Indian Navy LHD/LPD Amphibious Ships : Updates & Discussions
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Decommissioning Ceremony of INS Kumbhir, INS Guldar and INS Cheetah at HQANC Port Blair
Decommissioning of #indiannavy ships Cheetah, Guldar & Kumbhir at Naval Wharf, Haddo, Port Blair Andaman & Nicobar Islands. after four decades of distinguis...
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INS Cheetah, Guldar and Kumbhir decommissioned
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UK is gonna retire their Albion Class soon. Would we find some sense ?Decommissioning Ceremony of INS Kumbhir, INS Guldar and INS Cheetah at HQANC Port Blair
Decommissioning of #indiannavy ships Cheetah, Guldar & Kumbhir at Naval Wharf, Haddo, Port Blair Andaman & Nicobar Islands. after four decades of distinguis...
INS Cheetah, Guldar and Kumbhir decommissioned
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LPD (as well as NGD) project is still in liquid form, I guess some design level or some other challenges are ahead due to which no decision in sight.
Statement of Intent on Cooperation on Design & Development of Electric Propulsion Systems for Indian Navy signed with UK
Posted On: 29 NOV 2024 11:22AM by PIB DelhiA Statement of Intent (SoI) on Cooperation on Design & Development of Electric Propulsion Systems for the Indian Navy was signed between Ministries of Defence of India and UK in Portsmouth on November 28, 2024. The signing was part of the third Joint Working Group Meeting of Electric Propulsion Capability Partnership, symbolising the commitment to promote indigenous development of niche technologies.
The SoI would serve as a broader framework intended for cooperation in the co-design, co-creation and co-production of Electric Propulsion capability for future Naval Ships. The Landing Platform Docks, planned to be built at an Indian Shipyard, are envisaged to have a Full Electric Propulsion System.
The SoI was signed and exchanged between Joint Secretary (Naval Systems), Shri Rajeev Prakash and Director, Ships Operations & Capability Integration, UK MoD Rear Admiral Steve McCarthy.
The Albion Class have Full Electric Propulsion. We need to buy them both for the interim.
By the way Stephen is wrong. It's not Rolls Royce, but it's General Electric.
The IEPs used on Type 45, Type 23 and Albion Class are by GE Vernova.
The IEPs used on Type 45, Type 23 and Albion Class are by GE Vernova.
I would have bet on the Navantia-L&T Juan Carlos design winning this one. Mistral is just too petite for our requirements -16 AShM, 2 heavy-lift helos (Chinook, CH-53 size) plus a sizeable landing force. Problem is neither of the two ships come with IEPS. So both teams will have to spend a lot of time modifying their respective designs.
Cochin SY might as well try its luck with a scaled down version of the Vikrant design (minus ski-jump and adding a well deck for amphibs)?
Cochin SY might as well try its luck with a scaled down version of the Vikrant design (minus ski-jump and adding a well deck for amphibs)?
The case of through deck LPDs for IN is very thin in my view. A logistics vessel fleet is more useful;
In focus: The highly versatile Bay class auxiliaries | Navy Lookout
Nevertheless good to see progress on LPD.
The old RfP specifically called for through deck designs. There probably isn't enough money for dedicated LPD and LPH. So they may be looking for a hybrid solution with certain compromises.
Through-decks allow a more flexible aviation component, including fixed wing UAV. The angled deck of a design based on the Vikrant should easily allow UAV ops while the helos use the main runway.
If we ever buy the F-35B, a through deck will give us a light carrier similar to the Italian Cavour class
Through-decks allow a more flexible aviation component, including fixed wing UAV. The angled deck of a design based on the Vikrant should easily allow UAV ops while the helos use the main runway.
If we ever buy the F-35B, a through deck will give us a light carrier similar to the Italian Cavour class
