Indian Navy Developments & Discussions

[vampyrbladez]

Technically, what is the obstacle preventing integrating of missiles of merchant A with radar of merchant B?

Is there some encrypted code involved that you need to acquire from both merchants to integrate the radars and missile together?

Seen this happen with fighter jets also, and with submarines recently 800cr being paid to Naval Group so that they integrate Kalvari class Sub's systems with the DRDO Takshak torpedo.

Licensing fee with OEM. Technically you can integrate the Barak 8 to an Indian radar but warranty and spare parts supply is affected.

 

[Ayan Barat]

Technically, what is the obstacle preventing integrating of missiles of merchant A with radar of merchant B?

Language barrier

Licensing fee with OEM. Technically you can integrate the Barak 8 to an Indian radar but warranty and spare parts supply is affected.

But given how IAI has completely parted ways from this joint ventures Barak-8/LRSAM thingy and made a completely new line by themselves so that they can sell it without any interference by us; I don't think this would be that big of a deal.

Also we're slowly moving away from Israel in terms of whatever we used to procure; Barak-8 is almost on the verge of getting replaced by Kusha, Derby's already pretty much replaced by Astra, same with Python, guidance kit used to be a big chunk of Israeli item but now those are also here, small arms won't be a big deal given all the local firms...don't know what repercussions are we fearing.

 

[rohitb3]

GRSE's design for comparison.

The SAM system seems to be the VSHORAD launcher (Igla S or VSHORADS).

Igla S

vs

VSHORADS

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Any update when they will deliver the first ASW corvette? Is 4 years needed for the construction of one 1000 ton corvette?

 

[705-Lira]

Any update when they will deliver the first ASW corvette? Is 4 years needed for the construction of one 1000 ton corvette?

As per the MoD Year-End Review, INS Arnala was to be delivered/has been delivered to the Navy in December 2024 itself.

YEAR END REVIEW 2024

2024 witnessed some path-breaking achievements & breakthroughs as Ministry of Defence (MoD), marched

pib.gov.in

 

[Ayan Barat]

Any update when they will deliver the first ASW corvette? Is 4 years needed for the construction of one 1000 ton corvette?

ASW corvette! Do you mean ASW-SWC whose pic he attached? If yes then first ships of both the subclasses are delivered and currently in trial. If things go well then in a couple of months both would get commissioned.

As for the delay, then it's a norm in shipbuilding everywhere in the world that the first one or two ship of a class generally takes longer to comission. The yards don't have much idea of how things would go. And then in trials, it's a continuous to and fro between the customer and manufacture on how things need improvement, minor tweaks. Take the example of INS Khanderi, the second Kalvari. In trials Navy found some serious 40 or so issues and sent it back. So it's pretty usual