Delhi Class & Rajput Class Destroyers : Discussions

P-75I will start this year. It will be a program for 6+6 submarines.

Then there's the SSN. 6 now and 6 later.

And we will likely go for 3 more Scorpenes.

So long term we are talking about 27 new attack submarines, apart from the 6 Scorpenes, and whatever will be left of the Kilo and 209 fleets by then. The construction schedule is expected to be a whole lot faster than the Scorpenes.

Along with all the above, there's a plan to build 12 subs of indigenous design.
I have been hearing the same for last 7-8 years. How many materialized so far ? Zero !!
 
I have been hearing the same for last 7-8 years. How many materialized so far ? Zero !!

That's fine. We are taking deliveries of Scorpenes right now anyway. And the design stage of the SSN program has already begun.

By the time the SSN and P-75I start delivering post 2030, we will have comfortably maintained our submarine numbers until then. And futher bolstered by as many as 28 surface ships dedicated to submarine hunting, not to mention 22 P-8Is, while also tapping into the American submarine network. Overall, we are pretty good on the submarine front.
 
This is my concern too , ssbn wont fight themselves, 2 SSN will be busy in carrier battlegroups.15 odd ssks are not going to do sea denial.Navys strategy us fundamentally flawed.It cant carry out or plan for sea dominance against PLAN which is projected at 15 ssn, 50 ssk, 4 carriers, 25 cruisers and 40 heavy destroyers, plus large number of type54 frigates.Navy has to switch to sea denial in its doctrine against china, for which submarines are most important.If PN gets all 8 yuans our situation would be problematic.Consider this, a talwar class costs the same as a scorpene but has a crew 6 times larger, far more personnel costs.The best thing about subs is crew us less than 50 men,operating costs are thus low for ssk.Buildung and maintaining capital ships are hugely costly.Look at PLAN ...people with 5 years experience are becoming destroyer captains in type 52d..its a joke.
We need 24 ssks at all times minimum.Carrier is totally unsustainable atm.But navy wants its shiny prestige weapon rather than the actual affordable and lethal sub.It needs a mentality change to accept sea denial rather than show the flag dominance that its used to against pak.Remember the day the chinese feel they can secure their trade routes and oil in IOR is the day they will feel emboldened in LAC.They have a trump card- they can place hundreds of srbms on the tibet plateau if they want and target indian heartland, we cant reciprocate as their heartland is far away and can only be targeted by much costlier icbm.But our trump card is the ability to wreck their trade and collapse their economy with our navy.
We must retain the ability.Subs also happen to be the best weapon for shipping interdiction along with aircraft.
<>"Navy has to switch to sea denial in its doctrine against china"</>
sir, a naive query.... there will be a dozen Boeing P-8 poseidon as well .... aren't they effective for this?
 
<>"Navy has to switch to sea denial in its doctrine against china"</>
sir, a naive query.... there will be a dozen Boeing P-8 poseidon as well .... aren't they effective for this?

Those will counter enemy subs,not useful vs enemy destroyers with long range sams or carrier battle groups with interceptor aircraft and AEW support onboard.For sea denial we need shore based brahmos batteries and aircraft like sukhois armed with air launched brahmos, plus lots of submarines along with our surface fleet which one to one will be outnumbered by 2030 even if PLAN sends half its fleet into the indian ocean region.Andaman and shore based support from south indian airbases are key.Need to contain the main body of PLAN around the sunda and more importantly malacca strait chokepoints .
 
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Those will counter enemy subs,not useful vs enemy destroyers with long range sams or carrier battle groups with interceptor aircraft and AEW support onboard.For sea denial we need shore based brahmos batteries and aircraft like sukhois armed with air launched brahmos, plus lots of submarines along with our surface fleet which one to one will be outnumbered by 2030 even if PLAN sends half its fleet into the indian ocean region.Andaman and shore based support from south indian airbases are key.Need to contain the main body of PLAN around the sunda and more importantly malacca strait chokepoints .
Dude .. PLAN has 3 times more destroyers and frigates right now. By 2030 they will out number our surface fleet by 6 to 1.
 
Dude .. PLAN has 3 times more destroyers and frigates right now. By 2030 they will out number our surface fleet by 6 to 1.

Yes..but they cant refuel such huge numbers at sea so far away from their homebases at the edge of their operational range(if staying in IOR for an effective period of time).2nd they have to keep a large number for minimal defense in the east ..otherwise they leave their economic heartland on the coast totally exposed wide open to uncle sam's intervention or gunboat diplomacy.Its not enough to have a huge armada, you actually have to resupply this huge fleet at sea constantly.Thats why americans have so many bases around the world.However chinese dont have such luxury, they cant get to their bases in djibouti and gwadar without crossing the entire expanse of india.Our problems will become difficult however if they can manage to station whole fleets permanently in such bases.Right now these bases are too cramped and small for a whole fleet like at diego garcia but we have to be vigilant.We have checkmated them in maldives and sri lanka and are countering them effectively in bangladesh and myanmar.If the chinese permanently station a naval fleet with carriers inside IOR we will formally join the quad and begin asian nato formation with usa,aus and japan.
 
Possible to replace the arm launchers with VLS modules atleast?

Plus isn't it possible to get Redut instead of Shtil on Delhi and Talwar classes?

Actually there are uncertainties on this atm,one group is reporting barak 8 ,other sources saying shtil1 vls.No thing sure yet.What is sure is that INS delhi entered MLU at mumbai dockyard in mid 2017 ,and is still ongoing..so it must be a substantial upgrade.We need satellite images of delhi at mumbai dockyard to get further clues.
 
INS Mumbai against the Rock Of Gibraltar. Old photo.

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Contract Signed for Modernisation of Radar and Missile Systems of Delhi Class of Indian Navy Ships

The contract for modernisation of “Air Defence Complex Kashmir and Radar Fregat MAE” on P-15 (Delhi Class) of ships was signed between the Ministry of Defence, India and JSC Rosoboronexport, Russian Federation on September 12, 2019. The modernisation of Radar and Missile systems would substantially enhance the Air Defence capability of the P-15 Ships.

As part of the scope of work under modernisation, major overhaul and refurbishment of sub systems would be undertaken in India. In addition, manufacturing of critical hardware would also be undertaken in partnership with the Indian industry.
 
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Contract Signed for Modernisation of Radar and Missile Systems of Delhi Class of Indian Navy Ships

The contract for modernisation of “Air Defence Complex Kashmir and Radar Fregat MAE” on P-15 (Delhi Class) of ships was signed between the Ministry of Defence, India and JSC Rosoboronexport, Russian Federation on September 12, 2019. The modernisation of Radar and Missile systems would substantially enhance the Air Defence capability of the P-15 Ships.

As part of the scope of work under modernisation, major overhaul and refurbishment of sub systems would be undertaken in India. In addition, manufacturing of critical hardware would also be undertaken in partnership with the Indian industry.

VLS Shtil?
 
Delhi Class (Most Likely INS Delhi in New Dry Dock

Note :
1) Extensive External Works being Done -what is that yellow primer for?
2) AShM launchers removed - not sure whats in place of it
3) Front Missile Single Arm Launcher is still there - Cant Make out the Rear Launcher -mostly likely removed
4) AK630 + Barak System - Can't make out them - mostly likely removed
5) RBU System still there


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INS Ranvijay(D55) leads a flotilla of Kora class corvettes in RIMPAC exercise :
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Says hi to an American carrier :
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They return the gesture :
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Says hi to some US destroyers :
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They return the gesture :
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INS Rajput(D51) with USS Anchorage :
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INS Rajput(D51) sails alone on Navy Day 2019 :
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INS Rajput parked along side some cars in Vizag port.
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Rajput class is easily our smallest destroyer in service. Today we have frigates in the making(Nilgiri class) that are roughly 3 times the Rajput's size. The Kamorta class corvettes are almost the size of the Rajput.
 
INS Rajput parked along side some cars in Vizag port.
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Rajput class is easily our smallest destroyer in service. Today we have frigates in the making(Nilgiri class) that are roughly 3 times the Rajput's size. The Kamorta class corvettes are almost the size of the Rajput.

Which class of Warships are used for
Carrying DHANUSH Sea to Surface ie Land Attack missile