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Friday, October 14, 2016

S-400 Triumf LR-SAMs Arriving By 2018 For Limited TMD, Plus Six SSNs & Four Batch-3 Project 1135.6 FFGs

As per the IAF’s projections, there exists a requirement for 12 Batteries of the JSC Almaz-Antey-built S-400 (each Battery using four TELs each housing four cannister-encased LR-SAMs), plus five long-range early warning/tracking radars (LRTR). In other words, as per the IAF’s appreciation, a total of FIVE strategic sectors in northern, western and southern India are urgently required to be protected against conventionally armed inbound TBMs and IRBMs like Pakistan’s solid-fuelled single-stage M-11 (Hatf-3/Ghaznavi//DF-11) 280km-range TBMs, and liquid-fuelled single-stage Hatf-5/Ghauri-1/Nodong-1.
Next on the shopping list will be the five LRTRs which, in all probability, will be the EL/M-2090U UHF-band active phased-array systems from Israel Aerospace Industries’ ELTA Systems subsidiary.
It may be recalled that when the MoD-owned DRDO began R & D work in 1996 on a home-grown TMD system, it had ordered two EL/M-2080 ‘Green Pine’ active phased-array L-band LRTRs in late 1998 from IAI/ELTA for target acquisition-cum-engagement, plus a TMD simulation testbed from Israel’s Tadiran Electronic Systems.
Following their deliveries in 2001, the DRDO began co-developing the applications software for a terrestrial TMD architecture and its distributed command-and-control network at a laboratory in Yalavara, Karnataka. 
Another inter-governmental agreement (IGA) to be inked in Goa as part of a secret annexure of the contract for building Units 3 and 4 of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KKNPP) concerns the in-country construction of six 5,000-tonne, single-hulled, fifth-generation attack submarines (SSN) designed by the St Petersburg-based FSUE Central Design Bureau RUBIN for Marine Technology. SSNs of this design, powered by 60mWt (about 25mWe) high-density integral pressurised water reactors (PWR), will also enter service with the Russian Navy in the following decade.
It may be recalled the IGA that India and Russia Atomstroyexport signed on November 20, 1988 for the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KKNPP) officially involved the construction of two 1,000MWe Russian VVER-1000-type light water reactors (at a cost of US$3.5 billion) at Kudankulam in Tirunelveli district in Tamil Nadu State. However, a secret annexure of this contract also called for Moscow to offer its ‘consultancy’ and ‘vendor-development’ services, along with the supply of two KLT-40C PWR mock-ups (built by Afrikantov OKBM and designed to deliver 23.5mWe from the 82.5mWt reactor and using 45% enriched uranium-aluminium alloy, clad in zircaloy), their related heat exchangers and steam generators, plus their detailed engineering drawings off-the-shelf—all for the double-hulled S-2/Arihant, S-3 and S-4 SSBNs, and similar military-industrial assistance for building the larger double-hulled S-5, S-6 and S-7 SSBNs, also designed by FSUE Central Design Bureau RUBIN for Marine Technology.
Of the four Batch 3 Project 1135.6 FFGs for the IN, the first two will be built by Kaliningrad-based JSC Yantar Shipyard, while the remaining two will be licence-built by Gujrat-based Reliance Defence and Engineering Ltd (RDEL), formerly Pipavav Defence and Offshore Engineering Company Ltd (PDOECL).

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Satya said...

Sir, in one the questions on S-400 ( 5 sqn - 2 batteries/sqn - 8 TEL/sqn) you said yes in your reply. 2 batteries per sqn is 10 batteries. Requirement is for 12 batteries. What about rest 2?

Optional said...

@Arpit

What do you mean? show of power in favour of the NS govt or against the NS govt?

Najam Sethi in that article throws some interesting questions too,

Will the current military leadership risk a division in its command when it is on the eve of a major institutional transition to a new leadership? Is the current army chief in an ambitious mood to seize power? Does the current military leadership think it can manage the ship of Pakistan in a sea of regional turbulence, internal divisions and economic distress?
Can it cope with the fallout of mass alienation from all parties save one? Equally significantly, will Nawaz Sharif wilt at the first sign of a military intervention rather than stand his ground and dare the military to impose martial law?

Chakra said...

Hi Prasun,

I am new to the blog and amateur in defense related affairs. But I have a couple of question though ->

For starters, Why does the US continue to invest so much money in conventional 5/6th gen fighters and stealth warships and aircraft carriers when as per you they have successfully developed so many black global Recon/Strike near invisible/invincible military platforms like TR-3A, bomber interceptor like switchbade, hypersonic aircraft like SR-75 Penetrator, Thunderdart, AV-6 Astra, and the nuclear powered SR-3B having indefinite loiter time with strike at will capability? Why does US still fear the power projections of China & Russia ?

My second question is, If so, Why isnt India asking for one of those platforms under a secret agreement seeing they all benefited from our ancient Vimana technology that ended up with Nazi-Germany before US got its hand on it.

Any explainations? Please be as extensive as possible.

Much Thanks.

Anonymous said...

@Sethz

The only two OEMs who can come to the table with an acceptable platforms are LM & Saab and neither platform have what it takes to satisfy what the MoD is looking to do - get a cheaper single-engine fighter that provides the IAF interim respite to deal with the obsolescence of Mig-21s

Factually wrong statement.


"Saab purportedly has offered to help with the Tejas Mk-1+ but will certainly try to delay and dissuade the Indian military industrial establishments from developing and producing the Mk-2 version."

No logic in this statement.

Unknown said...

Hello Prasun!

Why does IAF as well Army operate attack helicopters? Aren't attack helicopters something which is useful to Army only? And shouldnt Apache go to Army instead of Airforce?

Hopefully you enlighten me over this issue.

Regards

Circuit said...

While Pak sold its Mushak trainer to Nigeria :

http://www.indiandefensenews.in/2016/10/ecuadorian-air-force-selling-its.html

Are we buying them back for a discount? What went wrong?

Circuit said...

Seems like a few Indian officials are interested in the Griffin

http://defence-blog.com/army/general-dynamics-unveils-griffin-tracked-vehicle-with-120mm-cannon.html

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