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Pzinho em duplicado?

Se um P44 incomoda muita gente, 2 pzinhos incomodam muito mais...

[luis F. Silva]

JLRC escreveu:

Pzinho em duplicado?

Se um P44 incomoda muita gente, 2 pzinhos incomodam muito mais...

É só um Pzinho inflacionado.

[P44]

[P44]

Indian Defense Briefs


(Source: Indian Ministry of Defence; issued May 17, 2007)



-- Delay in Delivery of Aircraft Carrier Gorshkov

The aircraft carrier Gorshkov is scheduled to be delivered by the end of 2008. The Russian side has assured at the highest level that the ship will be delivered as per contract. The aircraft carrier is undergoing necessary repairs / modifications in Russia at present.

The project is being closely monitored by the Empowered Apex Committee headed by the Defence Secretary and the Steering Committee headed by the Controller of Warship Production and Acquisition.

This information was given by the Defence Minister Shri AK Antony in a written reply to Shri Ravi Prakash Verma and Shrimati Manorama Madhavaraj in Lok Sabha today.

http://www.defense-aerospace.com/cgi-bi ... ele=jdc_34

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http://www.outlookindia.com/pti_news.as ... &id=469504

MUMBAI, MAY 1 (PTI)

The Indian Navy today denied reports that the delivery of aircraft carrier Admiral Gorshkov would be delayed till 2010 and said the refurbishing of the ship was moving as per schedule.

"The work is going on as per schedule and I do not know where this particular report came from. The work is only three to four months behind schedule and we can expect the aircraft carrier to be delivered by late 2008 or early 2009," Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Sureesh Mehta told reporters here.

He was commenting on reports in a section of media recently which said that the delivery of Admiral Gorshkov or the rechristened `Vikramaditya' aircraft carrier would be delayed to 2010.

The aircraft carrier is currently being refurbished at a cost of USD one billion, which includes 16 MiG 29K aircraft, is being built at the Sevmash shipyard in Serverodvinsk City of Russia.

Mehta said that the Russians have committed for a timely delivery of the ambitious aircraft carrier to the Indian Defence Minister.

"Our officials, who are stationed at the spot have said that the work is going on as per schedule and we can have a month long delay once the work is completed as that part of Russia is frozen for a long time," he said.

Mehta was in the city to preside over the investiture ceremony of naval officers and men held at INS Kunjali today.

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http://www.outlookindia.com/pti_news.asp?id=469513

MUMBAI, MAY 1 (PTI)

Asserting that its objective is to "get smarter and not merely larger in terms of numbers", the Indian Navy today announced that it would commission 40 new ships, most of them to be built indigeneously, in the coming years.

"We are currently in the process of acquiring 34 new ships and have asked for funds for 40 more ships as part of ongoing process in the next three five-year plans," Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Sureesh Mehta told reporters here.

"This is an ongoing process and we need to scrap certain ageing ships in the fleet to make way for the new ones. The objective is not to get bigger in terms of numbers but smarter in terms of our capabilities," he said.

Mehta also said that a majority of the 40 new ships will be built indigeneously itself and said it is his "vision" to have a strong ship building industry in the country which includes both warship building as well as merchant navy ships.

The Naval chief also said that "assymetric threats" emanating from smaller vessels, mostly used by terrorist elements, were the next big challenge for the Indian Navy and welcomed US navy chief Admiral Mike Mullen's concept of "1,000-ship international navy".

"We are concerned that the economic assets of the country can come under the scanner of certain groups (terrorists) and we must be prepared to tackle them," Mehta said.

Regarding cooperation between countries, which is the key in Mullen's concept, Mehta said India is already strengthening relations with countries in the Indian Ocean and South East Asia like Mauritius, Myanmar and Thailand.

Mehta said maritime threats emanating from the terrorists would increase with time and asked the Navy to be more professional to meet the challenges while addressing the personnel of the Western Naval Command at INS Kunjali here today.

According to Mehta, the Indian Navy is being globally recognised during its participation in the joint exercises across the world and advocated an increase in such programmes which helps it in "shaping the maritime battlefield".

Mehta was at INS Kunjali to preside over the investiture ceremony commemorating naval officers and men for meritorious services and gallantry in the last year.

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In another blow to India, besides the proposed hike in the Su-30 MKI contract, the Russians want to present a modified proposal for the Gorshkov aircraft carrier that is being built at Sevmash shipyard in Serverodvinsk city in north Russia. Even though India has already paid $113 million beyond the contract, Russia apparently wants more so that the carrier can be delivered by August 2008. The delay is on account of shortage of funds at the Sevmash shipyard and a gross underestimation of the cost of cabling of the ship.

(...)

Gorshkov Aircraft Carrier

Deal signed in 2004 during the NDA regime and the total cost of the floating airfield with MiG-29K fighters was $2 billion. Named Vikramaditya, the carrier was to be the showpiece of 2008 Independence Day

New Russian proposal

Russia wants India to pay more for getting the carrier, expected towards the end of this month, on time. With serious underestimation of cabling required and alleged diversion of resources from Sevmash shipyard, the delivery stands delayed to 2010 unless India coughs up more dollars. It has already paid an additional $113 million for Gorshkov.

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http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/showpo ... ostcount=9

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Indian Navy Commissions INS Jalashwa at Naval Station Norfolk
Story Number: NNS070622-29
Release Date: 6/22/2007 3:15:00 PM

By Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Marissa Kaylor, Fleet Public Affairs Center Atlantic

NORFOLK (NNS) -- The landing platform dock INS Jalashwa (LPD 41) was commissioned by the Indian Navy during a ceremony June 22 at Naval Station Norfolk.

Jalashwa is the first of its class to be inducted into the Indian Navy and was commissioned by Indian Ambassador to the United States Shri Ronan Sen.

“This is a symbol of the great partnership between the two navies and all of us recognize the deep significance of the transfer to the Indian Navy,” said Sen.

The Indian Navy crew came to the United States in October 2006 for joint training with the American crew, which included two at-sea periods.

Jalashwa, formerly U.S. Navy amphibious transport dock USS Trenton (LPD 14), the ship served in the U.S. Navy for more than 30 years and was decommissioned Jan. 17. This is the first ship to transfer from the United States to India.

“For two months we’ve been working shoulder to shoulder with U.S. Naval personnel and staying with them to complete tasks and evolutions,” said Indian Navy Capt. Brinder Ahluwalia, commanding officer of Jalashwa.

“It is a great honor to be the first captain of this ship. I couldn’t imagine a greater moment in my life. I just want to thank the U.S. Navy personnel that have been with us for the last eight months, the ship would not be what it is today without them,” said Ahluwalia.

According to the Indian Navy, Jalashwa represents a quantum jump in the Indian Navy's integral sealift and airlift capabilities. It provides a platform for power projection and the ability to transport and launch powerful expeditionary forces. She is the Indian Navy’s largest combat platform second only to the aircraft carrier Viraat (R-22).

The ship can carry 968 fully equipped troops along with their assault vehicles. Six UH-3H utility helicopters and four Landing Craft Mechanised –- eight are deployed for rapid build up of combat power ashore. Jalashwa will also fulfill an extremely vital role of providing the navy an ability to conduct large scale relief operations and humanitarian missions, the need for which was felt in the aftermath of the December 2004 Tsunami.

http://www.news.navy.mil/search/display ... y_id=30207



(olhem só o parque de estacionamento lá atrás.... )

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Goa Shipyard Launches Advanced Offshore Patrol Vessel

The Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) will build a 105 meter Advanced Offshore Patrol Vessel (AOPV) for the Indian Coast Guard (ICG). Launched by Dr. (Smt) Sushmita Dutt, wife of Defence Secretary Shekhar Dutt, in Goa today, the AOPV, named ICGS Samrat is the biggest vessel designed and being constructed by the GSL.

The AOPV, which will have berthing facility for an Advanced Light Helicopter, is totally indigenous and will be built by GSL using state-of-the-art technology. The vessel will have a range of 6,500 nautical miles and reach a speed up to 24 knots. It will be armed with a 30 mm gun, maneuvered by a fire control system.

The Defence Secretary Shri Shekhar Dutt was the Chief Guest at the launching ceremony. The function was attended by Vice Admiral RF Contractor, Director General, Coast Guard and Rear Admiral AK Handa, Chairman and Managing Director, GSL among others.

http://www.defense-aerospace.com/cgi-bi ... dele=jdc_1


http://www.indiancoastguard.nic.in/

[Alitson]

Indian Navy Modernization: 6 New Submarines, 33 Ships To Be Acquired


Dated 1/7/2007
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India's navy will acquire six new submarines and 33 ships, the top admiral said Saturday, a day after India decided to invite bids for combat jets to upgrade its air force's capability.

"Our interest is not restricted to the Indian Ocean," Adm. Sureesh Mehta told reporters in the eastern city of Calcutta. He did not elaborate, but said "we need a vibrant navy" to safeguard India's economic interests. India has 7,516 kilometers (4,670 miles) of coastline. Mehta said it would take about six years for the navy to acquire the six new submarines and 33 ships. It currently has 126 ships and 16 submarines, some of which are aging.

India has been seeking to bolster its rise as an economic power by reshaping its armed forces into a modern military capable of projecting power well beyond its shores. The Defense Ministry said Friday that it was inviting bids from international aircraft makers for 126 combat jets to upgrade its air force's capability at an estimated cost of 420 billion rupees (US$10 billion; €7.4 billion).

India is expected to evaluate aircraft built by U.S. manufacturers Lockheed Martin and Boeing, France's Dassault Aviation, Sweden's Gripen-SAAB and Russia's Sukhoi. India's defense spending has steadily risen in recent years, despite significant steps toward peace with neighboring longtime rival Pakistan.

The government raised the defense budget by 12 percent to 960 billion rupees (US$21 billion; €16 billion) in fiscal 2007-08 to support the military's modernization.



http://www.india-defence.com/reports-3384

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Indian, US Naval Exercises Herald New Era

(Source: Voice of America news; dated Sept. 10, 2007)



PORT BLAIR, Andaman Islands --- India has just concluded its most ambitious naval exercise. Called Exercise Malabar 2007, it included the participation of military vessels and aircraft from the United States, Japan, Australia and Singapore. India's navy is positioning itself to dominate its strategic waters while not trying to make waves with China, its biggest potential blue-water rival in Asia.

For modern navies, there is no ship more enviable than the aircraft carrier. It can launch squadrons of attack and support planes into the skies within minutes.

Among those watching American fighter jets catapulted above the Bay of Bengal from the USS Kitty Hawk was India's eastern region naval commander in chief, vice admiral R.P. Suthan, who says these were advanced techniques his officers and sailors need to learn. "We also might at some stage operate three carriers, hopefully," he said. "And then we must know how to manage them at sea."

India has one aircraft carrier, the Viraat. It is a hand-me-down from the British, and is scheduled to be de-commissioned in 2012. Formerly known as the Hermes, the only jets that can fly off it are the British-made Harriers, which have a very short distance takeoff capability and return to the carrier vertically, like a helicopter.

That is a severe limitation for an ambitious navy. India finally has the cash to deploy a variety of aircraft from a carrier in the middle of an ocean. It has ordered a used carrier of that type from the Russians, but delivery has been delayed. India also has plans to build up to two new carriers of its own.

On board the Viraat during the Malabar exercise, the commander of the U.S. Navy's 7th Fleet, Doug Crowder, said the Indians are well aware that modern aircraft carriers demand significant investment and highly trained personnel to stay combat ready.

"Having additional carriers give you the flexibility to move them around. It also means you have got to have more of a force, more training and more aviators. It also gives you the ability to have what I call operational availability," said Crowder. "We struggle with that in our own navy as we have come down from 15 carriers, down to 12, down to 11."

India appears eager to build a navy able to dominate the Indian Ocean and the Bay of Bengal. This would give India undisputed maritime dominance over neighbor and rival Pakistan.

China, meanwhile, is building its own aircraft carriers and increasingly looks intent on asserting its presence in open southern waters.

A former U.S. deputy assistant defense secretary, Peter Brookes, says China's ambitions raise concerns in India and in other Asian capitals. "The Chinese are doing a number of things in the Indian Ocean that perhaps are making people wonder about their intentions," said Brookes. "The Japanese, during meetings in Japan between China and Japan, called for greater transparency in terms of China's military intentions and also about China's military budget."

Naval commanders who were in the Bay of Bengal stressed the exercise was intended to share tactical knowledge, and tried to avoid comment on strategic implications.

"We should not be politically oriented. The relationship between Japan and China is also getting closer and closer," said Yoji Koda, commander-in-chief of Japan's self defense fleet. "And, also, our participation in international cooperation is getting bigger and bigger."

But the reasons behind the naval build-ups are not hard to find. Japanese worry about getting drawn in to the fight if China tries to take Taiwan by force. It also is uncomfortable about Sino-Russian naval exercises.

India is nervous seeing China construct a port in Pakistan and building ties with Bangladesh, Burma, the Maldives and Sri Lanka.

Vice admiral R.P. Suthan stresses India's navy has been participating in exercises and training with many countries, not just those viewed as American allies. "We have our own peculiarities here. We have now the 'Look East' policy. We are building bridges of friendship with all the Southeast Asian countries. We have a lot more interaction [with them] going on. And it is open water. I mean that the beauty of oceans. It [our maritime policy] is not restricted by east or west."

China and India have also conducted naval exchanges but Indian officers say they have been limited to basic maneuvers at Beijing's request.

The last time the U.S. Seventh Fleet was in the Bay of Bengal was in 1971, trying to intimidate India as it fought Pakistan in the war that led to the birth of Bangladesh. The Malabar Exercise shows how much ties between India and the United States have improved.

It also shows how far regional cooperation has advanced since then - even as it highlights the risks posed by the growing ambitions of regional powers, from India to China.

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[Carlos Lima]

Olá

Parece que os Indianos não estão satisfeitos com os russos...

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/India_demands_answers_on_Gorshkov/articleshow/2510308.cms

India demands answers on Gorshkov
2 Nov 2007, 0108 hrs IST,Rajat Pandit,TNN
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NEW DELHI: With its patience wearing thin over Russia's evasive behaviour on huge delays in the modernisation refit of decommissioned aircraft carrier Admiral Gorshkov, New Delhi has sought some firm answers from Moscow now.

"So far, there has been an utter lack of clarity on Russia's part. We are now seeking concrete answers on the technical and financial audit of the entire Gorshkov project," said a source.

Defence minister A K Antony, on his part, also did some "tough talking" during his mid-October visit to Moscow about "issues relating to life cycle support" of Russian-origin weapon systems and "the delay in refurbishment" of Admiral Gorshkov, holding that these were "a cause of concern" for India.

The Gorshkov issue, in fact, is even likely to be taken up during Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to Russia later this month. "We might get some answers then," said the source.

The 44,570-tonne Admiral Gorshkov was initially supposed to join Indian Navy by August 2008 as per the $1.5 billion package deal signed with Russia in January 2004. The deal includes 16 MiG-29K 'Fulcrum' supersonic fighters and a mix of Ka-31 and Ka-28 helicopters to operate from its carrier's deck.

But the assessment now is that India will not be getting the carrier, already rechristened INS Vikramaditya, anytime before 2010. Any delay beyond that will adversely affect India's plan to further bolster its "blue-water" capabilities in Indian Ocean and beyond.

For one, the country's solitary aircraft carrier, the ageing 28,000-tonne INS Viraat, is on its last legs now. For another, construction of the 37,500-tonne indigenous aircraft carrier at Cochin Shipyard has also been delayed to 2015 or so.

India cannot buy an aircraft carrier off-the-shelf and Admiral Gorshkov remains the only available option at present. Even earlier, as first reported by TOI, Antony had written to his Russian counterpart Anatoly Serdyukov to seek his personal intervention in the matter.

Antony had expressed the hope that Moscow will honour its contractual obligations regarding Gorshkov, which is berthed at the Sevmash shipyard at Severodvinsk in north Russia. Though Serdyukov has himself reviewed the project, Moscow is yet to provide any answers, sources said.

Russia, on its part, contends it had grossly underestimated the refit cost of the partly-burnt Admiral Gorshkov, which was decommissioned by the Russian Navy a decade ago.

Technical problems, too, continue to dog the carrier's refit programme, which includes removal of the missile launchers on the bow to build a ski-jump at a 14.3 degree angle for the MiG-29Ks.

It is also to be fitted with new-generation air defence and other weapon systems, new engines, eight diesel boilers with generators, electrical machinery, communication systems, distillation plants and the like. The Gorshkov project, apart from cost escalation of Sukhoi-30MKI fighters and tardy support of spares for acquired weapon systems, has emerged as a major irritant in the otherwise strong military relationship between India and Russia.

The total value of several ongoing projects as well as new programmes and purchases in the pipeline with Russia - which include Sukhoi-30MKIs, T-90S main-battle tanks, Talwar-class stealth frigates and the new fifth-generation fighter aircraft - is estimated to be well over $10 billion.

Then, of course, there is the hush-hush Rs 2,600 crore deal to lease from next year the nuclear-powered Akula-II attack submarine for 10 years, for which Indian sailors have already undergone training in Russia.

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CB_Lima

[soultrain]

India Seeks 98 Anti-Ship Torpedoes
By VIVEK RAGHUVANSHI


NEW DELHI — India is on a global hunt to acquire 98 advanced, heavyweight anti-ship and anti-submarine torpedoes.
The foreign maker is to supply 20 of the weapons; transfer enough technology and licenses to allow the rest to be built at state-owned Bharat Dynamics Ltd., Hyderabad; and set up a torpedo-repair facility at the Karwar naval maintenance base, where conventional and nuclear submarines and aircraft carriers will be based, a senior Indian Navy official said.
A request for proposals was sent in early October to firms in Germany, Italy and Russia, according to the official.
The torpedoes will arm the two dozen conventionally powered submarines being developed for the Navy under its $200 million Project 75.
The submarines will also carry EADS SM39 Exocet anti-ship missiles.
The Project 75 subs are to be delivered between 2025 and 2030. The program’s goal is the replacement of some of India’s aging submarines. The Navy will retire 16 of its subs by 2012.
What the Navy Needs
The Navy’s requirements, the official said, include:
å The ability to hit targets up to 50 kilometers away after being launched from a depth of 600 meters.
å A service life of at least 30 years.
å Active and passive homing.
å Acoustic countermeasures.
å Anti-jamming features.
India wants the transfer of technologies associated with the homing head, warhead, batteries, propulsion motor, power transmission, optical fiber cable and casings.
The Naval Science and Technological Laboratory at Visakhapat-nam, the maritime arm of the state’s Defence Research and Development Organisation, is working on the heavyweight ship-launched Varunastra torpedo, slated to arrive by mid-2009. å
E-mail: vraghuvanshi@defensenews.com.

[SUT]

Lo del Gorshkov se veia venir desde hace tiempo y cualquier persona con algo de experiencia en el tema sabia que seria asi casi inevitablemente; el contrato estaba centrado sobre la conversion del buque a funciones STOBAR, pero casi no hacia atencion sobre el refit /overhaul de la plataforma; y esta era un buque detenido por casi cinco años, tras un grave incendio de maquinas y que ha tenido pobre mantencion ( motivo del incendio en primer lugar) casi desde su comisionamiento en la Era Gorbachev. Apenas partieron abriendo tapas y conductos, comenzaron a encontrarse con la Caja de Pandora, y eso inevitablemente no solo genero una espiral de precios, sino ademas de colapso de planificacion, ya que se volvio imposible preveer plazos y carga de trabajo. Si es dificil hacerlo en una fragata, imaginense en un portaaviones de 44.000....

Hace varios años, cuando estaba la batalla contractual lanzada, debatiamos en el Foro Fach con el forista Cesar sobre si se cumplirian los plazos; yo aposte por dos años de atraso....

yYparece que me quede corto...

En todo caso, les doy firmado que los Indios sabian perfectamente que esto iba a pasar y que es el precio de mantener su fuerza de portaaviones operativas hasta que el ADF local entre en servicio...y toda la alharaca esta centrada en bajar precios de contratos sucesivos; saben que junto a China son los que, realmente, estan pagando la parte del Leon de la R&D rusa...y quieren hacer una pulsada para sacar mas ventajas

Una demostracion clara de eso han sido los refits sucesivos al Viraat ( Ex Hermes...)...saben perfectamente que tendra que correr hasta mediados de la proxima decada para mantener el numero de dos cascos de CV que quieren...

Saludos,

Sut

[WalterGaudério]

India Seeks 98 Anti-Ship Torpedoes
By VIVEK RAGHUVANSHI


NEW DELHI — India is on a global hunt to acquire 98 advanced, heavyweight anti-ship and anti-submarine torpedoes.
The foreign maker is to supply 20 of the weapons; transfer enough technology and licenses to allow the rest to be built at state-owned Bharat Dynamics Ltd., Hyderabad; and set up a torpedo-repair facility at the Karwar naval maintenance base, where conventional and nuclear submarines and aircraft carriers will be based, a senior Indian Navy official said.
A request for proposals was sent in early October to firms in Germany, Italy and Russia, according to the official.
The torpedoes will arm the two dozen conventionally powered submarines being developed for the Navy under its $200 million Project 75.
The submarines will also carry EADS SM39 Exocet anti-ship missiles.
The Project 75 subs are to be delivered between 2025 and 2030. The program’s goal is the replacement of some of India’s aging submarines. The Navy will retire 16 of its subs by 2012.
What the Navy Needs
The Navy’s requirements, the official said, include:
å The ability to hit targets up to 50 kilometers away after being launched from a depth of 600 meters.
å A service life of at least 30 years.
å Active and passive homing.
å Acoustic countermeasures.
å Anti-jamming features.
India wants the transfer of technologies associated with the homing head, warhead, batteries, propulsion motor, power transmission, optical fiber cable and casings.
The Naval Science and Technological Laboratory at Visakhapat-nam, the maritime arm of the state’s Defence Research and Development Organisation, is working on the heavyweight ship-launched Varunastra torpedo, slated to arrive by mid-2009. å
E-mail: vraghuvanshi@defensenews.com.

Quais seriam os candidatos?
USET 80EM?
TEST 71MKE?
UMGT 1ME?

[SUT]

Sobre los modelos occidentales se ha hablado ( sin mayor novedad) del Blackshark, el DM 2a4, el Mk48 y , eso si novedoso por las tormentosas relaciones entre India y Suecia desde el affaire Bofors, el Tp2000....

Saludos,

Sut

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Delay In INS Vikramaditya


(Source: Indian Ministry of Defence; issued Nov. 19, 2007)



The overall progress of repair and re-equipping of the ship, ex-Admiral Gorshkov, in Russia is slow.

The Russian side has submitted a revised Master Schedule indicating a delay in the project. The Russian side has attributed the delays to “Growth of Work”.

In order to supervise the project for repair and re-equipping of the aircraft carrier Vikramaditya (earlier called Admiral Gorshkov), an apex level committee under Defence Secretary and a Steering Committee under a Vice Admiral have been set up.

A team has also been stationed at the shipyard where the repair and re-equipping work is going on. From time to time, teams comprising senior officers are also sent to monitor progress of the project. The matters are also taken up between the two countries at appropriate level.

This information was given by the Defence Minister Shri AK Antony in a written reply to Shri Uday Singh in Lok Sabha today.

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