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Integrated Air and Missile
COVER STORY
Defence A True Game
Changer
A Cauldron of
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Indo-Japan Maritime
Cooperation Revisited
Conflicting Claims
India is important to Japan due to its Liu Huaqing, who was heading Peoples Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) from 1982-88,
democratic values, large source of manpower,
strong economic growth and its geopolitical contributed heavily towards the modernisation of PLAN and changed Chinas maritime
important location in the centre of the SLOCs
in the Indian Ocean-Pacific Region. strategy from freedom of navigation to sea control in the near sea region which
Lt General Naresh Chand (Retd) applies to the First Island Chain and includes the South China Sea and East China Sea
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ILLUSTRATION: Anoop Kamath
India and South Korea
Special Strategic Partnership CHINA TAIWAN
The main edifice of the MoU rests upon
developing and strengthening defence UN
industry cooperation which will recommend
the organisations for collaborating in core
Conventions
200-nautical Chinas
warship building projects.
lAOs mile limit nine-dash line
Rear Admiral Sushil Ramsay (Retd)
maritime Claim line
PAGE 9 Territorial Claims
Sea philippines
Malaysia
THAIlANd Brunei
reefs China is
building into
artificial islands
scarborough
shoal
CAMBOdIA
It appears that a word namely time has VIETNAM pHIlIppINEs
disappeared from the dictionary of Delhi
work system. We need to bring back the Itu Abu
work culture which is time-bound and Island
cannot allow any execution/decisions/
work outputs any slippages against the
prescribed time lines, said Nitin Gadkari, sprATlY IslANds
Union Minister for Road Transport and China, Taiwan, Malaysia,
Highways and Shipping, at the International
Seminar on Building Indias Future Navy: Brunei, philippines
Technology Imperatives, jointly organised by and Vietnam claim
the Indian Navy and FICCI in New Delhi. sovereignty over all or
Rear Admiral Sushil Ramsay (Retd)
parts of these scattered
PluS islands and reefs
News in Brief 11 BrUNEI
MAlAYsIA
MAlAYsIA
INdONEsIA
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COVER STORY
The third issue of SPs Naval regional, trans-regional and We need fast-track decision merce and Industries (FICCI) in
Forces coincides with the Mari- homeland domains. An article on New Delhi recently. He added,
E D I T O R I A L
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LT GENERAL NARESH CHAND (RETD) sile systems on one of its islands called
Woody Island. It is going ahead with rapid
I
N ordEr to utILISE oceans peace- and large-scale land reclamation works on
fully and equally, the international seven of the Spratly Islands and has also
community has maintained interna- built infrastructure including runways,
tional norms and rules which includes and ports that can be used for military
united Nations Convention on the purposes.
Law of the Sea (uNCLoS). China became Numerous incidents of confrontation
Peoples republic of China (PrC) in 1949 have occurred between PLAN and Japans
and thereafter became party to uNCLoS. Maritime Self-defense Force (JMSdF), and
However, China in recent times is will- uS Air Force and Navy in the ECS. In 2016,
ing to take extraordinarily unilateral steps 121 Chinese ships crossed into the territo-
to exercise its influence in maritime affairs rial waters of the Senkaku. China requests
to conform to its national objectives spe- prior notification before other countries
cially in the South China Sea (SCS) and the warships pass its territorial waters but
East China Sea (ECS). the SCS has great PLAN fleets passed US territorial water
strategic importance as it covers China and near Aleutian Islands while exercising
connects the Indian Ocean to the Pacific innocent passage in September 2014 with-
ocean. South China Sea extends from the out informing uS.
Strait of Malacca in the south-west, to the Adding to the mounting maritime
Strait of taiwan in the north-east. the problems in the region, President don-
SCS disputes involve claims among sev- ald Trumps policy for the Asia-Pacific
eral countries within the region like PrC An MH-60R Sea Hawk from the Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 78 Blue Hawks flies near the region is still not clear. Former director of
aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson, April 24, 2017. US Navy aircraft carrier strike groups have patrolled
(henceforth referred as China), the repub- the Indo-Asia Pacific routinely for more than 70 years. National Intelligence and Commander of
lic of China (roC-taiwan), Brunei, Malay- the US Pacific Command Admiral Dennis C.
sia, Indonesia, Philippines and Vietnam. Blair expressed his concern about the issue
An estimated $5 trillion worth of global to the First Island Chain and includes the of Conduct of Parties was signed as an by stating at the Centre for Strategic and
trade passes through the SCS. Apart from SCS and ECS. instrument for resolution of conflict- International Studies in November 2016,
the littoral states of SCS, there are many Sea control also implies management ing claims but it has remained mostly that overlaps in economy and security may
non-claimant states which want the SCS to of the sea. Both China and taiwan claim ineffective and none of the claimant result in deal-making in maritime security
remain as international waters with free- almost the entire SCS and indicate their countries have the economic or military in the Asia-Pacific region and will put some
dom of navigation to all. the disputes claims with what is known as the Nine-dot- clout to challenge China. reality into this idea that the Pacific is big
include the islands, reefs, banks and other ted Line or Nine-dash Line. this claimed zz In 2012, China took an aggressive enough for both uS and China.
features of the SCS including the Spratly boundary virtually overlaps every other stance by restricting access to the Scar- Chinese President Xi Jinping made his
Islands, Paracel Islands, various boundaries country in the region. the Nine-dash Line borough Shoals to the Philippines which intentions very clear when on May 24, while
in the Gulf of tonkin and waters near the was initially used by taiwan but now China resulted in Philippines going for arbi- on an inspection of the PLAN headquarters,
Indonesian Natuna Islands. Claimant states claims it. China also holds a unique con- tration under Annex VII of the uNCLoS called for efforts to build the PLAN into a
are interested in retaining or acquiring the cept of maritime jurisdiction known as which ruled in July 2016 in favour of strong and modern force to lend support
fishing rights, exploration and potential national maritime land. under this con- Philippines but China neither acknowl- for the realisation of the Chinese dream of
exploitation of crude oil and natural gas in cept, China takes territorial water, contigu- edges the tribunal nor abides by its rul- national rejuvenation and the dream of a
the seabed of various parts of the SCS and ous water and the exclusive economic zone ing, insisting that any resolution of the strong army.
control over the important sea lanes. (EEZ) as national maritime zones in which matter should be made through bilat-
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China can exercise strong rights, such as eral negotiations with other claimants. Interest of US
Chinas Maritime Strategy banning military exercises and so on. SCS links the Pacific and Indian Ocean and
For many years, China had no clear mari- Some examples of Chinas overreach are: Current Situation as such uS uses it to move their warships
time strategy but as soon as it started zz In 1974 China wrested control of the Tension and conflict like situation from the Pacific fleet for military missions
building its maritime capability, it started Paracel Islands by force from Vietnam remains in both the SCS as well in the ESC to the Arabian Sea and the Persian Gulf.
flexing its muscles in the region. Liu Huaq- when Vietnam tried to expel the Chi- due to island disputes, land reclamation, this route also connects close allies of uS
ing, who was heading Peoples Liberation nese Navy from the area. As a result confrontations, clashes between maritime like Japan to safely move their energy needs
Army Navy (PLAN) from 1982-88, contrib- conflict situation arose with Vietnam law enforcement vessels, freedom of navi- from the Middle East. However, uS also fol-
uted heavily towards the modernisation of which still simmers between them. gation operations by uS Navy and threats lows a policy of active neutrality which
PLAN and changed Chinas maritime strat- zz Pratas Islands are under control of tai- from PLAN. Paracel Island has over 30 implies that it will remain neutral on local
egy from freedom of navigation to sea con- wan but China continues to contest it. islands and China has extended the run-
trol in the near sea region which applies zz during 2002, the declaration on Code way and deployed surface-to-air mis- Continued on page 10...
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TECHNOLOGY
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REAR ADMIRAL SUSHIL RAMSAY (RETD)
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N HIS PAPEr JoINt Force Linchpin for
Integrated Air and Missile defence and
Access Control, published on January
1, 2016 for National defence university
Press, John F. Morton, cautions that
complicating the Combatant Commanders
calculus are the advancing Anti-Access/
Area-denial (A2/Ad) capabilities in the
hands of potential adversaries and rogue
States that pose a major challenge to the
maritime domain.
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TECHNOLOGY
t
HE StANdArd MISSILE-6 WAS originally
developed to defend ships against enemy
aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicles and cruise
missiles. over the last four years, the mis-
sile has become a shining example of missile
defense evolution.
The missile is somewhat new first issued to the US
Navy fleet in 2013. By 2015 it had successfully added and
proven the ability to protect ships against ballistic missile
threats in their final phase of flight. A handful of months
later, it demonstrated the ability to take out objects on
the oceans surface. A test in January of 2016 resulted
in the demise of the decommissioned uSS reuben James.
In recent tests it has shattered its own record several
times over for the longest range surface-to-air intercept
of its kind in naval history. three missions in one missile
is remarkable, unprecedented really, but just as impres-
sive is the fact that these new missions are added to an
existing missile through software upgrades only. there is
literally no physical change to the missile, and it is part
of raytheons effort to rapidly spiral capability into the
hands of service commanders.
A complex series of US Navy flight tests in April 2017
proved that the SM-6 was ready to reach the final stage
of the acquisition process: full operational capability.
reaching this phase is a type of graduation exercise that
signifies the weapons sea worthiness and that no more
testing is required. the missile is fully ready for deploy-
ment at sea with all three missions anti-air warfare,
anti-surface warfare and ballistic missile defense.
the evolution of these missiles, and others that ray- SM-3 and the SM-6. the SM-3 program has leveraged les- Many of the approved countries are seeking the multi-
theon produces, is intentional. the rapid development sons learned during years of testing. the SM-6 program mission missile to bolster their shipbuilding programs.
of technologies is only able to occur when you have incorporates advanced signal processing and guidance The flexibility of the missile drives significant cost sav-
a robust base of engineering, production, and testing control capabilities of raytheons Advanced Medium- ings for uS partners and allies.
expertise to build upon a more than 60 year legacy range Air-to-Air Missile. the SM-6 design is also based the technology of the Standard Missile family has
within the Standard Missile family makes a solid base. on the time-tested advantages of the Standard Missiles expanded from defending ships to defending conti-
Few missiles are started from scratch. over the airframe and propulsion. nents. thanks to the innovation and foresight of indus-
years, raytheon has taken the best components of the In early 2017, the uS department of defense approved try and government teams, the Standard Missile will
best systems to create versatile powerhouses like the the release of SM-6 to several international customers. continue to evolve and advance. SP
Among the concepts considered is making of deployed ships to over 96 per cent. port of SM-3 and other effectors. the uS system. Japans C2BMC (JAdGE)
the Baseline 9 ships less reliant on assets of AEGIS Baseline 9 has been successfully system integrates Japanese BMd sensors
the Carrier Strike Group by using an organic developed as the first true IAMD AEGIS Japans Multi-layered BMD and interceptors and is capable of exchang-
unmanned aerial vehicle with the necessary Combat System computer programme. on december 19, 2003, the Government of ing information with uS missile defences,
data links to provide the tracking and tar- unlike its illustrious predecessor, BMd com- Japan enunciated policy to introduce the including the forward-based X-band radar
geting information to the ships system as puter programmes which had either AAW multi-layered defence system composed of at Shariki and uS AEGIS BMd ships operat-
a way forward for Aegis in its IAMd role. or BMd, both functionalities have now been Aegis BMd system and Patriot PAC-3. the ing in the region.
the initial NIFC-CA concept of operation is incorporated in Baseline 9 Combat Systems technological feasibility of BMd system was the IAMd naval combat system, there-
under stakeholders review and will require computer programme. one of the key fea- verified through the results of interception fore emerges as best suited for joint and
testing and refinement to deliver the tac- tures of the Baseline 9 is the Multi-Mission tests and various performance evaluations combined operations and with all vital oper-
tics, techniques and procedures needed to Signal Processor, which allows operators in uS as also through own simulation results. ational nuances properly buttoned up, it is
exploit new IAMd capabilities. to dynamically allocate radar resources in Japan is giving further consideration to sure to emerge as a true Game Changer. SP
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F O R E I G N R E L AT I O N S
Indo-Japan Maritime
Cooperation Revisited
India is important to Japan due to its democratic values, large source of manpower, strong economic growth and its
geopolitical important location in the centre of the SLoCs in the Indian ocean-Pacific region
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LT GENERAL NARESH CHAND (RETD) Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in an earlier
tenure had propagated a doctrine of con-
J
APAN HAd rELEASEd ItS first white fluence of two seas and synergy among
paper on defence under Prime Minis- maritime democracies in Asia. India has
ter Shinzo Abe on July 9, 2013, which been gradually building on it with basic
was high on nationalism and stressed measures like exchange of visit of naval offi-
the need to develop Japans defence cers, participating in each others maritime
forces so that they are capable of guarding think tanks, Indian and Japanese navies
the interests of the nation. the updating or jointly participating in multilateral exer-
modifying the existing laws and organisa- cises (Malabar series) and bilateral exercise
tion was also be carried out wherever neces- (JIMEX12). Another Japanese initiative has
sary to meet national security objectives. been the multilateral effort bringing inter-
Being an island nation, all aspects of mari- national coast guards together through the
time security are of paramount importance regional Cooperation Agreement on Com-
to Japan in order to guard its territorial bating Piracy and Armed robbery against
interest, maritime trade and energy security Ships in Asia (reCAAP).
concerns. Japan thus wants to take a leading India Coast Guard has been participating
role in maintaining and developing free and in it and having regular exercises with Japan
safer maritime environment, take necessary India is also planning to induct ShinMaywas
steps to counter threats to sea lines of com- amphibian aircraft US-2i which has figured
munications (SLoCs) and enhance bilateral/ in the talks with both the Prime Ministers.
multilateral cooperation on maritime secu- there is also scope for acquiring technol-
rity. Accordingly, Japan wants to strengthen ogy in defence electronics, space and AIP-
its relations with the republic of Korea, capable Soryu class submarines as India is
ASEAN (Association of South East Asian planning to design and manufacture six sub-
Nations) and India. marines indigenously but with foreign tech-
Japans latest white paper on defence nology where required. In 2014 the Japanese
was released on August 5, 2014, which is Government promulgated a new defence
focused on its maritime concerns specially export policy, lifting bans that had been in
of Chinas activities in the East China Sea Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Prime Minister of Japan, Shinzo Abe in Tokyo, Japan on November 11, 2016 place for nearly 30 years. As inaugurated by
(ECS). Briefly the white paper called on the Abe administration, Japans new defence
Beijing to withdraw its unilateral declara- ShinMaywa Industries makes world- mer Prime Minister Manmohan Singhs and export policy offers huge opportunities for
tion of an air defence identification zone class amphibious aircraft uS-2i which the then Prime Minister of Japan taro Aso, Indo-Japan defence industrial cooperation.
in the ECS. It also called for the retraction India plans to acquire. It has figured in the during the formers visit to Japan. the dec-
of all measures that interfere in the free- talks of former Prime Minister Manmohan laration covered a whole range of issues like Recent Developments
dom of flying over the high seas. Japan Singh and also during the current visit of common commitment to democracy, open during Prime Minister Narendra Modis
has thus embarked for the acquisition of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. there are society, human rights and the rule of law; visit to Japan in November 11, 2016, he
an amphibious assault ship by the Mari- other companies involved with military fighting terrorism; creating a comprehensive told the reporters that, Japan occupies
time Self-defense Forces (SdF) which will shipbuilding like Mitsubishi Heavy Indus- framework for the enhancement of security an extremely high position in our foreign
also include vessels which can transport tries, Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Indus- cooperation and so on. Briefly the maritime policy. the reason is Japan has played a
amphibious landing vehicles and hover- tries, and Mitsui Shipbuilding. Japans issues included are as follows: very important role in the development and
crafts for operations in outlying islands. advanced capabilities in space-based mari- zz India and Japan share common interest growth of India. the development in mari-
Japan is developing its naval capabil- time surveillance and sensing have poten- in the safety of SLoCs. time cooperation under Modi and Abe has
ity according to the threat it perceives and tial for collaboration both for military as zz Affirming their common commitment progressed in a very visible manner. Both
to safeguard its national interests. Clas- well as merchant shipping. the Marine to fight against terrorism and recognis- the Prime Ministers agreed to work harder
sically, Japanese Navys mission remains Electronic Highway is the initiative of Japan ing that counter-terrorism efforts by to launch a two-plus-two security consul-
protection of sea lines of communication to be launched under the IMo, for provid- India and Japan. tative framework involving their Foreign
and defence of the homeland however due ing safety measures and navigational aids zz Information exchange and policy coor- and defence Ministers. Abe talked about a
to the developments in the ECS, Japan is along the sea routes specially where dense dination on regional affairs in the Asia- Free and Open Indo-Pacific Strategy and
evolving a more dynamic defence strat- sea traffic exists like Malacca Strait. Pacific region and in the long-term on Modi welcomed Japans deepening engage-
egy to support uS Navy carrier strike strategic and global issues. ments under this strategy. they also agreed
groups in the seas around Japan. As per Indo-Japan Maritime Cooperation zz Navy-to-Navy staff talks. to continue joint maritime exercises in
experts, Japan has been building up anti- Joint declaration on Security Coopera- zz the two Coast Guards will continue to addition to trilateral drills conducted with
submarine warfare capabilities for decades tion between India and Japan. India is promote cooperation to ensure mari- the uS on a regular basis. the two leaders
which indirectly will help in marginally important to Japan due to its democratic time safety. agreed to speed up discussions on the con-
countering Chinas anti-access/area-denial values, large source of manpower, strong zz In relation to the safety of transport, ditions for Japan to supply maritime search
(A2/Ad) threats. economic growth and its geopolitical impor- Shipping Policy Forum will be con- and rescue aircraft to India, a deal which is
tant location in the centre of the SLoCs in the ducted between Maritime Authorities being discussed for many years.
Japans Military Shipbuilding Capability Indian Ocean-Pacific Region. Indias relations and private sectors. India and Japan have previously outlined
Japan has more than century old shipbuild- with Japan are very old due to the spreading zz disaster management. an interest in boosting infrastructure in the
ing industry. Kawasaki Heavy Industries Lim- of Buddhism from India to Japan. Economic zz Service-to-service exchanges including strategically located Andaman and Nico-
ited dates back to April 1878 when Shozo cooperation was initiated during 1958 with bilateral and multilateral exercises. bar Islands. this includes plans for smart
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Kawasaki established Kawasaki tsukiji Ship- an Official Development Assistance (ODA) zz Exchange of students and researchers islands in the Indo-Pacific region but there
yard in tokyo. Presently it makes ships and loan which was a first for Japan and over a from respective defence institutions. is no clarity on the contours of these smart
mainly helicopters. The first aircraft carrier period of time India has become one of the zz Cooperation to develop tsunami disas- islands. Abe said it all when earlier he had
in the world, Hsh, was made by Japan in largest recipients of odA from Japan. ter Map in India. stated that the aim should be that sooner
1922. Post-World War II, Japan made only the most popular infrastructure project For implementing the above, India and rather than later, Japans Navy and the Indian
merchant ships and became one of the to have been funded by Japan is the delhi Japan will develop an action plan with spe- Navy are seamlessly interconnected. India
world leaders. the recession in the 1970s, Metro. 2007 was declared as India-Japan cific measures to advance security coopera- and Japans concerns and opportunities con-
Japan lost its edge and now China and South Friendship Year. this was a prelude to coop- tion in the above areas and report to the verge in the Indian ocean and outward into
Korea have overtaken it. It is reported that eration in defence and security related issues. Prime Ministers at an early date. Former uS the larger Indo-Pacific. Indias reach in the
India has also asked Japan to participate in the process started with a Joint declaration Secretary of State Hillary Clinton had urged Indian ocean region and cooperation with
the joint development and manufacture of on Security Cooperation between India and New delhi not just to look East but also to Japan provides India an opportunity to cast
six stealth diesel submarines. Japan on october 22, 2008, between the for- engage East and act East as well. its footprint on the Indo-Pacific region. SP
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REAR ADMIRAL SUSHIL RAMSAY (RETD) Mittal (retd), Chairman & Managing direc-
tor of GSL, has said, We are working hard
S
IGNING oF tHE MEMorANduM to conclude the contract this financial year.
of understanding (Mou) between technology transfer is a complex issue and
India and South Korea on April both sides have to be satisfied. Ironing out
21, 2017, signified a major turn the details took some time. until now, the
in the growing bilateral relation- GSL has spent rs 800 crore on scaling up
ship between the two countries. Whilst infrastructure to commence construction
the instant Mou signed was for defence of MCMVs. Facilities are being created for
industry cooperation in shipbuilding, there building glass-reinforced plastic hulls, a
was another important development by design that reduces the ships magnetic
way of signing of contract between Indian signature and allows safer navigation
company Larsen & toubro (L&t) and South through mine infested waters.
Korean company Hanwha techwin to joint- All 12 vessels will be constructed in
ly manufacture a 155mm, 52-calibre gun, India, and are expected to have 60 per
mounted on a tracked, armoured vehicle cent indigenous content. the construc-
for the Indian Army. tion of the first vessel is expected to begin
Around the same time there was yet in April 2018, and deliveries will be com-
another important development reported pleted between 2021 and 2026. the mine-
that the beleaguered design consultancy sweepers will have a displacement of 800
and technological assistance for construc- tonnes to 1,000 tonnes. the Indian Navy
tion of 12 mine countermeasure vessels needs to fill wide gaps in its mine warfare
(MCMVs) from Kangnam Corporation of capability. Its present MCMV force con-
South Korea to the Goa Shipyard Limited A. K. Gupta, Secretary (Defence Production) and Chang Myoung-Jin, Minister of Defence Acquisition and sists of six vessels which were acquired
was at the advance stages of negotiations Programme Administration, Republic of Korea, exchanging an Inter-Governmental MoU for Defence Industry from the erstwhile Soviet union in the late
Cooperation in Shipbuilding, in New Delhi on April 21, 2017
and likely to be concluded by the end of 1970s. to build a credible MCMV force it is
this year. estimated that Indian Navy would require
from the Indian side for the collaboration. Korean shipyard, probably part of Hyun- 24 minesweepers.
Cooperation in Shipbuilding In consonance, the Government of South dai Heavy Industries. Interestingly, the Mines are deployed to limit the enemys
the Mou for defence industry cooperation Korea is empowered to nominate a ship- FSS order will be the second cooperative ability to use the sea. these underwater
in shipbuilding was signed by Indias Sec- building organisation on their side for the project between HSL and a South Korean weapons can detonate on contact, or be
retary defence Production Ashok Kumar said collaboration. shipyard. In the early 1990s, HSL and activated by magnetic and acoustic signa-
Gupta and South Korean defence Acquisi- Korea tacoma cooperated to build seven tures. Minesweepers are used to keep sea
tion and Programme Administration Min- Hindustan Shipyard Limited offshore patrol vessels (oPVs) of Sukanya lanes mine-free and destroy minefields
ister Chang Myoung-Jin. The main edifice the Government of India under the said class. First three of these oPVs were built near enemy shores while undertaking
of the Mou rests upon developing and MoU has authorised building of five Fleet in South Korea and the balance four at offensive action.
strengthening defence industry coopera- Support Ships (FSS) at an estimated cost of HSL, and all oPVs are still in service. one After scrapping an earlier tender to
tion which will recommend the organisa- `10,000 crore (about $1.56 billion). these of the oPVs built at HSL, INS Sarayu, was import minesweepers due to alleged irreg-
tions for collaborating in core warship FSS will replenish ammunition, fuel, food sold to the Sri Lankan Navy, where it con- ularities, the Government of India nomi-
building projects. the salient points of the and supplies to Indian Navys (IN) ships tinues to perform the role of flagship and nated GSL in February 2015 to construct
Mou are as follows: and fleets deputed for overseas deploy- is rechristened as SLN Sayura. MCMVs in partnership with a foreign ship-
zz develop and strengthen defence indus- ments far away from its base ports. As per Modernisation and upgrading of infra- yard for giving an impetus to the Make in
try cooperation between the republic available reports South Korea has desired structure will certainly pave way for the India programme.
of India and the republic of Korea. to build the first FSS in their own country shipyard to undertake construction of dif-
zz the two sides will recommend the and the balance four to be constructed at ferent classes of warships and submarines. Self-Propelled Field Guns
organisations for collaborating in the HSL, whereas the Indian side wishes to the strategic location of HSL on the eastern In addition to two projects on the naval
implementation of specific projects. build all of five FSS at HSL. seaboard of India makes it eminently suit- side, L&t of India has recently signed a
zz the organisations recommended for the most vital aspect of the Mou is the able to build lethal platforms for the Indian contract with Hanwha techwin of South
cooperative projects may conclude sep- agreement for Seoul to nominate a South Navy to significantly contribute towards its Korea for jointly building in India 100
arate agreements (contracts) between Korean shipyard to upgrade and modernise force structuring. the modernisation of self-propelled artillery guns, worth `5,000
them to implement the specific proj- the infrastructure and ancillary facilities at HSL is significant as it holds promises of crore (about $0.78 billion).
ects. HSL for the shipyard to execute the naval new vistas for HSL to emerge as a fourth the K-9 Vajra-t gun that L&t and
zz the Mou will come into effect from warship building projects in an efficient, potent defence Shipyard of the country. Hanwha techwin will build together is
the date of signature by both sides and timely and cost-effective manner. HSL a 155mm, 52- calibre gun, mounted on a
will be initially valid for a period of would be able to imbibe the best practices Mine Countermeasure Vessels tracked, armoured vehicle. Artillery units
five years and would be automatically in shipbuilding leading to effective project In addition to the above project, Kangnam equipped with this highly mobile gun will
extendable for further successive five management. this important development Corporation of South Korea is slated to be a part of the Indian Armys strike corps,
year at a time. will be a shot in the arm of HSL, a public provide consultancy, design and techno- whose tank spearheads need artillery guns
the provisions of the Mou are expected sector entity which was transformed as the logical assistance to Indias public sector that can keep pace with them.
to provide desired impetus and boost to defence Shipyard in February 2010. Post defence shipyard, Goa Shipyard Limited Jayant Patil, Chief of L&ts defence
the Indian Governments flagship initia- its modernisation and upgrades HSL will (GSL) in building 12 MCMVs. the available Business, has recently stated, L&t plans
tive of Make in India in the shipbuilding be expected to win the high-value orders reports suggest that this deal between and to begin production of this vital weapon
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sector. This policy initiative flows out of which will eventually place it on a firm Kangnam Corporation could be concluded system at its Strategic Systems Complex
the overall umbrella of the Special Strate- financial footing. by fourth quarter of this year. at talegaon, near Pune in Maharashtra,
gic Partnership seeded through the Joint optimism on the turnaround of HSL the MCMV project envisages construc- and deliver the first batch of 10 guns. L&T
Statement made by the Prime Minister of was evident when in a recent claim by rear tion of 12 vessels at GSL in collaboration also has initiated setting up of a green-
India and the former President of South Admiral Sarat Babu (retd), Chairman & with Busan, South Korea-based Kangnam field manufacturing line at Hazira, Gujarat,
Korea, during the formers visit to Seoul Managing director of HSL, said after years Corporation under the Make in India initia- integral with a state-of-the-art test track,
during May 2015.towards implementa- in the red that HSL would, for the first time, tive at a cost of `32,000 crore (about $5bil- to produce, test and qualify the K9 Vajra-
tion of the long-term vision on the Special make an operating profit of Rs 30 crore, on lion). though the deal was supposed to be t guns. L&t has also committed that it
Strategic Partnership, the Cabinet Commit- a turnover of `625 crore in 2016-17. closed last year, discussions on technology would not just build the Vajra-t guns in
tee on Security had accorded its approval It is reported that HSL would enter transfer to India caused some delays. India, with over 50 per cent indigenous
for the Mou and nominated the Hindustan into partnership agreement to build Commenting upon the progress of the content, but also provide the Army through
Shipyard Limited (HSL) in Visakhapatnam the FSS with a globally renowned South beleaguered project, rear Admiral Shekhar life support. SP
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diaoyudao in China. It regularly reports released a trilateral communiqu which the Indian Navy warships regularly
spotting Chinese military aircraft flying sent a clear signal that Moscow and New carry out overseas deployment to mark
over nearby waters.
Persian Gulf to the Strait of delhi support Chinas position and that their presence in the region and anti-piracy
Japan has several vital interests in Malacca as a legitimate area the SCS dispute should not be interna- patrols. Indias maritime aspirations are
safeguarding the sea lanes of the SCS. It is tionalised but resolved by the parties aptly put across in its current maritime
a major player in international trade and of interest, which warrants concerned bilaterally. However it is of doctrine which states that the Indian
is ASEAN fourth ranking trading partner. prime importance that freedom of passage maritime vision for the first quarter of the
Almost all of Japans oil supply is imported a strong naval and economic through the region remains unhindered as 21st century must look at the arc from the
from the Middle East through the SCS. It Indian trade and economic interests in the Persian Gulf to the Strait of Malacca as a
imports 99 per cent of its petroleum and presence in the region Pacific are becoming stronger and deeper. legitimate area of interest, which warrants
70 per cent of its food by sea. Ships carry ASEAN and the Far Eastern Pacific a strong naval and economic presence in
99 per cent of Japanese exports by vol- regions are the focus of the Act East pol- the region. SP
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