Indian Navy Developments & Discussions

[Gslv Mk3]

This is essentially American Nilgiri Class



And their project management is pretty bad to say the least.

The Navy's Constellation-Class Mess Is Only Beginning

The major changes the Navy forced upon the designers of the Constellation-class have compromised the speed and reliability of the class.

nationalinterest.org

 

[Blood+]

I don't think we'll carry 108 SAMs even it the ship can house them. 48 I said because again it's a reasonable standard number.

P-17B maybe. Let's see.

I'm not saying you must carry 100+ SAMs at all times, NO!! I'm just saying that you keep the option open!! It's better to have the capacity and not needing it than the other way around, won't you agree??

 

[Fatalis]

 

[shade2]

DBFers, before you keep going on for more missiles, let us ask the question of how many times do we really fire those high priced missiles and how long those missiles last when the ships go out on sea. If they are really expensive and we are mostly in peace time, there is no way in hell that MoD would authorize a huge purchase of missiles of the majority of them goes unused. What I suspect is that the IN has created the space for more missiles and are working on an in ship reloading VLS capability so you really don't need to create more VLS space on deck. Just create the space for more magazines and be able to reload those missiles into the VLS space as needed. That way IN during peacetime do not need to carry a large contingent of missiles out to sea and blowing up the IN's budget.

Seems like a lot of work (and not really optimum either) for a whole lot of nothing, though. Why not just put in the VLS modules and leave them empty until the need arises??!!

As i've said before from the SAM perspective they seem to be waiting on the VL-SRSAM to fill the gap.
For all you know the VLS is also imported from Israel so additional kharcha there, besides you'll be locked to only more Barak8s with those

They might also, no they have to build a UVLS system with two lengths to house

• VL-SRSAM( including quad packing ) - 40-50km range
• Barak-8 - 80-100km range
• Project Kusha M1 - 150km range

and for the longer UVLS

• 
• LRAShM( the hypersonic one which was tested some months back)
• NASM-MR
• Nirbhay
• Project Kusha m2 & m3( these ones are for BMD i think )

 

[Blood+]

As i've said before from the SAM perspective they seem to be waiting on the VL-SRSAM to fill the gap.
For all you know the VLS is also imported from Israel so additional kharcha there, besides you'll be locked to only more Barak8s with those

They might also, no they have to build a UVLS system with two lengths to house

• VL-SRSAM( including quad packing ) - 40-50km range
• Barak-8 - 80-100km range
• Project Kusha M1 - 150km range

and for the longer UVLS

• 
• LRAShM( the hypersonic one which was tested some months back)
• NASM-MR
• Nirbhay
• Project Kusha m2 & m3( these ones are for BMD i think )

You'll need three, rest is on point.

 

[Bleh]

This has been a long-standing issue.

A case for combat-capable offshore patrol vessels (OPVs)

www.ajaishukla.com

OPVs are negligibly armed, even though the Union War Book mandates that all its ships will come under the navy as soon as war breaks out. That means these vessels should be prepared to participate in full-fledged naval combat.
“The problem of insufficiently armed OPVs has been troubling the navy for some years now. Vessels that displace over 2,000 tonnes must carry sufficient armament to be able to fight,” says former navy chief, Admiral Arun Prakash (Retired).

This apprehension is not just confined to OPVs. Critics of Indian warship design argue that the navy’s capital warships are under-weaponised as well.

You see that tiny thing beside the massive 6000+ & 7000+ ton ships?.. That can kill them both if it can avoid detection.

As I was ranting yesterday, we need small stealthy Cutters with raised-decks to fit missiles. Our OPVs have 5000km range at 2000t, that's enough to dominate every-waters north of the Equator!