📍New Delhi | 25 Dec, 2024, 6:33 PM
Indian Navy Warships: The new year for the Indian Navy is beginning with great achievements. The two indigenous frontliner warships in January and a diesel-electric submersible is ready for commissioning in the Indian Navy to balance China’s growing activities and its impact in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR). In addition, Russia-made Frigate INS Tushi is also in preparation for reaching India.
Indian Navy Warships: Indigenous Warships ‘Sun’ and ‘Nilgiri’
The new commissioned warships will be the largest guided by a weight of 7,400 tonnes-Missile Distroer ‘Surat’. Thereafter 6,670 ton weighing steelth frigate ‘Nilegiri’ and 1,600 ton weighing submersible ‘Wagshir’. These are equipped with all advanced sensors and weapons that make them extremely fatal. Recently Mumbai-based Mazgaon Dock (MDL) has handed over the Naval to Surat and Nilagiri.
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Appearance: First AI-enabled warship
‘Surat’ is the first warship of the Indian Navy that is equipped with Artificial Intelligence (AI). The arrival of this warship will lead to manifold enlargement in the Naval Operational Capability. It uses 72% of indigenous content. Its length is 164 meters and it can travel up to 4,000 nautical miles. ‘Surat’ has been equipped with Brahmos Supersonic Cruise Missile, Barack-8 medium-range surface-to-air missiles, 76mm super rapid guns and anti-submarine weapons such as Rocket and Torpedo.
Eucalyptus: Multi-roll Frigate
‘Nilgiri’ is the first of seven multi-roll frigates, which is being manufactured under Project-17A. Four of these are being built in Mumbai’s Mazgaon Dock (MDL) and three at the Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) of Kolkata. This frigate built at a cost of about Rs 45,000 crore is designed in such a way that it would be extremely hard to find search for enemies. All multi-roll seven frigates will be prepared by the end of 2026.
Indian Navy Warships: Submarine ‘Vagsir’: Final Submarine of the Scorpene Category
‘Wagsir’ is the sixth and final submarine of the French origin of Scorpion or Calvary-Category, manufactured under the project-75 of Rs 23,000 crore on Mazgaon Dock. India and France are currently negotiations for three more Scorpene submarines, the first submarine of which will be prepared in six years. The first submarine will be prepared in six years, and then a new submersible will be included every year.
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INS Tushi: Russia-made Frigate's arrival
Russian built-in 3,900 tonnes of weighty frigates INS is coming from the Tushi Baltic Sea, North Sea, Atlantic Ocean and Indian Ocean. This will then be the delivery of another frigate ‘Tamal’ from Russia in March-April 2025. Thereafter another Russian Frigate ‘Tamal’ will be delivered in March-April 2025.
The Indian Navy is currently operating over 130 warships with 251 aircraft and helicopters. Additionally, 60 warships and ships are under construction in Indian Shipyard. 31 and warships have been unavailable for the future, including seven new generation frigates, eight corvet and six steelth diesel-electric submarines.
However, the number of Indian Navy warships will only reach 155-160 by 2030. This is due to the slow speed of construction in the Indian shipyard and the phased manner of old ships.
Combat from China: A Big Challenge
China is rapidly increasing its naval strength and continues its activities in the Indian Ocean region. China currently has over 370 warships and submarines, 140 of which are the major surfacefighter jets, which are much higher than the Indian Navy.
While China is preparing new warships and submarines in record time. At the same time, China has accelerated the look of foreign bases to increase its naval strength.
The Indian Navy will face many challenges in the coming years. Accelerating the creation of modern warships and submarines and upgrading naval abilities is the demand for time. New warships and submarines will help to increase the strength of the navy, but this effort is quite slower than rivals such as China.
It is clear that India has to accelerate its marine strategy to maintain regional security and stability. Plans like Project-15B and Project-17A are steps in the right direction, but it is also necessary to complete them within the fixed time frame.
