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SP's Naval Forces - October-November 2018

Issue Features

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  Message
  A Message from Vice Admiral G. Ashok Kumar AVSM, VSM Deputy Chief of Naval Staff, India
  

  I am pleased to learn that the ‘SP Guide Publications’ has received the status of being the largest publishing house serving the Aerospace and Defence sectors in Asia Pacific, South Asia and Middle East.

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  Cover Story
  INS Arihant Fully Operational and Raring to Go
  By Rear Admiral Sushil Ramsay (Retd)

  India remains committed to the doctrine of credible minimum deterrence and “no first-use”, as enshrined in the decision taken by the Cabinet Committee on Security in its meeting chaired by the then Prime Minister Late Atal Bihari Vajpayee on January 4, 2003.

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  Viewpoint
  Arihant — More Than an Enemy Slayer
  By Vice Admiral Satish Soni (Retd)

  The complexity involved in building a nuclear submarine indigenously, arming it with a submarine launched land attack missile tipped with a nuclear warhead, putting her to sea with a trained crew and having a Command and Control system in place was worthy of an acknowledgement by the Prime Minister

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  Technology
  Emerging Technologies for Submarines of the Future
  By Commodore Mukesh Bhargava (Retd)

  To gaze into the depths of the sea is, in the imagination, like beholding the vast unknown, and from its most terrible point of view. The submarine is analogous to the realm of night and dreams.

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  Modernisation
  Rejuvenation of India’s Submarine Fleet
  By Rear Admiral Sushil Ramsay (Retd)

  Project 75 (India), the prestigious indigenous programme conceived based on the future ready technology should have been accorded the top-most priority by the successive Governments

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  Multi-Role Helicopters
  Saga of Multi-Role Helicopters
  By Rear Admiral Sushil Ramsay (Retd)

  During the first ever “two-plus-two” Ministerial level parleys between the Secretary of State and the Defence Secretary from the US and the Minister of External Affairs and the Defence Minister of India held on September 6, 2018, in New Delhi...

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  Marketing Feature
  To Overcome the Fear of Depths
  

  In the 20th century, the centuries-long experience of large-scale naval battles quickly passed into oblivion. A deadly threat coming from depths became a new source of concern for surface ships.

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  Conference
  10th Anniversary — Indian Ocean Naval Symposium
  By Rear Admiral Sushil Ramsay (Retd)

  In line with the vision of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi – SAGAR (Security and Growth for All in the Region) – the theme for the 10th anniversary seminar was ‘IONS as a Catalyst for SAGAR’.

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  News in Brief
  Russia’s 23000E Shtorm Nuclear-powered Super-carrier Project
  

  The Russian Navy is currently conducting early research on engine designs for its Project 23000E Shtorm which is a new nuclear-powered super-carrier and one of Russia’s most ambitious military programmes.

• News in Brief
  Japan to acquire additional SM-6 missiles
  

  The Japanese government plans to spend about $118 million on missiles for its new guided missile destroyer Maya. The Aegis-equipped Maya will be commissioned in 2020 and will receive several SM-6 missiles.

• News in Brief
  LCS contract for US Navy
  

  The US Navy has ordered one Freedom-class LCS from Lockheed Martin and two Independence-class LCSs from Austal. Both companies are being awarded with fixedprice-incentive firm target modifications to previously...

• News in Brief
  Appointments
  

  Vice Admiral Anil K. Chawla, Chief of Personnel has taken over as Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Southern Naval Command. Vice Admiral R. Hari Kumar, Controller Personnel Services has taken over as Chief of Personnel.

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  Editorial
  By Jayant Baranwal, Publisher & Editor-in-Chief

  On November 5, 2018, Prime Minister, Narendra Modi proudly declared to the World that INS Arihant, India’s first Nuclear Ballistic Missile Submarine, has successfully completed its first deterrence patrol, which signified the underwater predator had undertaken its maiden long-range mission with “live” nuclear-tipped missiles embarked onboard.