The Russian side is ready to hand over India in the lease for 10 years a second nuclear submarine Project 971 "Pike-B" According to the source, work to change the appearance of the nuclear-powered icebreaker will be held at the Amur shipyard. For modernization and testing of the ship, as well as training Indian crew will take three years. In this case, the ship may be delivered to the customer in 2018.
According to the source, the K-322 "Kashalot" is on the Amur Shipyard (Komsomolsk-on-Amur). Submarine commanded by Captain 1st rank D.Lavrentev.
Russian shipbuilders have experience in preparation for the transfer of the Indian Navy nuclear-powered Project 971 "Seal". Submarine was leased to a 10-year cost of $ 980 million. Act on its acceptance-transfer was signed in December 2011. The submarine, named "Chakra", became part of the national Navy April 4, 2012.
Submarine "Nerpa" was supposed to go to the Indian Navy in 2008. However, in November 2008, during the tests in the Sea of Japan because of the unauthorized inclusion of automatic fire extinguishing systems on a submarine killed 20 people, which led to a revision of the terms of its transfer to the Indian Navy. Military investigators charged with negligence submarine commander Captain 1st Rank Dmitry Lavrentiev and hold the engineer Dmitry deathly allegedly improperly adjusted air temperature sensor to the living compartment. The trial was completed on April 26, 2013, when the jury found them not guilty again in the accident.
NS "Kashalot" Project 971 (code "Pike-B") refers to the submarines of the 3rd generation. Joined the Pacific Fleet March 1, 1989. Submerged displacement - 12.77 thousand. Tons, underwater speed - 30 knots, maximum depth - 600 meters, autonomy - 100 days, the crew - 73 people.
The first submarine, also named "Chakra", India was leased for three years in 1988. In 1991, the term of the contract expired, and, as pointed out by experts, under pressure from the US administration, the Soviet leadership refused to renew the lease.
Patrick H. 's insight:
Le nom du SNA concerné par cet accord de leasing, jusqu'ici en cours d'élaboration, avait été dévoilé en janvier dernier :
VISAKHAPATNAM:The second batch of three Immediate Support Vessels (ISVs), comprising T-38, T-39 and T-40, were commissioned by Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Naval Command, Vice Admiral Satish Soni at an impressive ceremony at the Naval Dockyard Tuesday. The three ISVs are in addition to the first batch of ISVs commissioned last year and will constitute the 84th Immediate Support Vessel Squadron based at Visakhapatnam.
The ISVs are armed with heavy machine guns (HMGs) and are equipped with state-of-the-art radar and navigation equipment. They are fitted with two caterpillar engines of 1,600 MHP each to provide water jet propulsion which provides the vessels a high speed of 40 knots and an endurance of 500 nautical miles. These ships are capable of carrying out day and night surveillance and can be used for rapid insertions/extraction of MARCOS for military intervention. The induction and deployment of these ships will augment the ongoing efforts to bolster coastal security and provide protection to our offshore assets from asymmetric threats. Two ISVs have been built by Rodman Spain whereas one ISV was built by Abu Dhabi Ship Builders (ADSB). The project was a joint collaboration between Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) Limited, Ship Builders and the Indian Navy. Commanding Officers of T-38, T-39 and T-40 Lieutenants Jai Kishore, Shobhit Saxena and Vaibhav Bhardwaj respectively read out the commissioning warrants.
Hoisting the Naval Ensign onboard for the first time and Breaking of the Commissioning Pennant with the National Anthem in the background marked the completion of the commissioning ceremony.
On the occasion, Vice Admiral Satish Soni said that the ISVs were brought to Naval Dockyard, Mumbai, where delivery acceptance trials were carried out. The ships have sailed 1,200 nautical miles from Mumbai to Visakhapatnam in over 12 days before getting commissioned and have proved their sturdiness as they successfully crossed the Gulf of Mannar facing strong winds and high seas.
According to BSS, the national news agency of Bangladesh, the local government will procure four ex-Italian Navy Minerva class vessels for Bangladesh Coast Guard to gear up its activities in the coastal areas. The Cabinet Committee on Government Purchase (CCGP) today gave nod to the procurement proposal of the vessels.
Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith chaired the meeting held at the cabinet division. "The vessels will be procured from the Italian Navy under government-to-government level agreement," Mustafizur Rahman, Joint Secretary of Cabinet Division, told reporters after the meeting. Minerva class corvettes were built in two series of four units in the 1980s and 1990s by Italian shipyard Fincantieri.
This is the first good news for India's fast depleting submarine fleet in a long time. The first of the six Scorpene attack submarines being built at Mumbai's Mazagon Docks Ltd (MDL), under transfer of technology from France's DCNS, is now floating in the water.
This is an indication that the delivery of the submarines, delayed by over four years, is finally on track. The revised deadline for the delivery of the first Scorpene to the Indian Navy is September 2016. Thereafter, the delivery of the subsequent five has been promised at the rate of one every nine months.
A submarine is assembled in dry dock. Floating it in water is an indication that it's in an advanced stage of completion. In technical terminology, this marks the "launch" of the submarine.
"Both the pressure and the outer hull of the first Scorpene are in place. Much of the internal fit is also progressing well. The submarine will now be placed on a pontoon, and tugged out of MDL docks to the nearby Indian Navy Dock. This will free one precious submarine-building dock at MDL, and thus help in meeting deadlines for subsequent Scorpenes. The remaining work on the first submarine, in particular the fitment of batteries, will be done in the Naval Dock," a highly-placed source in the Indian Navy disclosed to The Sunday Guardian.
After the fitment is complete in the Naval Dock, the first Scorpene will be put through harbour trials. Once it clears the harbour trials, the boat will head for sea trials, during which its weapons firing capability will also be validated, before finally being inducted as a warship.
The Scorpene is one of the world's most advanced and stealthy diesel-electrical submarines. It will be armed with Exocet missiles and Black Shark torpedoes.
This marks a desperately-needed relief for the Indian Navy, which has lost five submarines in the last 15 years due to decommissioning or phase-out and accident, but not added a single new conventional submarine.
The Sunday Guardian had reported last week the retirement of INS Sindhurakshak, a Kilo class submarine, which suffered a catastrophic on-board explosion, rendering another blow to India's underwater strength. The number of conventional submarines is down to 13, of which three are in life extension refit. Another six are due for similar life extensions. Due to the critically-low force levels, these will be spared only after the Scorpenes start coming in.
A recent CAG performance audit has brought out the desperation. It disclosed that the operational availability of submarines is as low as 50% of those not in elaborate repair or refit.
The only addition to India's underwater fleet in nearly 15 years was a nuclear-powered Akula class attack submarine, codenamed INS Chakra, in 2012. This has been taken on a 10-year lease from Russia.
To maintain minimum numbers of conventional submarines, India embarked on a 30-year programme in 1999 to build 24 submarines. The programme is alarmingly behind schedule. The contract for the Scorpenes, which were to be the first element, was signed in 2005. The first submarine was scheduled to be delivered in 2012, but is now over four years behind schedule. Timeline slippages also led to heavy cost escalation from the initially contracted Rs 18,798 crore to Rs 23,562 crore.
Because of the huge delay in the Scorpenes and then in deciding on a second line of submarines, the Indian Navy has already obtained government approval for converting the requirement for six of the 24 conventional submarines into nuclear-powered ones (SSNs) akin to the leased INS Chakra. This is also significant from the point of view of increasing forays by Chinese nuclear submarines in waters close to India.
Patrick H. 's insight:
L'information publiée hier était inexacte ; j'ai donc corrigé le titre pour qu'il reflète la teneur exacte de l'évènement ! merci à ceux qui me l'ont signalé.
Chinese state-owned shipbuilder China Shipbuilding and Offshore International Company (CSOC) is showcasing a new 80 m patrol vessel concept at the LIMA 2015 exhibition in Langkawi.
Li Peng, CSOC's project manager for Asia and Latin America, told IHS Jane's that the vessel, known as the 1000T Patrol Craft, has been conceived to meet what the company sees as rising demand for offshore patrol vessels in the South Asian, Southeast Asian, and South American regions.
"The vessel does not come equipped with missiles or anti-submarine equipment", said Li who added that the ship has been minimally armed to position it for the protection of commercial interests such as oil rigs, fishing areas, and piracy-prone waterways.
The vessel is equipped with one 76 mm gun as its primary weapon and two 30 mm guns, one each on the port and starboard sides. Its flight deck can take one helicopter to assist in search-and-rescue operations. The vessel displaces 1,200 tonnes at standard displacement and can reach a top speed of 24 kt.
Li says that the company has not yet received any indications of interest for the ship but remains optimistic that it will fulfil a demand for basic patrol vessels in the region.
Mercredi 18 mars, le chantier naval cherbourgeois CMN a mis à l'eau son premier intercepteur de 32 m pour le Mozambique.
Le HSI des CMN est un intercepteur de 32 mètres. Il s'agit du premier navire d'une série de trois commandés par le Mozambique. Ce navire à coque composite peut atteindre une vitesse de 43 noeuds, soit près de 80 km/h, ce qui est remarquable.
Le HSI a été mis à l'eau à Cherbourg mercredi 18 mars dans l'après-midi. Les deux autres navires seront achevés à un mois et demi d'intervalle. Dans trois mois, ils seront tous les trois livrés au Mozambique.
Sweden is to buy two new submarines from constructors Saab Kockums, it was announced today.
The A26 subs are to be delivered by 2022 and will cost up to SEK 8.2 billion, news agency TT reports.
"This is the biggest single decision when it comes to economic investments that we will make during this parliament", Defence Minister Peter Hultqvist told TT.
The decision, to be formally made by the cabinet on Thursday, is to "ensure Swedish submarine capability past 2030", the minister adds.
"These are the next generation of submarine. These submarines will be very hi-tech", he says.
Patrick H. 's insight:
L'industriel Saab Kockums accueille bien évidemment très favorablement cette déclaration gouvernementale :
Ce projet A26 avait été lancé initialement en début 2008. La commande devait être inscrite au budget 2011 pour une ASA visée à l'époque en 2018 ou 2019. Elle aura finalement été sensiblement retardée.
Italian shipbuilder Fincanteri is eyeing up the SEA 5000 Future Frigate programme in Australia that will replace the Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN’s) eight ANZAC-class frigates.
The requirement is for a military off-the-shelf anti-submarine warfare (ASW) ship and Fincanteri will put forward a modified variant of its FREMM frigate that it has built for the Italian Navy.
A spokesperson from the company told Shephard that Fincantieri has ‘designed and built an ASW version of the FREMM, adapted to meet the RAN’s Top Level Requirements for CEA’s radars, two helos and 48 cells therefore it is thought to be a strong contender’.
Although not active in the RAN’s Collins-class replacement submarine programme, the company is expanding its presence in Asia with activities in India, Bangladesh and Vietnam.
In India Fincantieri said that it has taken part in the tender sent out from Mazagon Docks as a ‘know-how provider’ for the construction of the new P17 A frigates. ‘The bid results are expected in a few months,’ the spokesperson said.
In addition the company, in cooperation with Hindustan Shipyard and the Indian Navy, is preparing to bid for the construction of two mini-submarines (SOV) that will be submitted within the first half of 2015.
Fincantieri has also participated in the tenders for the construction of five new fleet tankers and for the construction of multi-purpose vessels for the Indian Navy.
‘In this case, too, the request for bid is expected to be issued before the end of 2015,’ the spokesperson said.
This activity in India has been built upon the company’s success providing two fleet tankers for the IN and the company is providing spares and systems maintenance for those two ships.
Fincantieri is also undertaking the propulsion system integration contract for the construction of the Indian Navy’s new aircraft carrier at the Cochin Shipyard. The company is supporting the installation of the propulsion system and arranges system tests.
Furthermore, the spokesperson said that contacts with Indian engineering companies are ongoing ‘to create a design centre able to carry out activities for the Indian Navy and for the Indian shipyards.’
In Vietnam, Fincantieri was part of the Italian government’s official mission in November 2014 led by the under-secretary of defence, Domenico Rossi.
‘In that occasion the Vietnamese Armed Forces and, in particular, the navy, expressed their willingness to cooperate with Italy for the supply of patrol vessels, more specifically OPVs and mini-submarines,’ the spokesperson said.
In terms of other markets, the spokesperson said that Fincantieri ‘is only monitoring the situation, because in the short-term there are no programmes which could interest the company’s activities’.
The spokesperson added: ‘Malaysia has recently cut its defence budget because of the flood, Thailand is not accessible due to the new regime which came to power, in the Philippines the corvette supply programme is the only open one, but Fincantieri decided not take part at the bid.’
The Naval Service will more than halve the age of its eight-vessel fleet when the third ship in a €162m order is delivered by 2016.
The news came as the Navy's second new vessel, LE James Joyce, is now concluding sea trials and will be delivered within weeks for commissioning in May.
A sister ship to the LE Samuel Beckett which was delivered last year, LE James Joyce was built at Babcock Marine's shipyard in north Devon.
A third vessel, the order for which was confirmed by Taoiseach Enda Kenny, is now under construction and is scheduled for a late 2016 delivery.
The delivery of the as-yet-unnamed third offshore patrol vessel will dramatically reduce the age profile of the navy's Haulbowline-based fleet.
Literary
The vessel, like its sister ships, is expected to be named after an Irish literary figure.
The third new vessel will see five of the navy's main patrol vessels having entered the fleet since 1999.
At a cost of €54m each, the new vessels are the most hi-tech ever operated by the Naval Service and are capable of handling advanced technology such as drones and robotic submarines.
The LE Samuel Beckett replaced the 35-year-old LE Emer which was sold at auction in October 2013 to an African consortium.
The LE James Joyce will replace the LE Aoife (1979) which was decommissioned last January and has now been donated to the Maltese navy.
Each of the new ships are developments of the original design chosen for the LE Roisin/LE Niamh in 1997.
Naval Service officials confirmed that the new ships will dramatically increase the technological capacity of the Navy both in terms of surveillance and incident response times.
The ability to operate drones, which are already used by the Defence Forces, will also dramatically increase the navy's patrol and surveillance capabilities.
Each ship can similarly operate remotely controlled mini- submarines.
The new vessels are 12m bigger at 90m in overall length than the old LE Roisin/Niamh design. With a top speed of 23 knots, the new ships will also be over 30pc faster than the ageing vessels they replace.
The Government has insisted the deal represented exceptional value for money with shipyards offering cut-price contracts as they battle for orders.
obsolete
Defence minister Simon Coveney warned that Ireland cannot afford to revert to the "bad old days" of the 1940s and '50s when the Naval Service was totally reliant on a fleet of ageing and obsolete former Royal Navy corvettes. It is expected that the third new ship will replace LE Aisling (1980), which will have seen 36 years of service.
When all three are commissioned, the oldest ship in service will then be the LE Eithne (1984).
LE Eithne will also be the only remaining vessel in the fleet which was built in Ireland.
The three craft are the first new ships commissioned for the Naval Service since the LE Roisin (1999) and LE Niamh (2001) which displace 1,500 tonnes.
The 6th Soryu-class SSK, SS-506 Kokuryu, (meaning Black Dragon) was commissioned into service with Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) at the Kawasaki Heavy Industries shipyard in Kobe on March 9th. The Soryu Class diesel-electric submarines are being built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Kawasaki Shipbuilding Corporation for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF). Ten Soryu Class submarines are planned for the JMSDF. The class is an improved version of the Oyashio Class submarine.
The keel for the first submarine in the class, Soryu (SS-501), was laid down in March 2005. It was launched in December 2007 and commissioned in March 2009. Unryu (SS-502) was laid down in March 2006, launched in October 2008 and commissioned in March 2010. Hakuryu (SS-503) was laid down in February 2007 and launched in October 2009 for commissioning in March 2011. The fourth and fifth submarines under construction are scheduled to be commissioned in 2012 and 2013 respectively.
SS-506 Kokuryu was laid down 21 January 201, launched 31 October 2013 and commissioned 9 March 2015
Main characteristics (as provided by Kawasaki Heavy Industries): Length 84.0m Width 9.1m Depth 10.3m Draft 8.4m Displacement 2,950 Tons Engine: - Kawasaki 12V 25 / 25SB type diesel engine 2 groups - Kawasaki Kokkamusu V4-275R Stirling engine four Propulsion motor: 1 groups Number of axes: 1 axis Speed 20 knots
Patrick H. 's insight:
Les sous-marins Soryu sont équipés d'une usine AIP de type moteur Stirling que Kawazaki produit sous licence suédoise Saab
Pour en savoir plus sur les différents procédés AIP utilisés dans la propulsion des sous-marins, dont le moteur Stirling, on pourra consulter cette page de synthèse très complète :
Les japonais seraient en passe d'abandonner l'AIP Stirling du moins pour leurs propres sous-marins (en ce qui concerne l'offre vers l'Australie, rien n'est clair...). Ainsi, le prochain Soryu devrait être un Batch-2 dont l'étude de conception avait démarré en 2007, mais qui a été un peu retardé. Defense News avait publié un article en octobre 2014 sur ce nouveau type. D'après ce qui était rapporté, ils semblent tout miser sur la technologie de batteries Li-ion sans l'associer à un système AIP de quelque sorte, ce qui serait une évolution technologique majeure. A suivre attentivement en tout cas. Pour mémoire, consulter l'article d'octobre :
Problems with the complex technology being installed in the new destroyers of the Zumwalt class have forced the Navy and shipbuilder General Dynamics Bath Iron Works to delay delivery of the first two ships, the US Navy said Monday night.
The Zumwalt (DDG 1000) had been scheduled to be delivered to the Navy this summer, but that has dropped back to November. Delivery of the second ship, Michael Monsoor (DDG 1001), production of which is about a year behind the Zumwalt, has also been pushed back a few months in 2016, to November of that year.
Work on the third and last ship in the class, Lyndon B. Johnson (DDG 1002), has not been affected, and that ship is still scheduled for delivery in December 2018.
"The schedule delay is due primarily to the challenges encountered with completing installation, integration and testing of the highly unique, leading edge technology designed into this first-of-class warship," Cmdr. Thurraya Kent, spokesperson for the Navy's acquisition directorate, said in a statement.
The three ships are all under construction at GD's shipyard in Bath, Maine. The Zumwalt was launched last October and is now 94 percent complete, Kent said, and the ship is expected to begin engineering sea trials later this year. The Monsoor is scheduled for launch later this year as well.
Bath also builds Aegis destroyers of the DDG 51 Arleigh Burke class. Completion delays with the Zumwalt and Michael Monsoor could affect Aegis destroyer production, Kent indicated.
"Navy and General Dynamics Bath Iron Works continue to work together in evaluating schedule impacts for all ships under construction in Bath, Maine, which also includes ships under construction for the Aegis Class Destroyer Program," Kent said in the statement. "Both the Navy and BIW are committed to collectively managing risks and controlling costs to deliver both DDG 1000 and DDG 51-class ships to the fleet in the most efficient manner possible."
The DDG 1000 design features an innovative, integrated power system able to switch electrical power between propulsion, sensor and weapon systems, along with a new combat system and numerous technical innovations. The Pentagon's Office of Test and Evaluation did not discuss the DDG 1000 in its latest report on selected acquisition programs, issued in January, and in its report a year earlier OT&E did not discuss any major technical problems with the ships' construction.
March 9, 2015 (Persian calendar 1393/12/18) Iran’s domestically-made frigate, Damavand دماوند, has officially joined the Navy’s fleet in the Caspian Sea دريا...
Five Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyers (DDG-51) will forgo a combat system upgrade that would allow the ships to fight ballistic missile threats as part of a reduction in modernization funding included in the Navy’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 budget that will save the service $500 million over the next five years, USNI News has learned.
Modernization periods for five Flight IIA Burkes — USS Howard (DDG-83); USS McCampbell (DDG-85); USS Mustin (DDG-89); USS Chafee (DDG-90); USS Bainbridge (DDG-96) — will not include the Baseline 9C Aegis Combat System series of processing power and software upgrades to bring an Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) capability to the destroyers, according to an unclassified version of the current modernization plan seen by USNI News.
Instead, the ships will undergo a much more modest upgrade that will focus on hull, mechanical and electrical (HM&E) systems repairs, leaving the ships — all commissioned between 2001 to 2004 — without any ballistic missile defense (BMD) capability.
Additionally — without the Baseline 9 upgrade — the ships will not be wired into the Navy’s emerging Naval Integrated Fire Control-Counter Air (NIFC-CA (pronounced: nifk-kah)) that would allow destroyers to download targeting information from assets outside of the range of their SPY-1D radars to attack air and BMD threats with the Raytheon Standard Missile 6 (SM-6).
The budget line item in FY 2016 budget reduces modernization funding by $63.1 million — about what it would cost to upgrade a ship to Baseline 9 — which precluded the Baseline 9 upgrade for Howard.
Equivalent cuts to the Burke modernization line in the Navy’s Future Years Defense Plan (FYDP) — about $500 million over five years, USNI News understands — created a knock-on effect for the McCampbell, Mustin, Chafee and Bainbridge modernizations preventing the service from buying long-lead materials for the ships and allowing even a basic BMD capability, USNI News has learned.
When asked about the reductions following a House appropriations hearing on Thursday, Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Jonathan Greenert told USNI News the cuts were a result of hard fiscal choices and reflected the service’s priorities.
YOKOHAMA: Japan's Maritime Self Defense Force on Wednesday took delivery of the biggest Japanese warship since World War Two, the Izumo, a helicopter carrier as big as the Imperial Navy aircraft carriers that battled the United States in the Pacific.
The Izumo with a crew of 470 sailors is a highly visible example of how Japan is expanding the capability of its military to operate overseas and enters service as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe seeks lawmaker approval to loosen the restraints of Japan's pacifist post-war constitution.
The 248 metre (813 feet) long Izumo resembles U.S. Marine Corp amphibious assault carriers in size and design but it is designated as a helicopter destroyer, a label that allows Japan to keep within the bounds of a constitutional ban on owning the means to wage war. Aircraft carriers, because of their ability to project force, are considered offensive weapons.
"The vessel can serve in a wide range of roles including peace keeping operations, international disaster relief and aid," Gen Nakatani, Japan's Minister of Defense said standing beside the vessel after a handover ceremony at the Japan United Marine shipyard in Yokohama.
"It also helps improve our ability to combat submarines.
Abe's moves to ease Japan's pacifist constitution and its build up in defence capabilities is unnerving neighbour China.
Japan is also adding longer-range patrol aircraft and military cargo planes to its defence capability, and buying Lockheed Martin F-35 fighter jets, amphibious assault vehicles and Boeing's Osprey troop carrier, which can operate from the Izumo.
The Izumo does not have a catapult necessary to launch fixed-wing fighters, but a planned vertical-take-off-and-landing (VTOL) variant of the F-35 could fly from the Izumo's flight deck.
Based at Yokosuka naval base near Tokyo, also the home port of the U.S. Seventh Fleets carrier battle group, the Izumo will join two smaller helicopters carriers already in service, that are also classed as destroyers.
A computer-generated image of a Chinese nuclear-powered submarine (SSN) has recently appeared on both news and social media websites. It illustrates a variant of the Type 093/Shang-class SSN carrying a docking hangar for a special forces swimmer delivery vehicle (SDV).
The accompanying text indicates the hangar can accommodate only about 2/3 of the length of the SDV (which it compares with the US Mk VIII SDV) and so remains flooded when the vehicle is docked. Consequently, as transfer of personnel to the SDV cannot easily be achieved with the submarine dived, the graphic shows SF personnel being transferred to the submarine by helicopter. The article refers to this as a wet-deck system and the SSN variant as a Type 093T.
The illustration also shows four panels on the side of the submarine that appear to represent sonar flank arrays and also a deployment tube above the upper rudder that would be used for streaming a towed array, as in Russian submarines.
The accompanying text also highlights that a six-bladed conventional propeller is illustrated rather than one with seven blades, which it states is fitted to the Type 093 and 093A, or the shrouded propulsor, which it claims is fitted to the Type 093B.
The explanation given is that the Type 093T is designed to operate in coastal waters where there is likely to be a high level of fishing vessel activity, and ingested trawl wires are easier to clear from a conventional propeller than a propulsor. It also states that the seven-bladed propellers were too thin and susceptible to damage.
Certains médias indiens affirment que le premier des six sous-marins Scorpène construits en Inde, dans le cadre d’un transfert de technologie du groupe français DCNS, vient d’être mis à l'eau. Annonce qui s'appuie sur les déclarations d'une « source haut placée de la marine indienne » mais qui apparaît prématurée.
« Le sous-marin est toujours en cours de réalisation, indique une source française proche du dossier. La mise à l’eau n’a pas encore eu lieu. Celle-ci devrait intervenir dans quelques mois. » Pour le moment, le sous-marin Scorpène se trouve donc toujours en cale sèche au chantier Mazagon Dock Limited, à Bombay, maître d’œuvre du contrat.
Le programme P-75 a été lancé en octobre 2005 entre l’Inde et la France et prévoit la construction de six Scorpène par le chantier indien Mazagon Dock Limited. Le premier sous-marin devait, initialement, être livré à la marine indienne en décembre 2012 et le dernier en décembre 2017.
Depuis, le calendrier a été recalé. Désormais, la livraison du premier Scorpène n’est plus prévue avant septembre 2016. Selon la presse indienne, les cinq autres suivront à la cadence d’un tous les neuf mois. Ce qui repousse la livraison du sixième sous-marin à la mi-2020.
Le programme a donc tourné au casse-tête pour DCNS, soucieux à la fois de ne pas froisser son partenaire indien et de ne pas compromettre son image de fiabilité. L’important retard est attribué aux difficultés de remise à niveau du chantier indien et à sa forte propension à ne pas respecter les procédures du transfert de technologie.
On notera que Mazagon Dock Limited, qui est un chantier étatique, n’a pas été sélectionné par le gouvernement Modri pour la construction en Inde de six sous-marins à propulsion anaréobie dans le cadre du programme P75i. Seuls deux chantiers privés, Larsen & Toubro et Pipavav, se trouveraient encore en lice.
Ceux-ci feront nécessairement appel à des sociétés étrangères. Ce marché intéresse DCNS, qui a déjà conclu avec Pipavav un partenariat stratégique en vue de construire des navires militaires.
L'Inde a fait de la construction de sous-marins une priorité de défense. Aucun sous-marin conventionnel n'a été mis en service depuis quinze ans dans la marine indienne. Celle-ci ne dispose plus aujourd'hui que de 13 sous-marins opérationnels, neuf de type Kilo russe et quatre de type 209 allemand, après le retrait du service du INS Sindhurakshak, irréparable après avoir été victime d'une explosion au mois d'août 2013.
Patrick H. 's insight:
Entre l'article du Marin aujourd'hui et la presse indienne d'hier, on peut juste conclure que tant du côté indien que du côté français, il est difficile de se procurer une information détaillée...on peut néanmoins penser que le transfert de la coque pratiquement achevée sur un ponton flottant a bien eu lieu
Le Sénégal doit prendre livraison, en fin de semaine prochaine, de son nouveau patrouilleur hauturier. Vendu par Raidco Marine et réalisé par le chantier STX France de Lanester, près de Lorient, le Kedougou a achevé avec succès ses essais en mer et a été recetté par la marine sénégalaise. Son équipage, soit 22 personnes, est en formation à Lorient depuis le début du mois et prendra en main son bâtiment pour le transit vers Dakar.
Du type OPV 45, un tout modèle développé par Raidco Marine, le Kedougou mesure 45.9 mètres de long pour 8.4 mètres de large. Doté d'une coque en acier et de superstructures en aluminium, il est propulsé par deux moteurs diesels Cummins KTA 50 M2 de 1900 cv chacun, soit un par ligne d’arbres, avec une vitesse supérieure à 20 nœuds. On notera à ce propos que différentes motorisations sont proposées par Raidco sur l’OPV45 qui, en fonction des demandes des clients et du type de propulsion retenu, peut atteindre la vitesse de 30 nœuds.
Lire l'intégralité de l'article sur Mer et Marine :
The multirole Yasen-class nuclear sub Arkhangelsk and the diesel-electric Lada-class Velikiye Luki have been laid down as part of Submariners' Day celebrations.
Two new submarines will be laid down to celebrate Russian Submariners' Day on March 19, the Arkhangelsk, a 120-meter Yasen-class nuclear submarine and Velikiye Luki, a 72-meter Lada-class diesel-electric submarine as part of the rearmament program which will complete in 2020.
A Strategic Goal
Currently there is only one Yasen-class multirole submarine in the Russian Navy, the Severodvinsk, seven of which are expected to be made. Notably, the submarines are made using solely Russian defense industries, as components made in the former USSR have been phased out.
Multirole nuclear submarines have been growing in importance internationally, and in the US Navy, they have been slowly pushing out strategic subs, as since 2004, 11 Virginia-class submarines have been built and seven more are in the works. Meanwhile, the last strategic nuclear sub made in the US, the Ohio-class USS Louisiana, was laid down in 1992.
Strategic nuclear submarines and multirole submarines form the foundation of the Russian Navy's Submarine Forces. By 2020, the state rearmament program projects that the navy will receive eight Borei-class strategic nuclear submarines, three of which have already entered service, and two more of which will be laid down by 2016.
Quieter Than Water
Meanwhile, Lada-class diesel submarines are meant to replace the Varshavianka-class, two of which are currently in service in the Black Sea Fleet, a third undergoing trials, and three more are under construction but expected to be in service by in 2016, after which the contract won't be renewed. The Lada was meant to replace the Varshavianka in the late 1990s, but issues with the engine and acoustic isolation caused the first ship, the Saint Petersburg, to only be finished in 2010.
The new Velikiye Luki submarine will be built according to a new, modernized project, and will have "improved stealth parameters and extended autonomous operation," according to Navy Commander Viktor Chirkov. This most likely means a new engine which does not depend on the submarine's oxygen supply, which gives submarines improved stealth and allows them to stay underwater longer.
The Varshavianka, called the "Improved Kilo" in NATO terminology, has been called the "Black Hole" by the organization because of their quiet operation. The project dates back to the 1970s, and is considered one of the best diesel submarine projects, as despite its stealth, it has six 533-mm torpedo bays which automatically reload every 15 seconds.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79) will have a different radar than the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78), bringing the new Enterprise Air Surveillance Radar (EASR) into the carrier fleet one ship earlier than planned and saving the program about $180 million, according to the Navy.
Program Executive Officer for Aircraft Carriers Rear Adm. Tom Moore said the new EASR was meant to enter the fleet in the amphibious assault ship LHA-8 and in USS Enterprise (CVN-80), but a series of events made the early introduction possible.
Ford has the Dual Band Radar (DBR) originally built for the truncated Zumwalt (DDG-1000) class of guided missile destroyer. When the Navy planned to build 27 destroyers, the cost of the DBR would have dropped sufficiently to make it a good fit for the carriers. But without that economy of scale, the carrier program had decided to seek a new radar for CVN-80 and beyond.
“I already have to procure a new radar for 80,” Moore told USNI News after a presentation at the Credit Suisse/McAleese 2016 Defense Programs Conference. “80 is delivering in 2027. CVN-79, which really is not going to become operational until Nimitz (CVN-68) leaves in 2025, is such a short gap, so I went back to the warfare systems guys and said, hey, the radar that we’re looking at for 80 … is there an opportunity to pull that back a little bit to the left and make it available for CVN-79? As it turned out, LHA-8 needed a radar anyway, and the Pentagon had an ongoing effort called basically the Common Affordable Radar – if you want it to be affordable it’s got to be common – so both N98 and N95 and N96, the three resource sponsors, got together with the [Navy acquisition chief Sean Stackley’s] office and said, hey, let’s put a series of requirements together for a radar that would meet the needs of both the aircraft carrier and the big deck amphib.
“We had this working group, they came back to us probably late last summer and said it’s possible,” he continued. “There are off-the-shelf systems, it’s not developmental, that will meet these requirements.”
Moore said the Program Executive Office for Integrated Warfare Systems would release a request for proposals (RfP) around May, with bids due back in late summer.
“We already know there are radars out there that meet the technical specs that we need, so introducing some competition here will drive cost down,” Moore said.
Whatever radar PEO IWS selects will be less capable than the DBR, which Moore said is fine – “a $500 million radar on an aircraft carrier is overkill at this point,” he said of DBR.
The radar selected for the carriers and amphibs will likely only have volume search capability and need a fire control complement to go with it. Moore said the Navy may use a SPQ-9 fire control system or something comparable.
He also noted that the Nimitz-class carriers’ AN/SPS-48 and AN-SPS-49 radars were becoming obsolete and could be replaced by the new EASR, meaning the new radar would fill three ship class’s requirements.
“From what PEO IWS tells me, it’s a very low technical-risk solution,” Moore said. “I suspect it will be a robust competition”
The ability to bring in this new radar one ship early – creating a one-time savings of about $180 million, Moore said – was primarily due to the Navy’s decision to switch Kennedy’s construction schedule to a two-phased delivery.
“That gave me a little extra time. If I had to deliver CVN-79 in 2022 when it was originally designed, it wouldn’t have had the radar on it,” Moore said. “The two-phased strategy gives me the lowest possible cost for the ship, and the radar is a big piece of that.”
Le Bâtiment de la Marine Nationale "Tonnerre" était en exercice ce matin entre Six-Fours et Bandol. Ballet d'hélicoptères et débarquement au sol ont attiré l'attention de nombreux promeneurs et habitants du Littoral.
Les habitants et promeneurs du littoral ouest varois ont été surpris par la présence du navire de guerre au mouillage entre Six-Fours et Bandol. Il s'agissait du navire le "Tonnerre", bâtiment de projection et de commandement de la Marine Nationale effectuant des exercices avec débarquement des troupes et engins au sol. Tôt ce matin et profitant de l'abri du vent d'est, le commandement a souhaité rester au calme pour effectuer cet exercice en débarquant les troupes militaires entre les plages de la Coudoulière et du Rayolet ( Banana beach). Au débarquement des véhicules amphibies se sont ajoutés le grondement des hélicoptères et leurs ballets aériens.
Un bâtiment High-tech Le Tonnerre a été mis en service le 01 juillet 2007. D'une longueur de 200 mètres et de 32 mètres de largeur, il accueille près de 200 membres d'équipage y compris le commandement. Conçu pour projeter des forces par voie aérienne et maritime et son soutien, il porte assistance aux populations civiles. Le Tonnerre achemine des véhicules amphibies. Il est doté de 2 plates-formes élévatrices et accueille 16 hélicoptères. Pouvant séjourner en mer près de 6 mois, il dispose d'un hôpital avec salle de radiologie et d'opération. Son système de navigation Hi-tech permet sa localisation précise auprès de toute la flotte de la marine française.
SHAH ALAM: The Government remain keen over plans to procure at least two China made warships for the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) although the service did not request for it,industry sources said.
The sources told Malaysian Defence that the plan to buy the two warships in the works for the last two years, was proposed by a group of businessmen from both countries supposedly to promote ties between Malaysia and China.
Senior defence ministry officials when contacted by Malaysian Defence confirmed the plan but declined further comment.
Sources told Malaysian Defence the deal for the two warships was supposed to be signed during the Prime Minister’s visit to China last year = the 40th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries – but was cancelled at the last moment due to various issues, one of them was funding concerns.
Despite the last minute cancellation, sources indicated that the government remained keen on the plan and it might revived when funding is made available.
The sources disagreed the exact type of warship that was supposed to be procured. However it is likely that the warships will be a variant of the C28A corvettes bound for the Algerian Navy. A model of the C28A corvette was displayed at the China Shipbuilding Trading Co (CSTC) booth at the DSA 14 show in Kuala Lumpur, in April.
According to CSTC, the C28A is about 120 m in length, with a beam of 14.4 m, a draft of 3.87m, a standard displacement of about 2,880 tons, and a full-load displacement of more than 3,000 tons.
It must be noted that Algeria designated its ships as corvettes although the vessels have a similar displacement to the Pakistan F-22P ships which are designated as frigates, the Zulfiquar-class. RMN’s own French designed which has similar displacement to both, the C28A and F-22P ships, are designated as frigates.
Interestingly, CTSC and the PNS Zulfiquar are taking part in next week’s LIMA 15 though no China vessels are taking part in the show.
The three ships for Algeria are being built by Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding Company in Shanghai. The contracts for the ships was signed in 2012 and the first ship was launched on Aug 15, 2014 and delivery is expected this year.
Janes had reported that the C28A was an evolution of Pakistan’s F-22P frigates on the basis that Algerian naval teams visited Pakistan to see that frigate’s operations first-hand. The report also said the C28A also appears to borrow design elements from the Type 054A frigate of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy.
Sources told Malaysian Defence that it was likely only the hull and related machineries will be sourced from China while the ship’s main combat systems will be procured from Western companies.
And despite the disagreements about the hull design, all of the sources noted that whatever design was chosen, the ships will be fitted with MTU or MTU-derived diesel engines.
According to the sources, it is likely that the ships will have the same systems and weapons like those on the LCS – being built by Boustead Naval Shipyard. Final fittings of the China frigates are expected to be done at the BNS facility in Lumut – the same place where the LCS is to be built and outfitted as it is unlikely the Western made electronics and sensors could be exported to China.
The same arrangement is being made for the Algerian corvettes with the Western made equipment to be install on the ships once they are delivered to the North African nation.
If the procurement is approved, it is expected that the ships will be funded during the 11th Malaysian Plan and delivered within four years of the contract signing.
Patrick H. 's insight:
La 1ère corvette C28A construite par le chinois CSSC pour l'Algérie a été mise à l'eau en août dernier et sa livraison est prévue en mai 2015 :
На военно-морской базе Черноморского Флота в г. Новороссийск государственная приемная комиссия произвела приемку патрульных катеров проекта 03160, стр. №№ 70...
Patrick H. 's insight:
9 exemplaires de Raptor seront livrés à la Marine russe d'ici fin 2015.
China is building its second aircraft carrier to extend its military reach amid deepening maritime tensions with neighboring countries, Various media reported on Monday.
The ship is being built in a shipyard in the northeastern city of Dalian, where the country’s first carrier, the Liaoning was refitted before going into service in 2012. The ship is said to be having a more advanced launch system.
The new ship boasts an upgraded launch catapult, a device used on carriers to quickly accelerate aircraft to take-off velocity, instead of less advanced ski jump ramp utilized by China’s current aircraft carrier.
Ding Haichun the present deputy political commissioner of the PLA Navy said, “After the completion of the ship's construction, it will be turned over to the Navy for training maneuvers” he added.
Wang Min, Party chief of Northeast China’s Liaoning province said that the carrier would be completed in six years’ time, and that China ultimately intended to build four aircraft carriers.
China would need a minimum one to be at sea all times, one to be in maintenance at all times and one to be used for training purposes.
At the same time, Liu Xiaojiang the former political commissioner of the PLA Navy said, “I think if we need carriers, the more the better. The key is how much funding do we have.”
“Government’s industrial and manufacturing agencies are now in charge of the ship's construction,”he added.
Ce serait une première en Europe pour un pays disposant d'une industrie navale militaire. L’Allemagne envisagerait de lancer un appel d'offres européen dans le cadre du programme MKS 180 de navire de combat polyvalent. C’est en tout cas ce qu’affirme l’agence Reuters, qui dit s’appuyer sur une source au sein du ministère de la Défense allemand.
Patrick H. 's insight:
L'industriel allemand Lürssen serait sur les rangs pour cet appel d'offre.
Traduction en anglais de l'article original de REUTERS DEUTSCHLAND :
"Berlin (Reuters) - The common development of a German Dutch Mehrzweckkampfschiffes is according to military data virtually from the table.
The abilities demanded by the countries of the ships are too different, said a representative from military circles on Thursday of the news agency Reuters. The Netherlands wanted a ASW frigate, while Germany wants to use the ships adaptably for different duties. However, a cooperation with components is further conceivable. The project should be written out anyway European, one said in circles of the ministry of defence. The armed forces have a budget of a good 2.5 milliard euros for the purchase of four to six of the new ships with which it should concern bigger, stronger armed frigates. So that the first ship can be delivered in 2023 to the armed forces, the contract must be concluded till 2017.
The new ship with just 100 soldiers occupying should be usable for different application scenarios., Among the rest, it should be able to fire from lake from land aims and to stretch a protective screen more than 20 kilometres away against air raids over other ships. Moreover, the so-called MKS180 should dispose of a very well equipped military hospital. In addition come according to armed forces data other modules which arm the ship for special duties and are presumably installed by means of containers aboard: Modules are checked to the submarine hunt, drones for the sea room supervision, underwater drones to the mine hunt or also a substitute prison for pirates. In Germany the Lürssen shipyard might be interested in the order."
BANGKOK, -- Having previously Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) origin South Korea filed a class submarine Type-209 to consider the Thai Navy, on this occasion the South Korean company that others are HHI also offers submarine to the Royal Thai Navy. It should be noted that the Type-209 submarines / Mod proposed by DSME is proposed also to the Thai Navy by ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) from Germany. Thailand hopes that the submarine offered no physical form and is used by the Navy. From this side of the Type-209 / Mod-made DSME actually quite satisfy, but it is impossible to compete with ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems with hull Type-209 submarines are the same although the respective copyright. On the other hand HHI has proposed submarine HDS- 500 to the Thai navy has been no information regarding its use by the South Korean Navy, also does not appear on the site information HHI. The new submarine is being developed and was offered as an alternative to the Navy other countries, but have yet to find customers, as well as artificial Amur Russia. Since 2011 the Agency for Defense Development (ADD) , which is regulated by the Defense Advanced Research belongs to the South Korean government has launched a program KSS-500A submarine, a small submarine that can replace class submarines Dolgorae small classes in South Korea last year also reported that the HHI developed a small submarine. Maybe submarine HDS-500RTN developed from KSS-500A, if this is true then it is a great option for the smallest submarine fleet RTN today. This boat may have a weight of 510 tons with roaming capabilities are continuous as far as 2,000 nautical miles for 21 days, the maximum speed of 20 knots and a maximum depth of 250 meters, this ship has a crew of about 10 people.
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Le nom du SNA concerné par cet accord de leasing, jusqu'ici en cours d'élaboration, avait été dévoilé en janvier dernier :
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