Indian Navy Developments & Discussions

[Ayan Barat]

1. Top 5 Navies with ship launched ballistic missiles - it's just China, that it. Not even Murica is there
2. Top 5 Navies with supersonic AShM - Russia, China, India and you're done with your top five list
3. Top 5 Navies with ABM capabilities - every Mk-41 equipped ship and Russian/Chinese ships. We're not even in top 250.
4. Top 5 Navies with long range SAMs - pretty much same as above
5. Top 5 Navies with long range land attack cruise missile - again, same
6. Top 5 Navies with ability to sustain multiple LSCO campaign at the same time - Just USA, no one's near it
7. Top 5 Navies with the ability to conduct Commonwealth Games on the empty spaces of its vessels - just one country

This is the level of variance you'll get in a top 5 raking by just changing the parameter on which it's being done. Instead of these stupid rankings the focus should be on identifying the threats posed by your adversary and developing counters and preferably overmatch against those. That's it.

For us it's just three at this moment
• We need ABM capabilities to protect our ships from PLAN ASh ballistic missile barrage
• We need ASh ballistic missiles to target them without entering in their kill zone
• Increasing the overall magazine depth, preferably with cost effective missile to better sustain a LSCO

Bas itta hi, uske baad itminaan se dekha jaayega top 10 aur top 5

 

[rohitb3]

Kavi keh rahein hain ki contextual comparison nahi karna hai

Kavi keh rahein hain ki contextual comparison karna hai

Haha, point taken. I didn interpret the word "contextual" correctly. Sorry sir, angrezi thoda weak hain.

 

[shade2]

View: https://x.com/AdithyaKM_/status/1885340141645877660

A pic of the US Hippo's Well Dock and the LCM-8 landing craft sailing out
LCM-8 were purchased with the ship along with SeaKing helicopters https://www.indianembassyusa.gov.in/ArchivesDetails?id=856




Sharing these here because first time i've seen the well dock and landing craft pics

 

[shade2]

View: https://x.com/IaSouthern/status/1885331654060789958/video/1

Video of AMPHEX 2025
Is the tank shown here a T72?

 

[Bleh]

View: https://x.com/AdithyaKM_/status/1885340141645877660

A pic of the US Hippo's Well Dock and the LCM-8 landing craft sailing out
LCM-8 were purchased with the ship along with SeaKing helicopters https://www.indianembassyusa.gov.in/ArchivesDetails?id=856

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Sharing these here because first time i've seen the well dock and landing craft pics

91st Amphibious Brigade, India's 'Marines'

Regarding this. Someone please enlighten me @Binayak95 or anyone.

What's the point of the Amphibious Assault Ship & Landing Helicopter Dock?

1st is just a glorified military transport ship, & we are not gonna do any large scale sea-bourne invasion. We'll need many of them, otherwise we'll just land only 50 men like the above pic. Fine, ours is mostly for rescue missions.

But what about the 2nd one. Why would you need helis in naval warfare. Their unstealhy slow arses are not adequate for anti-ship operations, with short ranged NASM-MR. And it's not like you can launch Apaches from them for maritime strike ops along the coast, they'll get butchered without terrain cover. The ship itself will have to come too close to coast with their short ranges.

With light torpedos it may do anti-sub search ops but any Aircraft carrier can do it better. If we had STOVLs like Harriers still, they may have have come handy, but otherwise......

 

[Ayan Barat]

What's the point of the Amphibious Assault Ship & Landing Helicopter Dock?

Now answering this
LHD's are supposed to have everything of their own. The helis would clear the beach, then LCACs would deliver troops and equipment all while helis would provide close air support and during the transit to the beach the F-35B would provide CAP against enemy naval strike fighters. Definitely you'd have other ships and air cover, but on paper a LHD is supposed to be "self sufficient"

These are niche assets supposed to be used only in expeditionary attack roles (anything involving a large group of troops moving from point A to B and then attacking via the beach). Use it in any other role and the cons would start exceeding the pros