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Antony asks Navy chief about glitches in Vikramaditya
New Delhi, Feb 10, 2014, (PTI)
Defence Minister A K Antony today asked the Navy to give a clear picture about reports that its largest warship INS Vikramaditya had suffered glitches during its voyage from Russia to India. PTI File Photo
Defence Minister A K Antony today asked the Navy to give a clear picture about reports that its largest warship INS Vikramaditya had suffered glitches during its voyage from Russia to India.
Navy Chief Admiral DK Joshi met Antony in his office and is learnt to have clarified on the issue, Defence Ministry officials said here.
The Navy Chief, it is learnt, told the minister that no major glitches were faced by the over Rs 12,000 crore warship during its journey to India.
According to reports, the long-delayed aircraft carrier had suffered a boiler breakdown during its 42-day journey, compromising the warship's ability to cut through choppy seas at a top speed of up to 56 kmph.
The vessel delivery to India was delayed by more than a year after problems occurred in its boilers during sea trials in Russia in 2011.
During the voyage of Vikramaditya to India from Russia, the Navy Headquarters was not happy with the activities of officers on board the ships escorting it to India as they had put up the aircraft carrier and the fleet warships on social media.
The Navy headquarters has also ordered an inquiry into the episode as this was the violation of guidelines and rules banning revelation of service-related details on such websites.
New Delhi, Feb 10, 2014, (PTI)
Defence Minister A K Antony today asked the Navy to give a clear picture about reports that its largest warship INS Vikramaditya had suffered glitches during its voyage from Russia to India. PTI File Photo
Defence Minister A K Antony today asked the Navy to give a clear picture about reports that its largest warship INS Vikramaditya had suffered glitches during its voyage from Russia to India.
Navy Chief Admiral DK Joshi met Antony in his office and is learnt to have clarified on the issue, Defence Ministry officials said here.
The Navy Chief, it is learnt, told the minister that no major glitches were faced by the over Rs 12,000 crore warship during its journey to India.
According to reports, the long-delayed aircraft carrier had suffered a boiler breakdown during its 42-day journey, compromising the warship's ability to cut through choppy seas at a top speed of up to 56 kmph.
The vessel delivery to India was delayed by more than a year after problems occurred in its boilers during sea trials in Russia in 2011.
During the voyage of Vikramaditya to India from Russia, the Navy Headquarters was not happy with the activities of officers on board the ships escorting it to India as they had put up the aircraft carrier and the fleet warships on social media.
The Navy headquarters has also ordered an inquiry into the episode as this was the violation of guidelines and rules banning revelation of service-related details on such websites.
As I stated earlier, with respct to theso-called "technical issues, it is much ado about nothing, IMHO.
Boilers have problems. Apparently they did routine maintenance when she got to port and resolved the issue. As to the "problem" with the Deepak, Very rough seas can inhibit UNREP. Apparently when things were not as stormy, she replenished the Vikram just fine.
As to disciplining officers about any breaches in OPSEC, well, if they disobeyed policy and procedures by putting out info on Facebook, twitter, or elsewhere, then they should be disciplined.
Loose lips sink ships.
I thought the key problem with Barak 8 was related to ToT and production on the Indian side, rather than anything inherent in the missile itself — because the Israelis are already installing barak 8 on their naval ships, I believe. So the question is whether these tests reflect that the Indian side has finally gotten up to scratch and can absorb all the technologies and supply its share of competent work to produce it once things get going.
I have to believe...if they actually do a live test fire at sea from an Indian vessel later this year...that the answer to that question will be yes. Apparently they will have made progress in integrating the system into their own. Once they show that, then the issues of production will follow.