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Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said on Saturday that the Indian Navy must remain a "superior force" in the Indian Ocean region and assured that the government would extend full support for making it a truly bluewater navy.

Addressing the sailors and officers of the newly-inducted aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya after witnessing two days of Theatre Readiness Operational Level Exercise (TROPEX-2015), off the coast of Goa in the Arabian Sea, Mr Parrikar said his stay on board the vessel had been instructive.

He said he is can now understand better the many difficult situations that defence forces, especially sailors and naval officers, face while ensuring the safety and security of the nation.

Mr Parrikar was accompanied by Minister of State for Defence, Rao Inderjit Singh, Goa Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar, Chief of Naval Staff Admiral RK Dhowan and Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Naval Command, Vice Admiral AK Chopra.

During the exercise, Mr Parrikar and others were provided an overview of the multi-dimensional capabilities of the navy.

The navy demonstrated multiple facets of operations during his stay which encompassed a variety of weapons firing, MiG 29K and Sea Harrier operations from two aircraft carriers -- the other being INS Viraat -- integration of the P8I aircraft with fleet, and operations by the navy's Marine Commandos.

INS Vikramaditya was inducted into the Navy by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in June last year.

The Defence Minister also witnessed a successful and impressive vertical launch of the Brahmos, the supersonic long range anti-ship cruise missile, from the recently commissioned stealth destroyer INS Kolkata, a milestone in itself.

A critical part of Anti-Missile Defence being surface-to-air Missiles (SAM), the Defence Minister last night witnessed the successful interception of a fast, low-flying, surface-to-surface missile by a SAM.

Mr Parrikar also watched a full-scale air power demonstration from INS Vikramaditya and INS Viraat involving MiG 29-Ks, Sea Harriers, Sea-kings, UH3H, Advanced Light Helicopters and Chetaks, an official statement said.

The recently-acquired MiG 29-Ks proved their mettle by showing the STOBAR operations, including the bombing runs.

Mr Parrikar also witnessed naval commandos MARCOS demonstrate insertion and extraction in the middle of the ocean by slithering. During that drill, the Defence Minister also saw first hand the potency of the upgraded Sea Harriers, particularly in the networked environment, the statement said.

The two completely networked fleets of the Indian Navy -- Eastern and Western -- were kept widely dispersed across seas in the Indian Ocean, operating in a dense electronic environment to match their professional and technical proficiency.

New weapons, sensors, communication systems and tactics were being tested and tried to optimise the net combat power of the fleets.

Over 40 surface combatants of various classes, including the two aircraft carriers (Vikramaditya and Viraat), submarines, including the INS Chakra, a large number of aircraft and UAVs are participating in TROPEX-2015. Notably, after many years, the Navy has deployed two Carrier Task Forces during the exercise.

The exercise had a jointmanship element of IAF with participation by aircraft such as Sukhois, Mirages and Jaguars.

All the operations were facilitated by a robust and seamless communication network, including satellite communications under the Navy's overall thrust on Network Centric Operations, aligned with the Prime Minister's vision of 'Digital India', the statement said.

Mr Parrikar also released a postage stamp commemorating the indigenous naval communication satellite, Rukmani, which is a dedicated naval satellite and takes the navy a step closer to achieving complete digitisation of communications.

The stamp release which took place on board INS Vikramaditya and was relayed live to naval units at sea as well as to the Maritime Operation Centres ashore.

Rukmani has been pivotal in ensuring seamless connectivity between the triad of surface, sub-surface and air platforms of the navy.

Meanwhile, 30 NCC cadets from 8 Karwar NU NCC embarked on board INS Mumbai and witnessed the operations. Two of these cadets also got an opportunity to be transferred at sea to INS Vikramaditya by 'Jackstay' - an evolution wherein ships transfer men and material between them.
Mr Parrikar hoped a larger number of cadets were given exposure to the ways of the armed forces so that they understand their valour and are inspired to join the Navy, Army and Air Force.

The transformation of the Indian Navy into a future-ready, network-enabled force was epitomised in the operations room of INS Vikramaditya, the Flag ship of the Western Fleet, the statement said.

The power of a networked force was demonstrated as operational plots and pictures from remote sensors were transferred and collated, in a flash, to present a comprehensive picture of the battle-space and effect optimal use of the weapons on board the various potent ships, it said.

TROPEX-2015 will continue over the next few days.
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Here's a nice recent picture of the USS Roosevelt, CVN-71, which recently completed her four-year, $2.6 billion refueling and complex overhaul (RCOH) in August. she is joined by the USS Normandy, which itself was just upgraded...and the CSG headed out to conduct its Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX).

COMPUTEX is designed to replicate real world combat scenarios that a strike group might face at any time during a deployment.


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This shows the composition of the Carrier Strike group for the exercise consisting of the Nuclear Carrier, Roosevelt, CVN-71, the Ticonderoga class AEGIS cruiser, Normandy, CG-60, and three Arleigh Burke class AEGIS destroyers, USS Forrest Sherman (DDG-98), USS Farragut (DDG-99) and USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG-81).

That's a nice group which will provide strong AAW and ASW defenses for the carrier.
 
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over dramatized article,but where there is smoke there is fire

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Barely a week after Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar witnessed the ongoing theatre-level naval exercise TROPEX-15 on board the newly acquired INS Vikramaditya , reliable information suggests that the aircraft carrier’s operation is crippled, owing to issues with its integral fleet of MiG-29K fighter jets.

Nearly 30 of the RD-33MK engines powering the twin-engine MiG-29K aircraft attached to the ‘Black Panther’ squadron have packed up ever since aviation activities got under way from the deck of the refurbished Soviet-era carrier that was inducted into the Indian Navy in Russia in November, 2013.
“The Naval fighter carries out high-speed landing by hooking on to any of the arrester wires stretched across the flight deck. In case it fails to hook, it should take off all over again. If an engine fails during flight, the fighter is forced to do a single-engine landing.But its power to take off just in case the arrester wires are missed is suspect. Therefore, the carrier doesn’t operate too far away from the shores,” a source said.

In other words, Vikramaditya remains tethered to the region — forced to operate within a 200 nautical mile radius of Karwar with an airfield in the vicinity, said a naval veteran familiar with the development.

Training still on

A senior officer, however, said flying operations and training of Indian naval pilots from the deck of Vikramaditya were being done in a phased manner.

“The aircraft is just too good and has a very powerful engine. To allay the fears of pilots, we have asked Russian Aircraft Corporation MiG to prove single-engine landing of MiG-29 K on board the Russian carrier Admiral Kuznetsov. This will happen in a fortnight,” the officer said.

As many as 21 of the 45 MiG 29K fighters ordered by the Navy have been delivered so far. Of these, some 13 have been accepted after trials.

The public sector aviation major Hindustan Aeronautics Limited has proposed to put in place requisite infrastructure at its Koraput unit for carrying out maintenance and overhaul of the RD33 MK engines powering the MiG 29K aircraft.
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over dramatized article,but where there is smoke there is fire
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Actually, I doubt that any two-engined carrier aircraft could re-attempt landing on one engine , if the first attempt fails . I could be wrong, but I believe that standard procedure in USN for Super Hornet is to eject from aircraft , if first attempt of landing with single engine becomes a bolter .
 
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aksha said:
over dramatized article,but where there is smoke there is fire

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Either this article is so badly written that the actual problems are somewhat confused between engine or landing problem or my understanding of military term is confused. When someone tells me an engine is packed up it means to me it doesn't function as intended. There are only 13 aircraft in service but 30 engines had already packed up would suggest to me even in the absence of a baseline the problem is incredibly problematic. If the engine is so unreliable, the issue is not about at risk landing with one engine but there is a problem with the engine - period. Having Russia to demonstrate that one engine landing is within parameter is not the solution but rather that Russia needs to demonstrate engine reliability is the issue. Am I wrong on this?
 
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over dramatized article,but where there is smoke there is fire

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The article is much about nothing. But the Vikramaditya may have a serious problem. I have read elsewhere that the Vikramaditya doesn't come with a crash barrier. This means that any plane in the air that develops problems will have to either go for a land base or they will have to ditch the plane in the water. Can someone here confirm rather or not the Vikramaditya has a crash barrier ?
 
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