Primi appontaggi sulla INS "Vikramaditya" .....

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In mare ..... con i MiG-29K a bordo .....

"Indian Navy chief: Vikramaditya deployed with MiG-29s embarked" .....

http://www.janes.com/article/37623/indi ... s-embarked

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Intanto ..... l'altra portaerei .....


Vikrant, India's first indigenous aircraft carrier, was launched in August 2013 but work has almost stopped since because of a funding and resource shortage .....

Fonte ..... "Indian Navy asks BJP to fund next phase of indigenous carrier build" .....
http://www.janes.com/article/38672/indi ... rier-build

Lasciatemelo dire ..... prima o poi la rana troppo ingorda ..... scoppierà .....

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Il nuovo PM indiano visita la portaerei ex-russa e promette i fondi per il completamento di quella nazionale ..... invocando, al tempo stesso, una politica di maggiore autarchia per quando concerne le future commesse militari .....



"Indian Prime Minister Backs $3.18 Billion Plan for Domestic Carrier" .....
http://news.usni.org/2014/07/09/indian- ... ic-carrier

Video .....
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L'incauto acquisto di una portaerei (quasi) nuova dalla Russia ..... e l'INCUBO che ne è derivato .....

India learned the hard way with INS ‘Vikramaditya’ .....

Fonte ..... "Whatever You Do, Don’t Buy Your Aircraft Carrier From Russia" .....

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Non si staranno per caso montando la testa ?

India is considering powering its second domestically built aircraft carrier with a nuclear propulsion plant, according to a Tuesday report by news agency Press Trust of India.
The design of the carrier is ongoing and nuclear power is still an option for the carrier, said Director General of Naval Design Bureau, Rear Admiral Atul Saxena, in response to questions from reporters.

Fonte ..... "India Weighing Nuclear Powered Carrier" .....
http://news.usni.org/2014/09/24/india-w ... ed-carrier

Vabbè che sono riusciti a mettere una loro sonda in orbita attorno a Marte .....
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/ ... ssion.html

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Della serie: 'Tanto per non farsi mancare nulla' ..... ora hanno pure un 'SSBM' .....

India’s first domestically built nuclear ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) started sea trials on Monday, according to local press reports.
The 6,500-ton Arihant left the harbor at Visakhapatnam, on India’s eastern shore, following a year and a half of tests closer to shore and is a first for the Indian shipbuilding base in developing a domestic ability to construct nuclear submarine.

Fonte ..... "New Indian Boomer Starts Sea Trials" .....
http://news.usni.org/2014/12/16/new-ind ... sea-trials




Qualche ulteriore dettaglio ..... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arihant-class_submarine
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Arriva la 'cavalleria' .....

Tucked away in a new defense deal with India was an agreement for the U.S. to aid India in fielding aircraft carriers that China views as a threat.
As part of a Defense Technology and Trade Initiative (DTTI) signed by President Obama and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday, the U.S. agreed to “form a working group to explore aircraft carrier technology sharing and design.”

Fonte ..... "U.S. to Aid India in Building Aircraft Carriers" .....
http://www.dodbuzz.com/2015/01/26/u-s-t ... -carriers/
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Verso la realizzazione della seconda portaerei nazionale ..... ma l'ambizioso progetto necessita di un aiutino da parte degli USA .....

The Indian Navy is accelerating the design and construction of its second domestic carrier as its oldest carrier leaves service next year, according to several local press reports.
The work to develop the carrier — thought to be called INS Vishal — has been given a top priority to shore up capability gaps in the service following the planned retirement of INS Viraat — the former U.K. Royal Navy carrier Hermes — some time next year, according to a Monday report in The Times of India.

Fonte ..... "Indian Navy Set to Accelerate Second Indigenous Carrier as U.K. Built Carrier is Set to Decommission Next Year" .....
http://news.usni.org/2015/02/23/indian- ... -next-year
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Futura portaerei nazionale ..... l' India pensa in grande .....

Depending on the cost, India could consider acquiring F-18s or the F-35B for IAC-2, Ashley Tellis, senior associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace said recently.
With Indian having recently confirmed that the air force will acquire at least 36 Dassault Rafales, the carrier version of the French jet may come into consideration.
The French Navy's flagship aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle has just completed an exercise with the Indian navy off the coast of Goa.
Last month, Indian navy officials also went aboard the USS Charles Vinson off the coast of Cochin, to “ask questions about the carrier,” US Ambassador to India Richard Verma who accompanied them, told AIN.

Fonte ..... "India Outlines New Carrier Ambitions" .....
http://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/ ... -ambitions

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Secondo varo per la 'Vikrant' .....

India’s long-delayed carrier is set to enter the water next week while the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi government has approved more money for development of the second indigenous carrier, according to local press reports.
The 40,000-ton INS Vikrant is set to launch from the Cochin Shipyard in the southwest on May 28 following a dry dock period after the initial launch ceremony of the ship in 2013.

Fonte ..... "India Will Relaunch First Domestic Carrier Vikrant Next Week, More Money Approved for Second Carrier" .....
http://news.usni.org/2015/05/21/india-w ... nd-carrier
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Intanto ..... l' India continua a spendere ..... altri quattro pattugliatori navali americani ..... e così fanno 12 .....

"India to buy four additional P-8Is" ..... http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articl ... is-414678/

Evidentemente ..... i quattrini non le mancano .....
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Aiuto !!!!!

Si sono finalmente resi conto che il boccone che volevano azzannare era troppo grosso ..... ed ora si trovano costretti ad implorare l' aiuto da mezzo mondo .....

The Indian Navy has reached out to four international defense contractors - including a Russian and U.S. firm - for help with the design of its next domestic aircraft carrier.
The service sent letters of request (LoR) to U.K. firm BAE Systems, DCNS in France, Lockheed Martin and Russia’s Rosoboronexport on July 15, according to a report in Jane’s Navy International.
The letter asks the firms to “provide technical and costing proposals” for India’s indigenous aircraft carrier-II (IAC-II) program - the planned 65,000-ton carrier Vishal.
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To build Vishal, at its proposed 65,000-ton size, will require new infrastructure in India’s shipyards.
According to the Jane’s report,”none of the existing Indian shipyards is capable of building a 65,000 tonne warship without substantial expansion.”

Fonte ..... "India Asks International Defense Firms for Help With New Aircraft Carrier Design" .....
http://news.usni.org/2015/07/21/india-a ... ier-design
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In visita negli USA ..... in cerca di aiuto .....

The head of India’s Western Naval Command led a delegation of aircraft carrier designers to meet with U.S. officials in Washington, D.C. and visit under-construction carrier Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78), according to Indian press reports.
Vice Adm. SPS Cheema and his team’s visit is part of India’s effort to build a second domestic carrier as part of the Indian Navy indigenous aircraft carrier-II (IAC-II) program with U.S. help.

Fonte ..... "Indian Navy Carrier Delegation Meets With U.S. Counterparts, Visits Carrier Ford" .....
http://news.usni.org/2015/08/20/indian- ... rrier-ford
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Gliela costruiamo noi se vogliono... in cambio di...

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L' India da l' addio al volo verticale imbarcato .....

The Indian Navy has retired the Sea Harrier fleet that operated from its aircraft carrier INS Viraat, and plans to replace them with MiG- 29Ks that India has bought from Russia.
The Indian Navy bought 30 British-made Sea Harriers in 1983 but only 11 now remain.
The Navy once considered upgrading the Sea Harriers but abandoned the plan.
The Sea Harrier pilots are now being trained to fly the Russian MiG 29K fighter aircraft.
India had planned to replace the Sea Harriers with the homemade Light Combat Aircraft (Naval) version but the program is more than 15 years behind schedule, said an Indian Navy official.

Fonte ..... "Indian Navy Retires Sea Harriers" .....
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MiG-29K ..... India, Russia, Ucraina e ..... come risolvere i problemi legati all' embargo .....

L’approvisionnement en systèmes pour les MiG-29K/KUB indiens n’est pas encore complètement réglé, la faute aux embargos combinés édictés par le gouvernement ukrainien qui empêchent l'exportation de tous les articles à usage militaire à la Russie, ainsi que les sanctions européennes et américaines qui interdisent l'exportation de composants militaires à Moscou.

La société russe RSK MiG éprouve des difficultés à livrer un avion complet qui intègre toutes les fonctionnalités promises à la marine indienne et ceci car certains fournisseurs se trouvent en Ukraine.
De fait, l’Inde à jusqu’ici importé directement ces systèmes pour les intégrer sur sa flotte de MiG-29K/KUB.
Certains systèmes qui auraient dû provenir de fournisseurs occidentaux sont remplacés par des produits entièrement russes.

Fonte ..... "MiG-29K, l’Inde et la Russie contournent l’embargo !" .....
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La Russia offre all' India una portaerei ..... che non esiste .....

Russia has offered its nuclear aircraft carrier, dubbed "Storm," to India for purchase, a senior Indian Navy official said.
The offer comes as India and the US discuss the transfer of technology for India's future nuclear aircraft carrier, the INS Vishal.
A diplomat with the Russian Embassy confirmed that a Russian team visiting India last week made the offer.
Krylov State Research Center (KSRC), a Russian shipbuilding research and development institute, is designing the carrier, also known as Shtorm or Project 23000E.

Fonte ..... "Russia Offers India Nuclear Aircraft Carrier" .....

La Russia aveva sino ad ora costruito una portaerei e mezza (la mezza venduta poi alla Cina), per giunta dotata soltanto di uno 'ski-jump' e non di catapulte convenzionali (per non parlare di EMALS), ed ora, udite udite, si sta proponendo addirittura quale fornitrice di un vascello a propulsione nucleare che esiste solo sulla carta .....



Un noto conduttore radiofonico, a questo punto, esclamerebbe ..... Siamo al top, ragazzi, siamo al top .....


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Da quel che ho capito sarebbe l'India ad essere interessata a progetti di grandi portaerei. La Russia ha offerto un suo progetto, come anche gli USA, il Regno Unito e la Francia, che ha offerto anche il Dassault Rafale navalizzato.
La Vishant, seconda unità della classe Vikrant, potrebbe ricevere innovazioni e cambiamenti, proprio grazie a progetti stranieri.

http://thediplomat.com/2016/03/will-ind ... ercarrier/

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Da quel che ho capito sarebbe l'India ad essere interessata a progetti di grandi portaerei.
La Russia ha offerto un suo progetto, come anche gli USA, il Regno Unito e la Francia, che ha offerto anche il Dassault Rafale navalizzato.
La Vishant, seconda unità della classe Vikrant, potrebbe ricevere innovazioni e cambiamenti, proprio grazie a progetti stranieri.
http://thediplomat.com/2016/03/will-ind ... ercarrier/

Si ..... l' India ha chiesto aiuto a mezzo mondo per la realizzazione di questa straordinaria portaerei a propulsione nucleare (ma ..... ce li vedi ?) ..... e lo 'sventurato' che risponderà .....
..... https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_sventurata_rispose ..... verrà fatto impazzire come stanno ora imparando i Francesi sulla loro pelle con l' affaire Rafale .....

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Un mare di guai per i MiG-29K della Marina Indiana ..... lo riferisce RID .....

"Problemi per i MiG-29K della Marina Indiana" .....
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Ancora sui problemi del MiG-29K .....

The Indian Navy's primary fighter operating from the aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya faces operational deficiencies due to defects in engines, airframes and fly-by-wire systems, according to a report by India's autonomous auditor, the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG).
However, Indian Navy officials say the Russian-made MiG-29K remains the best choice available.
The report said the "aircraft MiG-29K is being technically accepted despite having discrepancies and anomalies."

Fonte ..... "Report: India's Russian-made MiG-29K Fighters Face Problems" .....
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A proposito della recente offerta all' India di un' inesistente portaerei a propulsione nucleare da parte della Russia ..... un commento (non disinteressato) di fonte USA .....

Even to the extent India would want a patron, why would it choose Russia, a state with extremely limited experience with modern carrier operations?
The deal to acquire INS Vikramaditya went well over budget, and came in considerably behind schedule.
There is very little reason to believe that the Russians would do better with an even more complicated project.
The United States has offered to collaborate with India on a variety of advanced carrier technologies, an offer that would likely end if India threatened to share those technologies with Russia.
More broadly, the Russian defense industry has become an increasingly unreliable partner for India, as the ongoing saga of the PAK FA has demonstrated.
The idea of turning the PAK FA into a naval fighter is certainly ... interesting, and not in a good way.

Fonte ..... "Coming Soon: Russian-Built Super Aircraft Carriers for India?" .....

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Intanto ..... la Marina indiana manda in pensione la vecchia portaerei Viraat (ex HMS Hermes) .....

FlightGlobal ..... "​Indian Navy Retires Aircraft Carrier INS Viraat" .....

USNI ..... "World’s Oldest Aircraft Carrier INS Viraat Decommissioned; Could Be Scrapped or Sunk After Hotel Deal Stalls" .....

Verranno anche ritirati i pattugliatori navali Tu-142ME di epoca sovietica .....

FlightGlobal ..... "India poised to retire iconic Tu-142 fleet" .....
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Saab, dopo il ritiro del Brasile dal nòvero dei paesi possessori di portaerei, offre all' India la versione navale del Gripen che stava sviluppando per la marina latino-americana .....

Saab is to continue development of the maritime variant of its Gripen E combat aircraft, with attention now being focused on a sale to India following Brazil's recent decision to axe its Sao Paulo aircraft carrier.
Speaking on 15 March during the company's annual Gripen seminar in Stockholm, Jerker Ahlqvist, head of the Gripen business unit, said that Saab will respond to an Indian Navy request for information (RFI) with the Gripen M (Maritime) that is it has been developing with UK and Brazilian engineers.

Fonte: Jane's (335 of 599 words) ..... "Saab shifts Gripen M focus from Brazil to India" .....

Defense News ..... "Saab Offers Conceptual Gripen-M For Indian Navy’s Fighter Jet Program"
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MiG-29K ..... gli Indiani non ne sono contenti .....

The Indian Navy is facing acute maintenance problems with the 45 Russian-made MiG-29K aircraft, which are the sole fighters on the aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya, according a senior Indian Navy official.
“We (Indian Navy) want the MiG-29K aircraft to be ruggedized to carry out operations because landing on the deck of the aircraft carrier is almost like a hard landing and the fighter aircraft needs frequent maintenance,” the Navy official said.
“There are frequent structural defects due to deck landing,” the official added.

Fonte: DefenseNews ..... " Indian Navy wants Russian MiG-29K jets to be ‘ruggedized’ " .....
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Intanto ..... Boeing si fa avanti .....

Boeing is actively promoting its F/A-18 E/F fighter for a future Indian naval requirement, with promise of a major industrial programme.
The US airframer recently discussed its bid for an Indian navy requirement for 57 fighters at a media event in New Delhi.
Presentation slides the company provided to FlightGlobal showed that its "Block III" Super Hornet offering includes signature improvements to reduce the jet's radar cross section, an infrared search and track (IRST) sensor situated in a centreline fuel pod, and conformal fuel tanks to boost the aircraft's range.
Also included is an updated cockpit with a single, large panel display.

Fonte: FlightGlobal ..... "Boeing outlines India F/A-18 E/F offering" .....
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Penso gli ci vorrebbe anche una portaerei indiana nuova, dubito che i sovietici "Kiev" siano costruiti per F-18. Non conosco niente del Mig29K, ma chi disprezza compra. Problemi così severi come quelli lamentati dagli indiani sarebbero potuti anche venire fuori in recenti esercitazioni congiunte come quella nel Mar di Barents, invece niente. Lofferta del Mig29K non stata ritirata dai russi. Quindi e anche possibile che gli indiani critichino il Mig29K, in modo da chiedere poi un prezzo inferiore quando e se ne compreranno altri. Ovviamente secondo l'ufficio progettazioni Mig, le lamentele indiane non hanno alcun fondamento.

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Penso gli ci vorrebbe anche una portaerei indiana nuova, dubito che i sovietici "Kiev" siano costruiti per F-18.

Nell' articolo di FlightGlobal che ho postato viene detto proprio questo ..... l' India intende dotarsi, in un futuro più o meno prossimo, di portaerei munite di catapulte ..... adatte quindi all' impiego di velivoli classe F-18, Rafale navale e, chissà, F-35C ..... sempre che gli USA siano disposti a venderglielo .....

Another STOBAR carrier, the INS Vikrant, is under construction.
A third carrier, IAC-II, is being designed.
This ship could have a CATOBAR (Catapult Assisted Take-Off But Arrested Recovery) arrangement similar to US carriers.

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Catapulta elettromagnetica offresi .....

India could be the first export customer for the aircraft launching system that is key to the new Gerald R. Ford-class carriers, according to reports in the Indian press this week.
Citing sources in the Trump administration, the Press Trust of India reported this week that the U.S. has approved the Indian military use of General Atomics’ Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) for its carrier development program.
The timing of the technology transfer is set to occur ahead of Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s anticipated visit to India in the next several months.

Fonte: news.usni.org ..... "Reports: U.S. Offers EMALS for Indian Carrier Development Program" .....
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Al Salone di Singapore si torna a parlare della versione navale del GripenNG ..... questa volta nuovamente in offerta all' India .....

..... flightglobal.com ..... "SINGAPORE: Saab responds to India Navy RFP with Sea Gripen" .....

Sarà anche vero che c'è un proverbio che recita 'tentar non nuoce' ..... ma c'è da domandarsi se gli Svedesi, sulla base delle precedenti esperienze, non si siano ancora resi conto a cosa stanno andando incontro .....

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Al Salone di Singapore si torna a parlare della versione navale del GripenNG ..... questa volta nuovamente in offerta all' India .....

..... flightglobal.com ..... "SINGAPORE: Saab responds to India Navy RFP with Sea Gripen" .....

Sarà anche vero che c'è un proverbio che recita 'tentar non nuoce' ..... ma c'è da domandarsi se gli Svedesi, sulla base delle precedenti esperienze, non si siano ancora resi conto a cosa stanno andando incontro .....

A quanto pare il link di flightglobal.com è stato eliminato in quanto il testo dell' articolo conteneva un errore riguardante il tipo di velivolo che il Gripen Maritime avrebbe dovuto sostituire .....

Vedasi qui ..... https://thaimilitaryandasianregion.blog ... -with.html .....

La nuova notizia è questa ..... flightglobal.com ..... "ANALYSIS: Saab continues refining Gripen Maritime" .....
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P.S. .....

Quando, poco fa, ho postato l' articolo relativo al Gripen Maritime ..... esso non era criptato .....
Ora, invece, per poterlo leggere è necessario il login .....

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La seconda portaerei indiana è pronta per le prove in mare ..... fra due anni .....

India’s first indigenous aircraft carrier, the INS Vikrant (IAC-1), is set to commence sea trials by 2020 - according to a report by head of the Indian Navy Admiral Sunil Lanba.
The warship is set to serve as the Navy’s flagship under the country’s Eastern Naval Command - and will bring the size of the country’s carrier fleet up to two warships.
According to a previous report from the Indian government’s principal oversight body, the Comptroller and Auditor-General, the Vikrant was set to be ready for induction into service by 2023 - though this has been contradicted by the Eastern Naval Command which predicts a much earlier date.

Fonte: militarywatchmagazine.com ..... "India’s First Indigenous Carrier to be Ready for Sea Trials by 2020 - What to Expect from INS Vikrant" .....

Ed ora appare che la Marina Indiana ..... dopo una iniziale insoddisfazione ( defensenews.com ... "Indian Navy wants Russian MiG-29K jets to be ‘ruggedized’" ) sia addirittura contenta dei MiG-29K acquistati anni fa dalla Russia .....

..... militarywatchmagazine.com ..... "Indian Navy Expresses Confidence in MiG-29K Naval Fighters; Jets to Deploy From Carriers Vikrant and Vikramaditya" .....

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L' India, nonostante il pasticciaccio relativo all' acquisto dei caccia terrestri Rafale, ci riprova con i caccia imbarcati .....

..... a Request for Proposal for 57 twin-engine naval fighters is to be issued by next year in which both the Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet and Dassault Rafale M could be considered.
“The size of the carrier deck lift will be decided later on,” said Lanba.

Fonte: ainonline.com ..... "Indian Navy Embarks on Quest for Fighters for Indigenous Carrier" .....

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Intanto ... Il Dipartimento di Stato USA autorizza la vendita di elicotteri antisom alla Marina indiana ...

... flightglobal.com ... https://www.flightglobal.com/news/artic ... rs-457165/ ...

... dsca.mil ... https://www.dsca.mil/major-arms-sales/i ... elicopters ...