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Anti-submarine warfare system handed over to Navy

Developed by the Naval Science and Technological Laboratory Induction of the ASW equipment would help integrate indigenous weapons and decoy systems while supporting the existing inventory

VISAKHAPATNAM: The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on Friday handed over the integrated anti-submarine warfare (ASW) equipment to the Navy.

Chief Controller, Defence R&D, A. Sivathanu Pillai, handed over the equipment to Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Eastern Naval Command and Chief of Naval Staff designate Sureesh Mehta during a brief function on board INS Ranjit.

"The system is developed by the Naval Science and Technological Laboratory (NSTL) here and is equipped with a very advanced software. It has the ability to detect enemy vessels while being underwater and also fire torpedoes or missiles," Dr. Pillai said. Induction of the ASW equipment into the Navy would pave the way for smooth integration of indigenous weapons and decoy systems, while supporting the existing the inventory held by the Navy, he said.

Vice-Admiral Sureesh Mehta inaugurated the system by powering it up. He congratulated the project team on successfully developing the system.

NSTL Director V. Bhujanga Rao said the Laboratory had developed the system at a cost of Rs.4 crores while a similar system of foreign make would cost Rs.30 crores. Project Director C.D. Malleswar said the system was modular and re-configurable with the state-of-the-art hardware and software using open architecture.

Bharat Electronics Ltd. of Bangalore, which produced the system, received order from the Navy to produce two more systems. Director of Naval R&D in DRDO Ratnakar Bhushan, senior scientists of the NSTL, General Manager of BEL A.A. Mohan Ram and others were present.

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Indo-Chinese Naval Dynamic

By Special Correspondent Usman Ansari

With China an established Asian power and India an aspirant it is not hard to predict that at some point their interests may clash (as in some areas they already do). What this translates to in the maritime sphere is a competition that ranges from the energy rich Middle East to the South China Sea, and takes in the Indian Ocean littoral.

In the past twenty years the Peoples Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) has made considerable strides to evolve into a more modern, active 'green water' organisation that seeks to operate and influence matters further away from shore. Its area of maritime interest stretches from the Malacca Straits, to Vladivostok, and out to the so-called “first island chain" (Aleutians, Kuriles, Ryukyus, Taiwan, Philippines, and Greater Sunda Islands). It seeks to be a regional maritime power able to protect Sea Lanes of Communication (SLOC) and to capture and defend the islands that are in its maritime area of interest. It is also being used more frequently to promote friendly relations with other states by making foreign port calls, something quite alien for much of China's recent history. Though similar efforts by the IN to dominate or otherwise influence the area between the Straits of Hormuz and the Malacca Straits, and Indian Ocean littoral, may not initially seem to be related they are in fact closely inter-linked. This is due to the SLOC from the Arabian Gulf that carry the energy resources that both nations need to sustain their growing economies. This is especially so of the Chinese whose energy needs seem to be growing exponentially. Their respective maritime areas of interest also 'merge' at the Malacca Straits, one of the planet's most important maritime choke points, which leaves ample potential for the two regional powers to clash.

As a response to this both nations have been actively fostering and expanding relationships with nations that are deemed to be in the area of interest of the 'opposing' party. For example India seeks to develop a closer economic, political and military relationship with the ASEAN states, and actively courts countries such as Vietnam, a nation that has had a somewhat fractious relationship with China.

The Chinese, who consider the South China Sea to be beyond India's legitimate area of maritime interest, no doubt regard this 'intrusion' with much suspicion. India also takes a keen interest in the Malacca Straits, having built up an impressive military infrastructure on the Andaman and Car Nicobar island chains from where it can dominate the Indian Ocean entrance into the straits. In response China has constructed bases in Burma that may one day grow to house PLAN ships, enabling them to operate in the Bay of Bengal, an area jealously guarded by India as its own back yard.

Furthermore China has a strong strategic relationship with India's arch-foe Pakistan and has funded important infrastructure projects such as the new port at Gwadar. She has also sought to develop stronger relations in Africa (again in direct conflict with India) mainly through political and economic endeavours but the military aspect of such relationships can never be far behind.

WITH both states actively promoting themselves in the same areas, a clash of sorts at some future date may be inevitable though at present neither country would not wish to harm their economic growth and prosperity.

The area in question is essentially a maritime region, which would favour the nation that can influence matters at sea and in the littoral better than the opponent. In this regard both nations are building up their naval capabilities with increasingly powerful and sophisticated ship designs being built or procured (ironically in this regard both have turned to the former eastern superpower, Russia). Though it lacks an aircraft carrier capability (unlike India, which seeks to expand its) China does know the value of submarines. It's latest submarine is an indigenous development of the Russian Kilo design and appears to have impressive capabilities.

Clearly both China and India are at present, actively seeking the military capability to secure their respective interests.

Whatever the outcome of this competition the key lies in having a modern and powerful navy able to project power far from home shores and the ability to secure friends and allies among other states in the region.

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Indian Army makes 'Mercury Thunder' operational

NEW DELHI, SEP 13 (PTI)

Indian Army today made operational its most advanced network centric communicationn system 'Mercury Thunder'.

The network, which signals Indian Army's entry to a digitalised battlefield, was dedicated by Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee at a function here attended by all the three service chiefs, Admiral Arun Prakash, Air Chief marshal S P Tyagi and General J J Singh.

Fielded by the core of signals, the mercury thunder system is a robust platform which an Army spokesman said could withstand all man-made and natural disasters.

Speaking on the occassion, Mukherjee said the new system assured ground forces network availability and survivability which is of paramount importance in today's world of intense electronic warfare.

"Mercury Thunder will be the strategic backbone network of the Indian Army and will create space for digitalised battlefield and also support and also support interconnectivity with other tactical communication systems," an Army spokesman said.

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Malabar 2006 Integrates American, Indian EOD
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Release Date: 10/31/2006 3:25:00 PM

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By Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Derek Sanchez, USS Boxer Public Affairs

ABOARD USS BOXER, At Sea (NNS) -- U.S. Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team members, currently embarked on USS Boxer (LHD 4), teamed up with an Indian EOD unit as part of Exercise Malabar 2006, Oct. 28.

EOD Mobile Unit 3, Detachment 11, flew from Boxer with an Indian EOD team to conduct hands-on training off the southwest coast of India. The teams jumped from a helicopter into the Indian Ocean with 10 pounds of explosives to dispose of a mock mine.

The purpose of the multinational exercise, which focuses on a number of naval mission areas, including EOD, is to strengthen ties between American, Canadian and Indian forces, as well as enhance the cooperative security relationship between the nations involved.

“We have all had the same basic EOD training, but it is the advanced ordnance disposal skills that we can provide to the Indian EOD team,” said Lt. Peter Kral, officer-in-charge of EOD Mobile Unit 3, Det. 11. “We both bring certain operational skills to the table to learn and grow from.”

An SH-60 Knighthawk helicopter was used during the mission. The use of a helo is not unique to U.S. Navy EOD teams, but it was a first for the Indian navy EOD. The helo made several passes at the location to allow the teams a chance to practice jumping out of a helo and mine detonation.

“Carrying out the exercise from an aircraft is new to the Indian navy,” said Kral. “It is something they want to incorporate and improve on their side operationally and a prime opportunity to show what the U.S. Navy has to offer.”

The training mission gave the EOD teams a chance to work closely, strengthen international ties and help ensure that in future operations, they will be able to work effectively together.

“Everything ran smoothly between the two teams. It is a simple operation with knowledge from two different perspectives,” said Explosive Ordnance Disposal Specialist 1st Class Jason Null assigned to EOD Mobile Unit 3, Det. 11. “This proves that we can work well in exercises in the future.”

Boxer is the flagship for the Boxer Expeditionary Strike Group (BOXESG), operating out of San Diego, which is reporting operationally to Commander, Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 7/ Task Force (CTF) 76, the Navy's only forward-deployed amphibious task force.

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More pictures of Malabar 2006. The first picture was taken on the bridge of the USS Bunker Hill(CG-52). The others on board the USS Boxer.
 

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India crosses new frontiers in space
By Siddharth Srivastava

NEW DELHI - India's space initiatives recently took a big step forward. The achievements were somewhat overshadowed by Beijing's confirmation that it had successfully shot down one of its own satellites with a missile, launching itself into a select club that comprised US and Russia until now and sparking talk about an arms race in space.

India's non-military efforts in space took a leap with the recent launch of the 44.4-meter-tall, four-stage Polar Satellite Launch



Vehicle (PSLV) carrying four satellites for the first time.

This success more than made up for the failure of the Geo-Synchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) last July 10 designed to launch heavy payloads. The GSLV burst into flames and set back India's quest to garner a portion of the US$2 billion satellite-launch market.

India's space agency, the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), unlike most other government-managed programs, has an otherwise impeccable record of progress, despite international sanctions that have required that it depend largely on domestic technology.

Of particular interest this time was the study of technologies connected with the reusable launch vehicle (RLV) via the 550-kilogram space-capsule recovery experiment (SRE), which has the potential to attract more countries to launch their satellites from India because of lower costs.

The RLV was successfully recovered (re-entering the Earth's atmosphere and landing on Earth) this week, after remaining in space for 11 days.

Space agency Chairman G Madhavan Nair termed as "fantastic" the splashdown of satellite SRE-I into the waters of the Bay of Bengal. He called it "a technological breakthrough as far as the country is concerned".

He said the recovery was a "big boost" to India mastering re-entry and recoverable technologies and building a reusable launch vehicle. Nair said, "This is a humble step towards sending an Indian into space.

"Sending a satellite into space is comparatively easy as the difficulties are known. Everything was unknown in bringing back a satellite from orbit. The satellite had a speed of 28,000km/h. We had to brake its orbit. We had to steer it. Its orbit-raising took place over the Pacific Ocean, then it traveled over the Pole, and then it passed Lucknow and Sriharikota. Its navigation, guidance, control and above all the thermal management for its re-entry had to work.''

Unlike traditional rockets, which can be used only once, the recovery launch vehicle, as the name implies, can be launched a number of times, thus cutting launch costs by a good margin. Currently it costs between $12,000 and $15,000 to place a kilogram of payload in orbit. Once the RLV is operational, this figure could decrease substantially.

The first technology-demonstrator RLV flight is scheduled for 2008-09. More flights could increase the space agency's commercial options.

The United States' space shuttle had its maiden flight on April 12, 1981. Despite its technological achievements, it proved an economic disaster. There are currently four shuttles, which will be phased out by 2010.

ISRO officials say that the Indian RLV will be much better than the US shuttle as it will have new and enhanced safety features. Two US space shuttles have exploded or disintegrated in flight, killing their crews.

Indeed, space business is a frontier that India wants to tap. The country is looking to embark on its first fully commercial satellite launch by lifting the Italian satellite Agile into outer space aboard the workhorse PSLV-C8 in March or April. The launch reportedly will cost $10 million.

According to Nair, India's launch vehicles are cost-effective and thus competitive. ''It will be a great opportunity for us if we can capture at least 10% in the launch business,'' he has said.

India may also launch Russian satellites for a global navigational system this year. ISRO is also slated to send an Indonesian micro-satellite into space this year.

Many feel that the time is ripe for India to embark on a government-led campaign to win launch orders from other countries by putting competitive bids, especially to developing countries.

India is looking to follow the lead taken by China, which joined hands with Brazil and won an order in 2004 to build and launch a communications satellite for Nigeria. Russia, the US and Europe continue to lead the world in space launches, followed by China.

India is also looking for more cooperation with the US, which has partnered with it in many space endeavors going back to 1963, when an Indian atmospheric experiment was carried on a US-made rocket. However, progress has been hobbled by the inter-linking of India's missile, space and nuclear programs and the sanctions that have accompanied India's nuclear tests.

However, the restrictions have been eased over the years as relations between the two countries have improved. Last year, the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and ISRO signed an agreement to fly two US lunar-mapping instruments on India's first unmanned mission to orbit the moon, scheduled for early next year.

The agency has already developed two categories of rockets - the PSLV, designed for Earth observation and scientific missions such as remote sensing satellites, and Chandrayaan, for the moon mission.

The latest remote sensing satellite Cartosat-1 joined what is already the world's largest cluster of non-military remote sensing satellites. Six Indian spacecraft are already observing the Earth with a wide range of instruments.

However, the Indian launch vehicles are not yet powerful enough for India's heaviest communication satellites, which have been launched on Europe's Ariane. ISRO is looking to be self-sufficient in this sector from 2008, though the failure of the GSLV last year will delay plans.

The INSAT (Indian National Satellite) series of satellites has given 90% of the population access to satellite television besides building a distant-learning network.

India's ability to launch a human in space is, however, still a decade away, say scientists.

Siddharth Srivastava is a New Delhi-based journalist.

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I wonder if we will ever see Indians, Russians and Chinese crew members on the same spacecraft together?
 
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I wonder if we will ever see Indians, Russians and Chinese crew members on the same spacecraft together?

well looks like india china are in a race for the moon.china plans for moon landing sometime about 2020.inda in 2018. but i doubt that timeline as they lag behind china in manned space tech.

india first manned mission to space is scheduled for 2014 but that is bit uncertain but whoever wins i think both countries will push the united states to have permanent base in both mars and on the moon.
 

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Boeing offfers joint production of F-18 Super Hornet in India

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IANS[ FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 02, 2007 10:40:37 AM]

NEW DELHI: The race for an Indian Air Force (IAF) order for 126 combat jets just got hotter, with US aerospace major Boeing offering to jointly produce the frontline F-18 Super Hornet in India if it wins the contract.
"In the F-18, we have arguably the most advanced fighter in the world. If we win the contract, we offer the opportunity of entering into a joint production arrangement with an Indian defence contractor," Said Chris Chadwik, Boeing Vice President and General Manager, Global Strike Systems.

"Clearly, there is very strong competition but we believe we are positioned very strongly," he added.

Should the deal come through, India will be the first country outside the US where the F-18 is produced. It will also be the first time Indian companies will be able to participate in the production of a US fighter. India's premier Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) currently produces the Sukhoi Su-30 and MiG-series of Russian jets, as also the British Jaguar.

According to Brian Nelson, who heads the international communications wing of Boeing Integrated Defence Systems (IDS) that manufactures the F-18, an IAF order would mean the first eight aircraft would be shipped off-the-shelf and the remaining jointly produced in India.

Toward this end, Boeing would be aggressively positioning the F-18 at the upcoming Aero India 2007 international air show at Bangalore Feb 7-11, with one aircraft performing aerial manoeuvres and another on static display.

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"We view this (Aero India) as the start of a journey to establish a real and lasting relationship with (the) Indian (defence) industry to fulfil their requirements," Chadwik pointed out.

"We see more and more involvement in the defence sphere as India will get to see Boeing as a friend to create business opportunities. We see opportunities for long-term business relationships.

"A decade down, when we look back, we will be able to see the good opportunities that have been created," Chadwik added.

This is very big. No one else has been offered the offshore production of the Super Hornet. The US really, really wants to get India over in its sphere...and I believe it is a good thing. Should have been more agressive long ago.
 

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This is big news Jeff. Espically for the IN. If this occurs will the IN place Super Hornets on board their future CV's? I see no reason why not.

I wonder if India would get the full version or some watered down version of the Super Bug?
 
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