Touted As Game Changer, What Are Indian Navy’s Anti-Submarine
Warfare Shallow Water Crafts?
GRSE, a Category 1 defense public sector undertaking and prominent warship builder of India has laid the keel of the fifth of eight Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Crafts recently. These vessels will integrate some high-tech features while simultaneously boosting the Make in India initiative.
ASW vessels, which will replace the aging Russian Abhay class
corvettes that have been in service with the Indian Navy since 1989. The
watercraft’s primary function is to conduct anti-submarine operations in
coastal waters along with handling low intensity maritime undertakings and mine
laying operations.
The craft whose keel was laid recently will have the ability
to carry out full scale subsurface surveillance of coastal waters. It will not
only serve as a Search Attack Unit but also coordinate anti-submarine warfare
operations with aircraft.
In their secondary role, these ASW vessels will have the
ability to prosecute intruding aircraft and lay mines in the sea bed.
The indigenous development of the first 700 tons Anti-Submarine
Warfare Shallow Water Crafts was cleared by the Defence Acquisition Council of
the Ministry of Defence in 2013. The vessel was intended to operate within 200
nautical miles of the base port, watching over foreign submarines working close
to the coastline.
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India to commence Phase-2 of its Ballistic Missile Defence
Shield
In a boost to India’s deterrence capabilities, phase 2 of
India’s ambitious Ballistic Missile Defence program is currently underway after
the fabrication of the AD1 and AD2 interceptor missiles which clears its path
into moving towards the developmental trials of the newly developed system.
AD1 and AD2 are next generation interceptor missiles that can
take out hostile ballistic missiles over a range of 1500km and 3000km. AD1 is
an endo-atmospheric (within Earth’s atmosphere) interceptor missile that is already
ready and could be tested with prior clearance. AD1 is a land-based air defense
system effective against high speed threats such as tactical ballistic missiles.
It can be mounted on 8x8 transporter erector launcher trucks and can also be
adapted for Naval Warships.
AD2 is an exo-atmospheric (the space stretching beyond the
Earth’s atmosphere) that is equipped with an advanced 2 color infrared seeker
and solid throttling divert and attitude control system to provide better
interception capabilities against manoeuvring ballistic missiles. AD2 also can
be mounted on 8x8 transporter erector launcher trucks and also be adapted for
Naval Warships.
India’s JSR to develop 324mm Rocket with 250km range
JSR Dynamics is at an advanced stage of developing a guided
rocket of 324mm calibre. On completion of the project, it is expected to be the
first ever weapon system of this kind in India above 300mm caliber category. It
is billed to outperform the existing arsenal of similar systems with the
forces, and also counter the A300 type of rockets with the Pakistani army.
Currently, the Indian defence forces have the Russian Smerch rocket under this
category. Smerch has a caliber of 300mm.
The 324mm rocket of JSR has been designed to have a larger
caliber and a longer range. The Smerch rockets with India are unguided weapons.
The JSR rocket on the other hand is expected to have a range of 250-300km along
with guided capacity, making it more precise on the target. The Smerch rocket
has a range of around 100km.
The design has been made and the guidance system would be
ready soon. JSR is in talks with a European company to provide highly specific
impulse propellent. If it works out, some of the units may be sent for filling.
The warhead would be made by JSR.
On completion, the company plans to put it up before the army
for evaluation. The company is open for exports to friendly countries too. Once
ready, the rockets are expected to be a game changer for the forces.
Paras Defence gets DRDO contract for border surveillance tech
DRDO selected Paras Defence and Space Technologies for
handing over the technology of border surveillance systems as developed by
Instruments Research & Development Establishment and DRDO.
This technology has been transferred by a licensing agreement
for transfer of technology for border surveillance systems entered between the
company, Instruments Research & Development Establishment and DRDO.
This system shall provide all weather surveillance for day
and night monitoring of the border areas, it shall consist of Radar, EO Sensors
etc mounted on Pan Tilt platforms. With this Transfer of Technology, Paras
Defence and Space Technologies shall be serving the requirement of the Armed
Forces of the nation.
Touch of India in Nasa’s $10bn most powerful James Webb telescope
The Indian hand was not missed before Nasa’s $10bn James Webb
Space Telescope, the world’s largest and most powerful, speed away into the sky
on an Ariane 5 rocket from the European spaceport of Kourou in French Guiana on
Saturday. Nasa chose India among seven countries for a pre-launch briefing
three days ago on its website about the mission—the quest to behold light from
stars and galaxies and discover the universe for hints of life.
Lucknow born Hashima Hasan, Nasa’s JWST programme scientist,
represented India. Before the precious cargo rocketed away from South America’s
north eastern coast, she spoke in Hindi and said: With unprecedented infrared
sensitivity, it will peer back in time over 13.5 years to see the first
galaxies born after the Big Bang.
In another Indian connection, Nasa chose a painting by school
girl Gauri Lakshmi to highlight among other children’s artwork at the launch of
the telescope. Nearly 25 years in the making, JWST is the next generation space
science observatory following the Hubble Space Telescope. It will be positioned
at a spot called Lag-range Point 2-1.5 million km from earth or more than four
times beyond the moon. Equipped with four instruments, its mission span
stretches from 5 to 15 years.
