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US offers help for next generation aircraft carrier


The United States has offered to develop the next generation aircraft carrier technology with India, visiting deputy secretary of defence Ashton Carter said Wednesday.
The technology on offer, Electro Magnetic Aircraft Launch System, will be a quantum leap for the Indian Navy that currently relies on the Russian ski-launch technology.
Both Indian carriers, INS Vikramaditya, coming in November, and INS Vikrant, being built in Kochi, can ski-launch only light fighter aircraft. But EMALS would make it possible to launch heavy aircraft, including early warning systems, refuellers and transporters, from future ships. India has yet to freeze the design of the second indigenous carrier it plans to build after Vikrant.
Carter said the US is keen to develop and co-produce defence equipment with India on the lines of Brahmos, a missile developed jointly by India and Russia and which is on offer for export to a third country. One such technology that can be shared under the Defence Technology Initiative is EMALS, Carter said. "The US is developing and fielding that system and is offering the technology to India which has an aircraft carrier and is considering making more," he said.
Also on offer for joint development is the next generation anti-tank guided missile, Carter said.
The Javelin system has been on offer to India for years but it never managed to make the cut due to restrictions imposed by US law on transfer of technology, a critical factor guiding most of India's new defence acquisitions. But Carter said work has been done to amend bureaucratic processes and new version of this system can be jointly developed.
He emphasised that the US wishes to replicate, in part, the Russian model of cooperation with India. "That is exactly the same kind of thing where two industry teams are involved in the whole product life cycle; where the product is both co-produced and developed."

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/us-offers-help-for-next-generation-aircraft-carrier/1171004/

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Navy to float Rs 50,000 crore tender for six submarines


India is preparing to issue a `50,000 crore tender to build six hi-tech conventional submarines that have now been delayed by three years, with the Navy proposal all set to be placed before the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) soon.
Navy Chief Vice Admiral R K Dhowan said here on Monday that the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), headed by Defence Minister A K Antony, had recently given its approval for the proposal to be taken up before the CCS, and once the nod from the government’s highest panel on military  matters comes, the tender will be issued.
The DAC, which had met on Friday last, had for the third time in three years extended the Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) for the second line of submarine building, which has been codenamed ‘Project 75I’.
Dhowan was addressing a press conference to introduce the nation’s first-ever five-day naval systems exposition, called NAMEXPO-2013 and organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), at Kochi from September 23.
The DAC had first approved the AoN for Project 75I in July 2010, which had expired after two years. The AoN was revived by the DAC in August 2012, when the second approval was given, and the one provided on Friday turns out to be the third. The AoN is usually valid for the first two years and subsequently renewed for a year at a time.
The AoN normally expires if the Defence Ministry fails to issue the necessary tender for the defence procurement project within the approval period, which had happened twice in the case of Project 75I now.
In the context of submarine INS Sindhurakshak’s explosion and sinking on August 14, Dhowan said the Navy was considering a refit and repair of its existing fleet of conventional submarines, which stands at 13 at present. Sindhurakshak is a Russian-origin Kilo-class submarine and with it out of action, the Navy is left with only nine in this class. It also has four other HDW class submarines in the fleet.
Kilo-class submarines were first bought by India in the late 1980s and most of them have already served their effective life of 20 years. Regarding the reasons for organising NAMEXPO, when the biennial DEFEXPO in Delhi focused on naval systems too, Dhowan said the lack of Indian indigenous capability to manufacture weapons and sensors was a “concern and challenge” and stressed the need to tap the Indian industry’s potential.

http://newindianexpress.com/nation/Navy-to-float-Rs-50000-crore-tender-for-six-submarines/2013/09/17/article1788150.ece

INS Viraat ( R22 ), INS Jyoti ( A58 ), INS Jalashwa ( L41 ) et INS Karmuk ( P64 )




Destroyer INS Ranjit ( D53 ), classe Rajput ( 5000Tpc )


Frégate INS Satpura ( F48 ), classe Shivlak ( 6200Tpc )



Frégate INS Trishul ( F43 ), classe Talwar ( 4000Tpc )



Frégate INS Ganga ( F22 ), classe Godavari ( 3850 Tpc )


Corvette INS Karmuk ( P64 ), classe Kora ( 1350 Tpc )



INS Jalashwa ( L41 )


SM Kilo

M2000 avec Remora EW pod

Après plus de 9 ans de la signature du contrat pour l'achat de la modernisation de l'ex Admiral Gorchkov, l'Inde recevra l'INS Vikramaditya le 15-Nov prochain
http://www.7sur7.be/7s7/fr/1505/Monde/article/detail/1708841/2013/09/21/Le-porte-avions-Admiral-Gorchkov-livre-a-l-Inde-le-15-novembre.dhtml

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Contract for C-130J to be signed during PM's US Visit

At least one defence deal with the US, among half-a-dozen worth nearly `30,000 crore, is likely to be signed at the earliest. With the Defence Ministry giving its nod and the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) likely to give its approval, it is possible that a `4,000-crore government-to-government contract for six C-130J special operations planes may be inked when Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is in New York this month-end. He is scheduled to meet US President Barack Obama there.

Manmohan Singh will be travelling to New York for the United Nations General Assembly, an annual fixture for the Indian PM this time of the year, when there is always a summit meeting with the US President.

“The Defence Ministry is working towards getting the contract for additional six C-130J planes signed soon, preferably during the PM’s New York visit,” a Defence Ministry official said, but did not categorically state that the deal would be completed. “Though all initial approvals have been obtained from the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), the CCS is the next stop for the file on the plane purchases followed by the Finance Ministry vetting. With just about a week left, let’s hope for the best,” the official added.

Another deal for 145 M777 ultra light howitzers that the US is ready to sell to India for `3,500 crore through the foreign military sales route too has been pending for three years, but there is no indication that it would be signed anytime soon.

The good tidings in the bilateral defence relations were signalled by American Deputy Defence Secretary Ashton B Carter, who was in New Delhi for three days last week. Carter said US and India were moving forward from a seller-buyer relation in the defence trade sector to becoming equal partners through co-development and co-production.

After years of Indian complaints about how the US was placing hurdles in the form of its internal legal provisions on export of critical defence technology, Washington has now come to see the benefit of it easing these bottlenecks and even go beyond and work together with India.

Carter, who met National Security Advisor Shivshankar Menon, Defence Secretary R K Mathur and Foreign Secretary Sujatha Singh, spoke about streamlining “bureaucratic processes” and making defence trade “more simple, responsive and effective”, in particular, “to move from a vendor/buyer relationship to one of partnership in co-developing and co-producing defence systems”. He also commented that no one nation could lay claim to the best of all defence technologies and there was scope for mutual benefit if all worked together and learnt from each other.

In this regard, Carter referred to the Defence Trade Technology Initiative (DTI) that was agreed to between the two nations when former US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta visited New Delhi a year ago, promising that the present US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel, who took over in February, was committed to the DTI.

One system that the US is now ready to offer to India is the next generation Javelin Anti-Tank Guided Missile for the Army, on the lines of the Indo-Russian joint venture BrahMos supersonic cruise missile, an example Defence Minister A K Antony keeps referring to as a future partnership that the defence sector should look for.

http://newindianexpress.com

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Indian Navy receives first Hawk Trainer Jet


The 17 Hawk aircraft ordered by the Indian Navy form part of a contract for 57 aircraft signed in 2010 of which 40 are for the Indian Air Force. Among its 18 customers worldwide, India is the largest operator of the Hawk Advanced Jet Trainer with 123 aircraft ordered to date, of which over 70 have been delivered to the Indian Air Force. Hawk trainers already in service with the Indian Air Force are performing well.

Adding to the Indian Navy’s fleet of aircraft, the Hawk provides the ideal platform for pilots to transition smoothly to the Navy’s frontline aircraft. Hawk effectively integrates air and ground based elements offering the most efficient and cost-effective method of training pilots.

We have worked closely with the Indian MOD and Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) to establish a production line in India where the Hawk aircraft are assembled. Guy Griffiths, Our Group Managing Director—International said, “The introduction of the Hawk to a new user is a momentous occasion, and further testimony to the aircraft’s global success. This marks another significant milestone in our longstanding partnership with HAL which has established a track record operating a world-class Hawk production capability. We are committed to strengthening our relationship with HAL and exploring long-term sustainable business opportunities, globally.”

Looking forward, Griffiths added: “We have also submitted our response to HAL’s Request for Proposal for a potential order to supply products and services for the manufacture of 20 additional Hawk aircraft to the IAF, and are now looking forward to partnering with HAL in providing the Indian Air Force’s display team this fantastic aircraft.”

Our Sea Harrier aircraft, which pioneered the short take off and vertical landing for jet aircraft, was bought by the Indian Navy in 1980 and the company continues to support them.


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Indian Naval Pilots to start training on INS Vikramaditya soon




According to reports coming out of Russia Media, Mig corporation is all set to start training Indian Mig-29k pilots for aircraft carrier operations onboard Ins Vikramaditya soon, Indian Mig-29k pilots who have been flying from Naval air base INS Hansa in India for past few years have been closely watching Naval Mig-29 operations on board INS Vikramaditya for past few months.
Till now Russian MiG Corporation Test pilots Mikhail Belyaev, Sergei and Andrei Rybnikov Shishov have been carrying out all the required tests on INS Vikramaditya but also have been constantly interacting with Indian Mig-29k pilots on board the INS Vikramaditya giving them a chance to observe Takeoffs and landings from the deck of the ship, flight tests began on 5 August of this year.
Commodore Surendra Ahuja who is overseeing flight operations on board INS Vikramaditya, was in 2007 became first Indian pilot who graduated in United States and was certified for aircraft carrier operations on T-45 Goshawk aircraft. He has already mastered flying the MiG-29k in India and will be among first group of pilots who will carry out operational landings and takeoff from the carrier soon.
Mig-29k has been dubbed by Russian test pilots has “ Modern aircraft” compared to Su-33 operated by Russian navy over Kuznetsov aircraft carrier, Pilots commented that landing a Mig-29k on Ins Vikramaditya is much easier then Su-33 over Bigger Kuznetsov aircraft carrier . On November 15 Ins Virkamaditya will be handed over to Indian Navy formally in Russia.

http://idrw.org/?p=27186

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A MiG over the deck: Vikramaditya aviation tests passed

The Vikramaditya aircraft carrier successfully completes all trials in the Barents and the White seas and will be handed over to India in the middle of November.



The INS Vikramaditya, the Indian Navy’s state-of-the art aircraft carrier passed all tests and returned to the Sevmash shipyard from the testing area in the Barents Sea on the evening of Saturday September 21.
During the 108-day trials in the White and Barents Seas, the INS Vikramaditya covered 12,650 miles, enough to circumnavigate the globe.
“In less than three months, carrier-based fighters made 57 flights, including 47 flights returning to land on the aircraft carrier. It was a major achievement that the fighters made 12 night takeoffs and landings, something that Russian carrier aircraft had not done since 1999,” the shipbuilder’s press service told RIR.
In other words, naval pilots and their training specialists from Russian Aircraft Corporation MiG and the State Flight Test Centre managed to revive and master some of the essential flight skills using the “customer’s hardware.”

The Indian Navy observation group and the Indian crew led by Commodore Suraj Berry witnessed the true capabilities of the “floating airfield” that will soon be handed over to the Indian Navy. According to eyewitnesses, the Russian test pilots landed the fighters perfectly on the carrier at night using only onboard instruments and commands from the visual landing team.
On July 3, the Vikramaditya, refurbished on behalf of the Indian Navy, sailed to the White Sea for repeat trials (after repairs on its steam boilers were completed). This time around, the power plant was beyond reproach – the ship achieved the required 29 knots while demonstrating good manoeuvrability.
In the White Sea, the team thoroughly checked the eight boilers of the power plant following their overhaul —first at low and half speed and then at full speed, once they were sure the power unit was stable. Also in the White Sea, Northern Fleet aircraft made flights to check the carrier’s electronic warfare systems.
This was followed by joint trial missions with the Northern Fleet’s naval aircraft at the Barents Sea. The MiG and the Sukhoi aircraft performed daytime and night-time take-offs and landings, with different sets of armaments and fuel loads. According to unofficial reports, both the equipment and the people operating it performed brilliantly. In any case, the customer’s representatives were on hand to witness the action and were happy with what they saw.

On the night of July 28, after getting the green light from the sea trials chief captain of the first rank Alexander Shevchenko, INS Vikramaditya reached its flank speed. The maximum speed gained by the carrier was 29.2 knots, above the maximum of 29 knots indicated in the technical specifications.
The carrier was commanded alternately by the Russian crew commander Captain of the first rank Igor Ryabko and Commodore Suraj Berry. The Indian navy sailors (there were 875 of them on board INS Vikramaditya at the end of the trials) had their marine and ship practice at designated combat stations.
During its return trip, on the White Sea, the ship once again went full steam ahead at the request of the Indian side, achieving 29.5 knots to meet the design specifications. According to Rossiyskaya Gazeta sources, the ship also went full steam in reverse at 15.2 knots. The commander of the Russian crew, Captain Igor Ryabko, and Indian Navy Commodore Suraj Berry took turns at the controls.
The shipyard’s workers are now preparing the ship for official delivery to the customer. A special handover ceremony has been scheduled for November 15.
Informed sources tell RIR that the Vikramaditya will reach India’s west coast by the middle of January 2014.

http://indrus.in/economics/2013/09/21/a_mig_over_the_deck_vikramaditya_aviation_tests_passed_29563.html

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India to renovate 4 Russian-built diesel submarines

India plans to repair and upgrade four diesel-electric submarines similar to the Sindhurakshak that sank in August, and two of these submarines will be overhauled in the Russian Federation. Eugene Shustikov, deputy general director of the Zvyozdochka shipyard told RIA Novosti on Tuesday at the first NAMEXPO 2013, a naval and maritime expo.

"Two weeks ago during negotiations, the Indians informed Zvyozdochka that Indian naval headquarters decided to perform its second mid-level repairs to extend the life of the four diesel-electric Kilo-class submarines. Two of them will be overhauled at the same time in Russia beginning in 2015, and when those are completed, two more Project 877 EKM submarines will be overhauled in India at Indian shipyards," he said.

Shustikov said that it will take about 27 months to overhaul the submarines in Severodvinsk. "We signed a work protocol that included these terms, and the Indian side has been informed that naval headquarters sent all of the necessary documents to the Ministry of Defence for the final decision," he added.

He said that when approval is granted, the Indian Defence Ministry will send an official application to Zvyozdochka. "We expect that this will be at the end of this year," said the deputy director.

http://indrus.in

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Russia offers one-year guarantee for aircraft-carrier

Kochi, Sept. 25:  
INS Vikramaditya (Admiral Gorshkov), the $2.33 billion Russia-built aircraft carrier which will be delivered to Indian Navy on November 15 after a delay of nearly five years, will only have a one-year guarantee.
Victor M. Komardin, Deputy Director-General of Rosoboronexport, Russia’s state-owned arms exporter, told media persons here that during the guarantee period, a team of Russian engineers would be stationed in India to take care of “every single screw of the ship.”
Komardin said the warship which would be handed over at the Sevmash shipyard near Moscow, will arrive in Mumbai in February.
Asked about retrofitting the ship with LR-SAM (long-range surface to air missiles) being built jointly by India and Israel, he said Vikramaditya was already an Indian Navy’s asset and that the Navy was free to do whatever it wanted to. But it would have to conform to the Russian design parameters.
Arms supplies
Komardin said for Russia defence co-operation and arms supplies are a part of its politics of friendship. “For us, politics comes first, then comes economics,” he stressed. Though regimes had changed in Russia, politics had not. Indo-Russian exports and imports had been going up every year all along. Russia’s engagement with Indian industry was much stronger and wider than other countries,” he claimed.
He said India and Russia were “genetically friendly” and that the Russian side wanted to carry on the current defence co-operation. He noted that though Russia had traditionally been India’s largest supplier of defence requirements, India was now increasingly sourcing its needs outside of Russia.
He said Russia appreciated India’s efforts to indigenise defence production.

http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/logistics/russia-offers-oneyear-guarantee-for-aircraftcarrier/article5168165.ece

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Fire mishap at India's sole aircraft carrier INS Viraat


New Delhi: A fire mishap took place on the India's lone aircraft carrier INS Viraat last week off the coast of Mumbai. However, no one was reported injured in the incident.

The Indian Navy confirmed the incident and said that it was a minor fire mishap that was caused in the aircraft's air conditioning system.

The sole aircraft carrier of the country has completed 26 years of its service with the Indian Navy.

The ship underwent last major modernisation and life enhancement refit in 2008-09, which gave it a life extension of a few more years.

Born in November 1959 as HMS Hermes, INS Viraat is also one of the longest serving aircraft carrier in the history of naval operations anywhere in the world.

Last month, submarine INS Sindhurakshak suffered heavy casualties after series of explosions killed 18 members of its crew and partially submerged the ship.

(With PTI Inputs)

http://zeenews.india.com

Le nouveau OPV indien, INS Saryu ( P54 )

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     Inde: les MiG-21 resteront en service jusqu'en 2025 (officiel)

  NEW DELHI, 5 octobre - RIA Novosti  

L'Armée de l'air indienne envisage d'exploiter les chasseurs MiG-21, en service depuis 1963, jusqu'en 2025, a annoncé samedi le quotidien Times of India, citant le commandant en chef des forces aériennes, le maréchal Anil Kumar Brown.  

Ce dernier avait déclaré en avril dernier que ces avions resteraient en service jusqu'à 2018-2019. Or, les négociations sur le contrat de livraison de 126 Rafale français étant dans une impasse, le commandement indien a décidé de prolonger les délais d'exploitation des MiG en version Bison.

Le pays compte actuellement 260 chasseurs MiG-21.

Selon le journal, l'Armée de l'air indienne dispose de 34 escadrilles de chasse, chacune comprenant 16 à 18 avions. Bien que le parc des chasseurs soit constamment complété par des Su-30MKI russes, il est toutefois nécessaire de faire progresser les négociations sur les Rafale et de lancer la construction du chasseur national indien Tejas, estime le maréchal Kumar Brown.

En août 1962, Moscou et New Delhi ont signé un contrat prévoyant l'assemblage de chasseurs MiG-21, de leurs moteurs et de leurs armements en Inde. Au cours de nombreuses années, les MiG-21 ont constitué la principale force de frappe de l'avion indienne. Ils ont été largement utilisés lors de la guerre indo-pakistanaise de 1971.

http://fr.ria.ru/defense/20131005/199480882.html  

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Mirage 2000: The backbone of IAF to get a USD 2.4 bln makeover

New Delhi: Mirage 2000s has been the backbone of Indian Air Force since decades. The French multirole, single-engine fourth-generation jet fighter manufactured by French-based Company Dassault Aviation was inducted in Indian Air Force in 1980s.

So far, 600 units have been built and are serving the air force of nine nations, including India. Indian Air Force operates over 50 Mirage 2000 Multirole Fighter Aircraft.

Several variants have been developed since the aircraft came into service in 1972. IAF is presently operating M2000H, which will be upgraded to Mirage 2000-5 Mk2 standards between 2011 and 2020.

The fighter aircraft has been an active part of French Air Force since several decades. Its potent interception and strike capability and proven track record of exemplary performance in extreme combat conditions across the world- Europe, the Middle East, and in Libya as part of NATO has made it an ideal choice for defending the Indian skies.

The aircraft was primarily categorised as an interceptor but with strike capabilities. The thin and light aircraft frame has made it an agile fighting machine. Mirage 2000 variant's delta-wing planform allow it store greater fuel loads which directly increased its operational range.

India procured the aircraft as Mirage 2000H and renamed it as "Vajra" or Thunderstreak. The upgraded version of Indian Air Force's Mirage 2000H made its first flight at Istres-Le Tube air base in France, on Sunday. Forty-nine Mirage 2000H aircraft are being upgraded to Mirage 2000-5 Mk2 in the course of next seven years.

India has paid USD 2.4 billion to upgrade its 49 jets. Additionally, India has paid another USD 2.4 billion to procure 45 brand new Mig-29K's and 400BVR missiles at an additional cost of USD 1.23 billion for the Mig-29K jets.

As part of the USD 2.4 billion, the upgrades of Mirage 2000 fighter jet would include-

1- New avionics, including an advanced navigation system, mission computers, Mil 1553 B data with Digibus, a pulse doppler radar that can find objects out to 70 nautical miles.

2-Two displays and an advanced head-down display in a glass cockpit.

3- Electronic warfare systems, including new radar warning receivers with instantaneous wide-bank receivers, an integrated missile warning receiver with continuous time-to-impact information, and new jammers and countermeasure systems.

4- Increased fuel capacity

5- Four Derby beyond-visual-range missiles

6- Two short-to-medium-range Python V missiles

7- Long-range smart munitions

8- Full mission simulators

http://daily.bhaskar.com

Premier Mirage 2000 modernisé

Fremo a écrit:

Premier Mirage 2000 modernisé

impossible que ca soit modernisé comme ca,rien n´a changé pour moi
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c´est seulement une photo du blog indien qui a posté l´info en premier,avec la pic comme illustration mais pas le modernisé,le blog russe a mal compris

regarde la piste,elle est typique inde,celle d´istres ou l´avion doit avoir fait son premier vol est goudronné



c´est en inde,Gwalior

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Indian Negotiator for Giant Rafale Fighter Deal Dies

A top Indian defense official negotiating a $12 billion deal to buy France's Rafale fighter jets has died of a heart attack, further complicating talks over the delayed contract, officials said Thursday.

India chose France's Dassault Aviation in January 2012 for exclusive negotiations for 126 aircraft, but successive deadlines to complete one of the world's biggest defense contracts have slipped by.

Chances of Dassault meeting a target to conclude the huge and complicated production-sharing agreement this year are dwindling, with elections looming in the first half of next year.

Arun Kumar Bal, a joint secretary in the defense ministry in charge of air acquisitions, died Wednesday from a heart attack at the age of 52, meaning a replacement will now have to be named.

"We don't think his death will have any impact on the MMRCA," a defense ministry official, who asked not to be named, told AFP referring to the Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft deal.

"The ministry will just have to name a replacement," he added.

But a senior officer familiar with defense acquisitions said Bal was part of the "decision-making process" and in charge of examining Dassault's ability to meet the requirements stipulated by the government.

"It's a fact that Bal was associated with the program for a while and so the new officiating person will need to familiarize themselves with his work," the officer said.

Defence Minister A.K. Antony, 73, is also currently in hospital where he is recovering from surgery on his prostate.

India is the world's biggest arms importer — partly a consequence of its weak domestic production capacity — and foreign defense companies are jostling for huge contracts for helicopters, planes and weaponry.

But as well as elections next year, the state's finances are strained with the government under pressure from investors and ratings agencies to keep the public deficit below its "red line" of 4.8 percent of gross domestic product.

http://www.defensenews.com/article/20131003/DEFREG03/310030013/Indian-negotiator-giant-Rafale-fighter-deal-dies?odyssey=nav|head

je crois que d'ici a ce qu'il concluent le deal ils seront tous morts et ca sera les petits enfants qui le feront

Le Rafale pas avant 2015 ........
http://www.latribune.fr/entreprises-finance/industrie/aeronautique-defense/20131011trib000790094/rafale-en-inde-les-industriels-visent-un-contrat-signe-en-2015.html

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Porte-avions russe pour l'Inde: la livraison prévue en novembre (Rogozine)  



MOSCOU, 14 octobre - RIA Novosti

La Russie est prête à remettre à l'Inde le porte-avions Vikramaditya, a déclaré lundi le vice-premier ministre Dmitri Rogozine, précisant que le navire quitterait les eaux russes le 30 novembre prochain.

"Les essais en mer se sont déroulés bien. Les défauts constatés l'année dernière lors des tests ont été complètement corrigés, si bien que maintenant, à une semaine du sommet russo-indien, le navire est prêt à être livré à l'Inde", a indiqué M.  Rogozine lors d'une rencontre entre le chef du gouvernement Dmitri Medvedev et les vice-premiers ministres russes.

Selon M. Rogozine, "il nous faut un mois pour mettre le porte-avions à la disposition de la Marine indienne".

"Le 30 novembre, le navire quittera les eaux russes", a conclu le vice-ministre.

En 2004, la Russie et l'Inde ont signé un contrat prévoyant la modernisation du porte-avions soviétique Admiral Gorchkov, rebaptisé par la partie indienne Vikramaditya ("fort comme le Soleil"). Au terme de ce contrat, la Russie s'est engagée à effectuer des travaux de modernisation pour 750 millions de dollars et à fournir de l'aviation embarquée pour le même montant. Le navire devait être livré en 2008, mais ce délai a été ajourné à plusieurs reprises en raison de différends financiers.

Aux termes de l'avenant au contrat signé en 2010, la livraison du bâtiment de guerre devait avoir lieu le 4 décembre 2012. Or, lors d'un essai en mer en septembre 2012, des défaillances ont été constatées, y compris dans le groupe propulseur du navire, amenant les chantiers navals russes à reporter la livraison à 2013.

http://fr.ria.ru/defense/20131014/199545329.html

les Indiens doivent attendre ce porte avions comme un puceau attends son heure.

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India To Require BrahMos Missile for Next Subs


Submarine-bound: India wants its new submarines to accommodate BrahMos cruise missiles. (AFP)

NEW DELHI — Western competitors could face stiffer competition from the Russians in India’s forthcoming US $12 billion tender for the purchase of six conventional submarines. The Indian Defence Ministry is requiring that submarines in the competition be capable of mounting the Indo-Russian BrahMos cruise missile.
India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation, which is jointly producing the BrahMos with Russia, has persuaded the MoD to incorporate the requirement for the tender, expected to be floated by the end of the year.
DCNS of France, Navantia of Spain and HDW of Germany will offer their submarines in the competition. The Russians, meanwhile, told the Indian Navy this month that their Amur-class submarines could accommodate the BrahMos missile with little modification.
No executive from DCNS, Navantia or HDW would comment on their boats’ ability to carry the missile.
India is finalizing a formal tender to purchase six advanced conventional submarines with air-independent propulsion technology.
The six submarines are to be purchased within the limitations of the Missile Technology Control Regime, which restricts the proliferation of missiles capable of flying beyond 300 kilometers, an MoD official said.
BahMos is homemade and has a range of less than 300 kilometers, which would be best suited for the submarine, the MoD source said.
The submarines are to have a surface speed of 12 knots and submerged speed of 19 knots. They will have a range of 50 to 60 days of navigation on the surface and 20 to 30 days of navigation submerged at 4 knots.
Two of the six submarines are to be made in the overseas shipyard and the remaining four are slotted to be license-produced only in a state-owned shipyard.
The major fire on the Russian-made Sindhurakshak last month has dropped the operational strength of the Indian Navy submarines to only 11. With the decommissioning of the aging German HDW-class submarines next year, the Indian Navy’s total submarine strength could fall to as low as seven by 2015. The fact that the Indian Navy’s submarine fleet size has dropped so low is a point of major concern in the ranks, especially since China’s sub fleet is more than 60, an official said.

http://www.defensenews.com/article/20131001/DEFREG03/310010012

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Govt drags feet on anti-submarine chopper deal

NEW DELHI: Chinese and other submarines are fast stepping up their forays into the Indian Ocean region (IOR) but India continues to drag its feet in acquiring advanced helicopters that operate from warships to detect, track and kill such underwater predators.
The irony is that while the Navy is on track to induct four-five major warships every year over the next decade, with as many as 40 ships already on order in domestic shipyards, the anti-submarine warfare (ASW) helicopters to provide them with "close-in protection" are nowhere in sight.

The Navy currently has just 11 Kamov-28 and 17 Sea King ASW helicopters to defend its existing fleet of over 130 warships from enemy submarines on the prowl silently. While the Sea Kings are over 20 years old, the Kamov-28s are long overdue for a mid-life upgrade.
With only half of these aging helicopters operationally available at any given time, alarms bells have begun to clang loudly at this "critical operational gap" in the IOR which is getting "dense with foreign submarines", say sources.
The Navy is already grappling with a crippling shortage in missiles to arm the Israeli Barak-I anti-missile defence systems on its 14 frontline warships, including aircraft carrier INS Viraat, due to a seven-year-old CBI probe into kickbacks in the original contract.
"It's like a double-whammy. The protective shield around the warships is fast eroding," said a source. The ASW helicopters fly ahead of warships to "dunk" their sonars in the "tropical waters" of IOR to depths like 200-300 metres, listen for underwater electronic and other signals of submarines, track and then eliminate threats to "sanitize" the path for the fleet.
It has being almost a decade since the Navy initiated a case to acquire 16 new multi-role helicopters with potent ASW capabilities. But it's yet to fructify due to the government's slow decision-making process, coupled with squabbling between contenders European NH-90 and American Sikorsky-70B helicopters.
This contract is crucial since it is to be followed by a bigger deal for 123 helicopters — in the 9 to 12.5-tonne class with ASW capabilities as well as customized for amphibious assaults and commando operations — at a cost of over $3 billion.
The abysmal situation can be gauged from the fact that even aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya, the rechristened Admiral Gorshkov slated for commissioning in mid-November after a $2.33 billion refit in Russia, has no ASW helicopters earmarked for it till now. "A carrier battle group requires at least 8 to 10 ASW helicopters," said a source.

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-10-03/india/42663683_1_helicopters-warships-aircraft-carrier

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India to finalise Rafale deal by March: air force official

(Reuters) - India will finalise a $15 billion deal to buy 126 Rafale fighter jets from France's Dassault Aviation (AVMD.PA) by March 2014, an Indian air force official said on Thursday, after the deal had been held up by differences over local manufacturing.

New Delhi picked the Rafale for exclusive negotiations in January 2012 after a bidding contest against Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft, made by a consortium involving EADS (EAD.PA), Finmeccanica (SIFI.MI) and BAE Systems (BAES.L).

But there were differences over the role of India's state-run Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd in manufacturing the jets.

Air Marshal S. Sukumar, deputy chief of air staff, told an aerospace conference the deal would be signed within the current financial year, according to a statement issued by conference organiser, the Confederation of Indian Industry.

Under the deal, Dassault is expected to send 18 ready-made jets and would manufacture the rest in India. Hindustan Aeronautics will be its lead partner.

Dassault had earlier expressed doubts about the ability of the local partner to make such a sophisticated fighter. Hindustan Aeronautics has been developing a light combat aircraft since the early 1980s with no success so far.

A spokesman for Dassault declined to comment. The French company is still hoping to finalise the deal by the end of the 2013.

India's government wants to encourage Indian companies to partner with foreign suppliers to reduce its reliance on imports and boost a domestic defence industry that is dominated by underperforming public sector companies.

A separate tender to buy and build 56 military transport planes at an estimated cost of 119 billion rupees has been extended by two months, Sukumar also said. The Defence Ministry launched the tender in May to replace an ageing fleet of Avro jets.

The ministry had originally said the transport planes deal must be struck between a foreign supplier and an Indian private company. However, Heavy Industries Minister Praful Patel said last week that public-sector firms already making products for the armed forces should have been allowed to take part in the bidding.

The Defence Ministry has said it will look into Patel's complaint, potentially delaying the tender. Many of India's foreign arms purchases run into long delays because of accusations of corruption and bureaucratic complications.

http://in.reuters.com/article/2013/10/17/india-defence-rafale-idINDEE99G0BP20131017

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India to finalise Rafale deal by March: air force official

(Reuters) - India will finalise a $15 billion deal to buy 126 Rafale fighter jets from France's Dassault Aviation (AVMD.PA) by March 2014, an Indian air force official said on Thursday, after the deal had been held up by differences over local manufacturing.

New Delhi picked the Rafale for exclusive negotiations in January 2012 after a bidding contest against Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft, made by a consortium involving EADS (EAD.PA), Finmeccanica (SIFI.MI) and BAE Systems (BAES.L).

But there were differences over the role of India's state-run Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd in manufacturing the jets.

Air Marshal S. Sukumar, deputy chief of air staff, told an aerospace conference the deal would be signed within the current financial year, according to a statement issued by conference organiser, the Confederation of Indian Industry.

Under the deal, Dassault is expected to send 18 ready-made jets and would manufacture the rest in India. Hindustan Aeronautics will be its lead partner.

Dassault had earlier expressed doubts about the ability of the local partner to make such a sophisticated fighter. Hindustan Aeronautics has been developing a light combat aircraft since the early 1980s with no success so far.

A spokesman for Dassault declined to comment. The French company is still hoping to finalise the deal by the end of the 2013.

India's government wants to encourage Indian companies to partner with foreign suppliers to reduce its reliance on imports and boost a domestic defence industry that is dominated by underperforming public sector companies.

A separate tender to buy and build 56 military transport planes at an estimated cost of 119 billion rupees has been extended by two months, Sukumar also said. The Defence Ministry launched the tender in May to replace an ageing fleet of Avro jets.

The ministry had originally said the transport planes deal must be struck between a foreign supplier and an Indian private company. However, Heavy Industries Minister Praful Patel said last week that public-sector firms already making products for the armed forces should have been allowed to take part in the bidding.

The Defence Ministry has said it will look into Patel's complaint, potentially delaying the tender. Many of India's foreign arms purchases run into long delays because of accusations of corruption and bureaucratic complications.

http://in.reuters.com/article/2013/10/17/india-defence-rafale-idINDEE99G0BP20131017

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German naval defence firm eyes India's growing market

BREMEN ( GERMANY): A leading German naval defence firm is eying India's booming market with its latest weapons, equipment and combat systems at a time when the [url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/topic/Indian Navy]Indian Navy[/url] is looking to shore up its resources.
Atlas Elektronik, which opened its Indian subsidiary this year to target the the country's growing defence market, showcased its latest torpedo, SeaHake mod4 ER, as among the fastest and most effective heavy weapons which could be used by the navy to boost its firepower.

It has a proven speed of well in excess of 50 knots and a range of 140 km and is also the safest, Atlas Electronic India CEO [url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/topic/Khalil Rahman]Khalil Rahman[/url] said.
He said technology is much safer than the high-test- peroxide (HTP) oxygenized propellant and thermodynamically driven Russian anti-surface torpedoes in the Kilo class submarines, which are used by India, and the safety advantages with their torpedoes are tremendous.
"Its safe electrical propulsion system not only offers tactically equivalent speed in comparison to the dangerous thermodynamically driven torpedoes but also markedly superior range, all while generating far less noise," he said.
The company had supplied SUT torpedoes for Indian Navy's four Shishumar Class submarines in 1980s which it has been now contracted for lifetime extension.
Navy is hunting for heavy torpedoes and though it had reportedly come close to choosing Black Shark, which is made by Italian company WASS, for French submarine Scorpene, it has not taken any decision yet. Atlas had also competed for the deal.
[url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/topic/Atlas Elektronik]Atlas Elektronik[/url] is the only company, it claims, which owns intellectual rights over all components of torpedo manufacturing.
"The inherent stealth and quietness of the electrically propelled torpedo also offers obvious tactical advantages over the loud thermodynamically propelled torpedoes," he said.
Another equipment which the company is keen on selling to India is ASW (anti-submarine warfare) sonars.
Most Indian warships are equipped with hull-mounted sonars but these have a limited range, Rahman said, stressing that a towed array sonar is towed several hundred metres behind the ship and is therefore less affected by interference from the ship itself.
"Therefore it is able to dramatically increase the range at which a torpedo or a submarine can be detected, increasing the chances of being able to react in time," he said.
The firm is close to signing a deal with India for the supply of low frequency sonar systems for its warships, enabling them to detect enemy submarines, warships and torpedoes from a long range.
The Active Towed Away Sonars (ACTAS) are intended to be mounted on six warships.
The company is also keen on selling submarine systems, mine counter measures and combat systems.



http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2013-10-16/news/43107084_1_indian-navy-warships-submarine