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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: large;">New Delhi, Aug.10 (ANI): The Prime
Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, on Saturday, congratulated officials and
scientists of the Department of Atomic Energy, Indian Navy and the Defence
Research Development Organisation (DRDO) on the INS Arihant, India's first
nuclear submarine, achieving criticality.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: large;">In his message, Dr. Singh said:
"I am delighted to learn that the nuclear propulsion reactor on board INS
Arihant, India's first indigenous nuclear powered submarine, has now achieved
criticality. I extend my congratulations to all those associated with this
important milestone, particularly the Department of Atomic Energy, the Indian
Navy and the Defence Research and Development Organization.</span></div>
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Saturday's development represents "a giant stride in the progress of our
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: large;">"It is testimony to the ability
of our scientists, technologists and defence personnel to work together for
mastering complex technologies in the service of our nation's security,"
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: large;">The INS Arihant achieved nuclear
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saying that the 83-megawatt pressurized light-water reactor attained
"criticality" after several months of "checking and
re-checking" of all the systems and sub-systems of the 6000-tonne
submarine at the secretive ship-building centre at Visakhapatnam.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: large;">When that happens, India will
finally get the long-elusive third leg of its nuclear triad - the capability to
fire nuclear weapons from the land, air and sea. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: large;">The first two legs - the rail and
road-mobile Agni series of ballistic missiles and fighters like Sukhoi 30MKIs
and Mirage-2000s capable of delivering nuclear warheads - are already in place
with the armed forces.</span></div>
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submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs) is crucial since India has a
declared "no first-use policy" for nuclear weapons, and hence needs a
robust and viable second-strike capability. (ANI)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The UK Ministry of Defence released footage showing the basic specification of Battleship Global Type 26 (T26 GCS), a milestone in the development of this program that will support thousands of jobs in the construction industry vessels.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br />Scheduled to enter service after 2020, the new ship will be used with multiple jobs worldwide by the Royal Navy in combat operations and anti-piracy as well as humanitarian aid missions.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br />Since 2010, the MoD is working with BAE Systems, to determine the ship's basic functions and design of your baseline. Now, with the endorsed program, you can move on to a new stage of the evaluation phase, when will study the detailed specifications of the ship.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> A hangar to accommodate a Merlin helicopter or Wildcat, plus a flexible space for aircraft, submarines and surface unmanned, or to other vessels;</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br />The T26 GCS is one of several projects - including the aircraft carrier Queen Elizabeth Class - which will see the construction industry of UK vessels provide world class facilities to the Navy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br />According to the Minister of Equipment, Support and Defence Technology, Peter Luff: "For decades, the Battleship Global Type 26 will form the backbone of the Navy. According to their design, present an adaptability and easy upgrading to react to threats as they evolve. "</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br />"I am pleased to know that the program has received the endorsement of the committee approve investments. The construction of these vessels will generate thousands of skilled jobs throughout the UK, helping to sustain an industry of surface warships, "he added.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br />According to Admiral Sir Mark Stanhope: "The warship T26 GCS will have multiple jobs and can be used worldwide in joint and multinational operations across a range of warlike activities, including complex combat operations, maritime security operations, and combat piracy, and humanitarian aid operations. The T26 will be able to operate independently for extended periods or as part of a task group and will play a leading role in the defense of this country for many years. "</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">In tune with a growing 'strategic partnership' with South Korea, India is now getting all set to ink a major defence contract with the north-east Asian country for acquisition of eight advanced minesweeping and hunting warships.<br /><br />Under the programme, which will be worth well over Rs 6,000 crore, India will get two of the mine counter-measures vessels (MCMVs) directly from South Korean firm Kangnam Corporation, while the other six will be manufactured by Goa Shipyard after transfer of technology. "The contract is now being finalized after the conclusion of the commercial negotiations," said a source.<br /><br />India's need for advanced MCMVs that combine the role of traditional minesweepers and active mine-hunters to detect and destroy underwater mines is critical. Despite intelligence inputs holding that Indian harbours face the clear and present danger of underwater mines being planted by both state as well as non-state actors, the Navy's MCMV project has been hanging fire for several years now.<br /><br />"Underwater mines are cheap weapons that can be used for high-impact incidents. It's relatively easy for someone to lay mines at the harbour approach or departure routes. There is need to step-up the protection of our harbours and offshore installations," said an official.<br /><br />Made of composite material and high-grade steel to ensure 'minimal magnetivity', the new MCMVs will have high-definition sonars and acoustic and magnetic sweeps to first detect all kinds of marooned and drifting mines and then use remote-controlled systems like small underwater vehicles to then detonate them at safe distances. </span></div>
</div>Shaktirajhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09553883646911183784noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811822178773066050.post-42035045806115840422012-06-09T05:17:00.002-07:002012-06-09T05:17:18.430-07:00Indian Navy INS Vikramaditya Sea Trial<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Indian aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya (formerly Admiral Goshkov ) set sail this morning on the White Sea, sea trials for 120 days. The ship was retired in the Sevmash shipyard in northern Russia.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Aboard the ship, a joint Russian-Indian crew was formed to pass the knowledge of operation of the ship the sailors Indians. After initial sea trials in the White Sea, the ship will sail in the Barents Sea for exercises with military aircraft.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">India and Russia signed a 947 million U.S. dollars in 2005 to purchase the ship, but delivery has been postponed twice, raising the cost of renovation to $ 2.3 billion. The director of the Sevmash shipyard, Vladimir Pastukhov, was fired in 2007 for his mismanagement of the project.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Vikramaditya was originally built as the Soviet Project 1143.4 class "Admiral Gorshkov". The ship had hit the keel in 1978 the Nikolayev South shipyard in Ukraine was launched in 1982 and commissioned in the Soviet Navy in 1987.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It was renamed after the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991. In 1994, the Admiral Gorshkov repairs remained for a year for repairs after a boiler explosion. In 1995, he returned briefly to the service, but was finally removed and put on sale in 1996.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The ship has a displacement of 45,000 tons, a maximum speed of 32 knots and range of 13,500 nautical miles (25,000 km) at a cruising speed of 18 knots.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">India has already started to receive the MiG-29K naval jets for the Vikramaditya , who will operate the system STOBAR (short take-off but assisted recovery), which consists of short takeoff ramp with the aid of "ski-jump" with cables and landing retention.</span></div>
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</div>Shaktirajhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09553883646911183784noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811822178773066050.post-88120873579238646022012-05-18T19:02:00.004-07:002012-05-18T19:03:21.056-07:00India’s Carrier-Borne Fighter Inches On<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;">The debut flight of the Indian navy's first indigenous aircraft carrier-borne fighter may have finally come and gone relatively smoothly, but the program itself seems to be facing more turbulence.<br /><br />Sixteen months after it was supposed to make its first flight, the prototype of India's first fighter for carrier-deck operations, the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA)-Navy, finally took off April 27 from Bengaluru. The 22-min. flight, conducted by two senior test pilots, was officially deemed a success. But relief over the beleaguered prototype finally lifting off will be fleeting. LCA-N Mk.1, ironically, may never actually see service on a carrier deck.<br /><br />In February, the defense ministry's acquisition office approved the manufacture of eight limited-series LCA-N airframes, but the navy has all-but-officially decided to fly the Mk.1 only from land. The proposed Mk.2, which is set to have the more powerful F414 engine and is still at least two years away from even prototyping, is likely to be a variant that the navy buys in larger numbers and flies off its future short-takeoff-but-arrested-recovery (Stobar) carriers.<br /><br />Apart from being underpowered (it flies on a single F404 engine) and therefore unsuitable for Stobar operations, according to navy officials, the Mk.1 has also emerged heavier than the service wanted. Worse still, the fundamental structural hurdles that had delayed the program for so long have not been fully resolved. These include the modified, strengthened landing gear, certain airframe modifications and optimal sink-rate parameters, all of which are being addressed with EADS. With the first flight done, the program team intends to bolster efforts to get the aircraft to meet navy specifications, which the prototype does not.<br /><br />“Flying the prototype without working out the airframe problems was something we were not comfortable with,” admits a commodore with the navy headquarters group tasked with monitoring trials of the LCA-N. “But with the flight safety board clearing it, we took it under consideration with assurances that the team would work out the problems within the year. We're hoping they do that.”<br /><br />The commodore also confirmed that certain minor airframe modifications remained to be done and tested. The navy has received assurance that the aircraft will meet all basic specifications by year-end and look to initial operational clearance by early 2014.<br /><br />The prototype that flew last month was a twin-seat trainer, and it did not have the arrestor-hook assembly. The naval prototype's airframe is virtually identical to the primary LCA air force trainer, except for a leading edge vortex control surface that is operated by a concealed rotary actuator for safe landing speeds and improved controllability.<br /><br />Just weeks after he had chastised the team for the many delays to the program, the Indian navy chief's tone became more conciliatory. Adm. Nirmal Verma said, “We must ensure that today's accomplishment leads to the timely [generation] of the operational requirements for carrier-borne operations.” In December 2010, around the time the LCA-N was first supposed to fly, the navy's flag officer in charge of aviation, Rear Adm. Sudhir Pillai, said, “LCA Navy will remain a modest platform. With an up-rated engine, [the Mk.2] will give us adequate capability at sea.”<br /><br />The refurbished Russian INS Vikramaditya aircraft carrier is set to join the Indian navy in December and will host a squadron of the navy's MiG-29K fighters. But the Mk.1 will continue to be tested at a shore-based ski-jump and arrestor-hook facility in Goa, which is used specifically to train Stobar pilots before they begin ship operations. The Mk.2 could conceivably fly off the Vikramaditya and India's indigenous aircraft carrier INS Vikrant, set to enter service in 2014-15.<br /><br />The navy's future fighter requirement will be shaped by the launch mechanism on its second indigenous aircraft carrier. Top navy sources suggest that the service is nearly convinced that a catapult-assisted takeoff, barrier-arrested recovery (Catobar) carrier is the way to go.<br /><br />Executives with Eurofighter and Gripen, both of which have Stobar concept variants of Typhoon and Gripen fighters, respectively, said that while their fighters theoretically could be modified for catapult launch, the costs involved compared with a potential order would not justify the effort. Should the navy decide to develop its second indigenous flattop as a Catobar carrier, a three-way battle could ensue between the Lockheed Martin F-35C, Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and Dassault Rafale. </span></div>
</div>Shaktirajhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09553883646911183784noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811822178773066050.post-26683543615118424842012-04-20T19:48:00.003-07:002012-04-20T19:52:32.750-07:00Decision on the purchase of F-35 version of the UK has yet been taken<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;">The UK is still undecided on which version of the F-35 would be bought: the model of the conventional takeoff or short takeoff and vertical landing (STVOL its acronym in English). The decision may result in profound changes in the design of a two-class aircraft carriers Queen Elizabeth under construction.<br /><br />Information Jane's realize that the British prime minister, David Cameron, asked the Treasury Department an independent study on the costs associated with the possible amendment of such a carrier to operate the F-35C, the model off the conventional .<br /><br />Just over a month, it was learned that the British Government may be considering leaving the decision in 2010 to acquire the F-35C version and return to his original plan to acquire the F-35B (STVOL).<br /><br />At that time, Defense News quoted the contents of a letter from a spokesman for the defense of the Labour Party in opposition, Jim Murphy, on the issue that gave rise to doubts about the impact of change model for the future British aircraft carrier.<br /><br />The same agency also published their impressions of the analyst at the Institute of International Studies, Douglas Barrie, pointing to the possibility of the UK variant disregard the acquisition of conventional "be more related to the financial implications of changing the design of ships with the issues related to the aircraft itself. "<br /><br />According to Jane's a decision by the Prime Minister Cameron to request an independent review of this program reflects two major concerns. The first concerns the embarrassing twist in one of the core components of defense and security strategy of the coalition government. The second is related to a possible adverse reaction to the decision could have on the government and the U.S. Navy.<br /><br />The program of the British aircraft carrier Queen Elizabeth Class includes construction of two ships, although only one of them is guaranteed in the Royal Navy. The second might even be sold to an ally.<br /><br />The construction of the first of these ships, HMS Queen Elizabeth, who will be the largest ship in the history of the British Navy, took an important step this week. As reported in the journal The Telegraph on Monday, two sections of the ship of 11,500 tons were united and will be welded in the coming days.<br /><br />In total, the ship will have 65,000 tons, three times more than the current Invincible class.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The first flight of the first F-35 for the United Kingdom on April 13, 2012. Lockheed Martin test pilot Bill Gigliotti flew the F-35B aircraft, known as BK-1, which is also the first international F-35 to fly. The jet will complete a series of company and government checkout flights prior to its acceptance by the U.K. Ministry of Defence.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">BK-1, the United Kingdom’s first Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II production aircraft, flew its inaugural flight Friday. Lockheed Martin test pilot Bill Gigliotti took the short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) jet through a series of functional flight checks during a sortie that lasted 45 minutes. The jet will complete a series of company and government checkout flights prior to its acceptance by the U.K. Ministry of Defence. This BK-1 aircraft makes up one of the three F-35 fighters the MoD has already committed to buying; two F-35Bs and one F-35C.<br /><br />The U.K. MOD will use this 5th Generation fighter for training and operational tests at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., beginning later this year. The British MOD is still undecided about the type of aircraft to be procured for the new Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier.<br /><br />In the 2010 Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR), Prime Minister David Cameron announced the Ministry of Defence would convert the carriers and buy the longer-range F-35C variant of the strike fighter. Originally the vessel was designed to operate the STOVL F-35B, but due to the delays and rising cost of this specific type, MOD was considering to modified the new carrier to operate the Carrier-Based F-35C version developed for the U.S. Navy.<br /><br />According to the Financial Times, the UK will not reconfigure its aircraft carriers, senior government officials have told their French counterparts. The decision also means the new British carriers will not be able to support French fighters, in times of need. Allowing France and the UK to share the expensive task of maintaining uninterrupted carrier capability at sea was an important reason for the switch, the SDSR noted at the time. Cameron is expected to announce his decision over the next few weeks.</span></div>
</div>Shaktirajhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09553883646911183784noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811822178773066050.post-16501752694787025322012-04-15T01:14:00.002-07:002012-04-15T01:15:09.541-07:00Finished second period of sea trials of HMS 'Defender'<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;">The fifth type 45 destroyer class is closer to being declared operational in the Royal Navy after completing his second period of sea trials off the coast of Scotland.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">HMS Defender is almost a month off the Scottish coast to test their combat systems and other sensors and is now in the final weeks of tests and trials in Clyde, where he prepares to join his brothers in Portsmouth.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Defender went to sea for their first test last fall, sailing two years after the day of its launch, to test the basics - propulsion and maneuverability.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">As with periods of initial tests, the second period of sea trials had a mixed crew of employees of BAE Systems, in addition to the growing group of Royal Navy personnel.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The team on board set all weapons systems and sub-systems to the central control system - the brain of the Defender, which is the fusion of all information to give the team a complete picture of the COC of the situation.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The delivery of the Defender for the Royal Navy and, consequently, their transfer to Porthmouth should occur in July.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The ship should be declared operational in early 2013, the same time that is expected to estréa at sea the last class ship, HMS Duncan .</span></div>
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