INdIa
making the scheduled October 2010 launch and L3 MAPPS is likely to provide the production re-work, and shafting systems
date, although the Admiral admitted delays integrated platform management system. could not be procured from a Ukrainian
are possible. Industry observers say that a In May 2007, the defence minister also supplier. Consequently, orders for three
realistic delivery schedule is sometime in publicly confirmed that the Indian Navy is shipsets of shafting and propellers, worth
2015 at the earliest, and to try to keep the planning to induct a third aircraft carrier by US$20 million, were placed with Russia’s
project on track, the Indian Ministry of 2017, in fact the Indian Navy hopes to have Baltisky Zavod in April 2007, with deliveries
Defence carries out regular project reviews three operational carriers by 2022 as outlined expected from late 2008 onwards at one year
at various levels. These reviews include in the Maritime Capability Perspective Plan. intervals. The revised plan now calls for
both quarterly and six monthly programme The order for a third carrier will likely be delivery dates starting in 2010 through May
reviews by separate committees, one from placed with CSL after the launch of the first 2012, although some reports indicate that
the Ministry of Defence and one by the carrier, and it is possible that the follow-on 2012-2014 is a more realistic date.
Indian Navy and the shipyard. carrier may well be a larger vessel than the The P-15A destroyers have a length of
According to CSL’s 2005-2006 annual 34,019tonne IAC. 163m, beam of 17.4m, and displacement
report, key technology absorption efforts of 6168tonnes, and like the P-15 Delhi
during the 2002-2005 timeframe included Project 15a (P-15a) ddGs class destroyers, the M-36E Combined
the successful development of in-house Three Project 15A Kolkata class destroyers Gas and Gas (COGAG) propulsion system
3D CAD facilities using Tribon M2 are under construction at Mazagon consists of four Zorya DT-59 reversible
shipbuilding software to model hull and Dockyard using the proven hullform and gas turbines driving two RG-54 gearboxes.
outfit items based on the inputs from the propulsion system from the successful Electrical power is provide by four Russian
navy, plus propulsion system integration Project 15 (P-15) Delhi class destroyers. 900kW gas turbine generators. Apart from
(PSI), and the aircraft facilities complex According to MDL’s managing director, the gas turbines, shafting, and propellers,
(AFC). PSI deliverables from Fincantieri Rear Admiral Krishnan, compared to the P- a significant portion of other equipment
are more or less on schedule, but progress 15, almost everything has changed, including is of indigenous manufacture, and most
on the AFC deliverables from the Nevskoye compartment layouts, the weapon systems, weapons and sensors on the ship will also
Design Bureau has been much slower than and most of the electronics. The keel of the be indigenous. A preliminary weapons list
expected. first vessel was laid in September 2003 and includes 16 Brahmos surface-to-surface
Renk, though its Indian partner, Elecon launched six months behind schedule on 30 missiles in two eight-cell vertical launch
Engineering, was selected to provide two March 2006 as INS Kolkata. Keel-laying of modules, 48 Barak-NG medium range SAMs
main propulsion gearboxes and associated the second P-15A destroyer took place on 25 in four 12 cell VL modules, a single A-190E
thrust bearings for the COGAG power plant, October 2005, while production of the third main gun, and four licence-built AK-630M
with four licence-built General Electric LM commenced on 21 February 2006. guns. An integrated anti-submarine warfare
2500 gas turbines driving two shafts. The The original plan for commissioning suite, designated IAC Mod C, includes two
gearboxes feature double helical teeth for low these vessels at one a year, starting March locally-built versions of the Russian RBU
noise radiation and weigh around 81tonnes 2009, had to be shelved for a number of 6000 rocket launcher, two twin torpedo
each. The thrust bearings are rated for a reasons. Apart from the usual delays in tube launchers (ITTL), a Humsa-NG bow
propeller thrust of 290tonnes. Delivery of finalising design data for Russian weapons mounted sonar, a towed array sonar, and
the gearset was planned for the end of 2008. and sensor systems, extensive re-design the Mareech anti-torpedo decoy system.
Goa Shipyard is to supply the CPP system, to sensors and other systems resulted in The main radars include a Garpun Bal E, a
The Indian
navy frigate
Brahmaputra.
Plans to maintain a
140-ship navy are
being hampered
by well publicised
problems with
new shipbuilding
projects.
24 Warship Technology January 2008
WT Jan - p22+23+24+25.indd 24 08/01/2008 10:29:31
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