

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Indian Navy Orders 7 New Project 17A Stealth Frigates From Local Shipyards MDL And GRSE
Under project P-17A, Mazagon Dock Ltd (MDL), Mumbai, will make four stealth frigates while Kolkata shipyard Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Ltd (GRSE) will make three such frigates, all of which will be of the same design

"This is the highest-ever order which GRSE has got. This shows how much trust the government and the Navy has on us. It is a big shot in the arm for us," said GRSE's Chairman and Managing Director Rear Admiral A K Verma.

The Project 17A-class frigate is a follow-on of the
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for the Indian Navy. The construction of the first ship is expected to start by early 2017 and is expected to be launched by 2020, following an upgrade of the two shipyards to incorporate modular construction techniques.

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Indian Navy Orders 7 New Project 17A Stealth Frigates From Local Shipyards MDL And GRSE
Under project P-17A, Mazagon Dock Ltd (MDL), Mumbai, will make four stealth frigates while Kolkata shipyard Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Ltd (GRSE) will make three such frigates, all of which will be of the same design

"This is the highest-ever order which GRSE has got. This shows how much trust the government and the Navy has on us. It is a big shot in the arm for us," said GRSE's Chairman and Managing Director Rear Admiral A K Verma.

The Project 17A-class frigate is a follow-on of the
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for the Indian Navy. The construction of the first ship is expected to start by early 2017 and is expected to be launched by 2020, following an upgrade of the two shipyards to incorporate modular construction techniques.

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This is very good for the Indian Navy.

The improvements to the Project 17A over the original design are good.

India will end up with ten Shivaliks and their improved version.

When you add to that the total of seven Kolkatas and their improved version, the six Talwars and the ultimate twelve Kamorta vessels, the Indian Navy modernization and recapitalization of its surface combatants is moving forward nicely.

That will be thirty five very decent and modern surface combatants. Of those they currently have 13 launched. Of course, the hope to produce these other vessels in a more timely fashion.
 

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This is very good for the Indian Navy.

The improvements to the Project 17A over the original design are good.

India will end up with ten Shivaliks and their improved version.

When you add to that the total of seven Kolkatas and their improved version, the six Talwars and the ultimate twelve Kamorta vessels, the Indian Navy modernization and recapitalization of its surface combatants is moving forward nicely.

That will be thirty five very decent and modern surface combatants. Of those they currently have 13 launched. Of course, the hope to produce these other vessels in a more timely fashion.

my understanding is that Project 17A is a different beast than Shivalik given the RFP and the size of the contract. Sounds like it might turn into one of those European "frigates".
 

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my understanding is that Project 17A is a different beast than Shivalik given the RFP and the size of the contract. Sounds like it might turn into one of those European "frigates".

DCNS is acting as consultants for the project, asthe DCNS cheif already told so , i had posted it here a long while back
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Major global warship-makers are carefully watching the Indian Navy’s Project 17-A, potentially India’s biggest-ever naval purchase, a Rs 17,000 crore plan to build seven stealth frigates. And French shipbuilder DCNS — through a clever “first-mover” strategy — is poised to play a major role in that project.

On February 27 this year, the DCNS board gave the thumbs up for a three-party design consultancy along with Kolkata shipyard, Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE), and Indian IT engineers Infotech Enterprises. The JV will design ships for global clients, including back office work for DCNS, one of the world’s biggest warship builders.

But the first design job that the JV is shooting for is Project 17-A. Despite the Indian success in designing and building quality warships, Project 17-A needs a design partner. This is because all seven frigates will be built using an advanced manufacturing process —- modular shipbuilding —- which is used by top shipyards in the US and Europe.

India has never done modular shipbuilding. This involves constructing a several-thousand-ton warship in 300-ton blocks, which are then brought together and assembled, like a Lego game, into a complete warship. Each 300-ton block is built separately, complete with all the piping, electrical wiring and fitments that would be a part of the ship. These must precisely connect with their counterpart in the neighbouring block, coming together in perfect alignment.

This is the expertise that DCNS is hoping to sell as the foreign design partner for Project 17-A. DCNS has positioned itself well for the bid. The DCNS-GRSE-Infotech JV will have the advantage of bidding as an Indian company. Besides the Scorpene programme with MDL, DCNS has worked with both shipyards on several projects. And, importantly, the modular construction infrastructure coming up in MDL and GRSE is very similar to that in DCNS’s shipyards in France.

Admiral Malhi points out, “We already have a relationship with DCNS; we are building the Scorpene together. They have the same infrastructure as we have, which means that the drawings they make can be easily translated into warships in our yard. But we will keep our options open by asking (Italian shipyard) Fincantieri to bid as well.”

With GRSE and MDL insisting that Project 17-A be built entirely in India (Business Standard had reported yesterday that the Indian Navy wanted the first two frigates to be built abroad by the design partner) they have joined forces, rather than competing for the order. For the first time ever, a project may be split between two shipyards. Admiral Mahli explains, “We have to ensure that the navy gets all these seven warships by 2021. That means GRSE and MDL might both work concurrently on Project 17 A; you might have four built in MDL and three in GRSE. There is enough work for both shipyards.

No Indian defence shipyard is equipped yet for modular construction; but so lucrative is the Project 17-A contract that both GRSE and Mazagon Dock Limited, Mumbai (MDL) are spending hundreds of crores on creating modular construction facilities by mid-2011, by when assembly of the Project 17-A frigates is due to start.

The facilities include a covered workshop large enough for constructing 300-ton modules inside; a sliding roof for lifting out the completed modules; a 300-ton Goliath crane, on rails that extend across two or three slipways, for conveying the completed module to whichever frigate it is meant for.

Admiral HS Malhi, Chairman of MDL, says progress is on schedule. “Italian company, Fagioli, in partnership with McNally Bharat Engineering (MBE), is building the 300-ton Goliath crane. With a span of 138 metres, it will be the longest in India, stretching across the two slipways and across the modular workshop.”
this is what it is supposed to look like,
It is also likely to have an indegenously developed AESA radar
which accordng to some ,went on trials last november, these are unconfirmed reports off course

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Naval Today said:
Cochin Shipyard recently launched the fifteenth of the 20 Fast Patrol Vessels (BY 515) being built for Indian Coast Guard.

The vessel was named ‘ICGS ARINJAY’. The shipyard also held a keel laying ceremony for the Indian Coast Guard’s sixteenth FPV.

CSL has so far delivered 12 vessels in the 20 vessel series and the thirteenth vessel is getting ready for sea trials. The twelfth vessel ICGS ANKIT was handed over to the Indian Coast Guard on April 7, 2015.
 

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(Defense Industry Daily) The majority of India's fleet of
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inoperable owing to problems integrating several foreign-manufactured systems. The Indian Army has identified 18 major problems with the vehicles, with 78 more minor issues also contributing to the low level of availability. The Mark II version of the Arjun - currently under development by the Defense Research and Development Organization - has also seen
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Maybe yet announced ?

The second Kolkata, Kochi have finish her trials then soon commissioned, the third, Chennai normaly next year.

Forbin, this is the last I read of it...from February:

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The Asian Age said:
INS Kochi, the second ship in the Kolkata class of destroyers, is slated to be commissioned in the coming five months after it nears the end of its sea trials, according to sources in the Mazagon Docks Limited. This will be followed by the third and last ship, Chennai, which will be commissioned by the end of this year. The official name for shipbuilding work of the Kolkata class boats at the MDL is Project 15A.

The INS Kolkata was the first to be commissioned, where it was accepted into the Navy in August last year, in the event attended by both PM Narendra Modi and the then defence minister Arun Jaitley.

It was launched eight years ago in 2006 after finishing basic construction. “Similarly, Kochi and the Chennai were also launched a few months apart around five years ago following which they began various tests, starting with harbour acceptance trials and sea trials,” said an officer. The remaining work of outfitting of the electronic equipment and radars were done simultaneously with close supervision from an overseeing team from the Indian Navy. The boats are the largest regular use surface combatants ever to be in the country.

The INS Vikrant, being built at the Cochin Shipyard, is even bigger, but is an aircraft carrier.

The 6,800-tonne boats are the first ones to be fitted with a Multi-Function Radar (MFR) and carry more firepower than any other Indian warships currently in service.

The induction of Kolkata instantly enhanced India’s image before western countries, which started “taking India more seriously” according to naval officers.

A follow on of the Kolkata class is the Project 15B having more upgraded fighting and electronic features, also being built at MDL. The first ship in the project will be launched between April and May this year.
 
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