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Page 4 INS Vikrant: India’s Indigenous, Vast, & Special Warship Commissioned
Vice CHIEF OF THE NAVAL STAFF photograph: Indian Navy
Vice Admiral S.N. Ghormade, Vice Chief of the Naval Staff, is leading the efforts in Indian Navy to provide further impetus to the indigenisation process across the entire canvas of acquisition
Fully supporting selfreliance in defence manufacturing, Indian Navy continues to propel the domestic industry’s growth, something that has far-reaching strategic consequences. In an extensive interview with Jayant Baranwal, Editorin-Chief, SP’s Naval Forces, Vice Admiral S.N. Ghormade, Vice Chief of the Naval Staff, gave a comprehensive overview of the current and future plans of the Indian Navy.
Prime Minister Modi commissioned the first indigenous aircraft carrier INS Vikrant, the largest ship ever built in the maritime history of India and houses state-of-the-art automation features Ayushee Chaudhary
Page 6 Niche Defence Exports
Vessels such as patrol boats and offshore patrol vessels (OPV), though not as ‘glamorous’ as the range of warships, have the greatest export potential in terms of quantity. There is need to give more momentum to the construction of different types of patrol boats in India, both for domestic and export purposes, through a dedicated programme. Vice Admiral A.K. Chawla (Retd)
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Appointments DRDO gets a new Chief Distinguished scientist Dr Samir V. Kamat, Director General Naval Systems & Materials (NS & M) has been appointed as Secretary, Department of Defence R&D and Chairman, Defence Research and Development Organisation. Goa Shipyard Limited Brajesh Kumar Upadhyay assumed charge of the post of Chairman & Managing Director of Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) on July 10, 2022. He holds a B.E. degree in Electrical Engineering and is a Fellow member of Institute of Engineers, Kolkata and Institute of Electronic & Telecommunication Engineers, New Delhi.
‘Atmanirbharta’ in Maritime Security Jayant Baranwal (Baranwal): Aircraft Carrier (a) Now that INS Vikrant is commissioned, where do you see the status of IAC-2? Vice Admiral S.N. Ghormade (Ghormade): India’s aspiration as a regional power to safeguard its interests and those of friendly countries, can be effected through a near continuous presence in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR). Indian Navy is seen as a force that provides regional stability and peace in the region. A three Carrier force would be essential to provide Sea Control in the vast Indian Ocean region. Needless to say, the flexibility, mobility, combat potential and resilience of an Aircraft Carrier are unmatched in conflict and has a deterrence effect during peace time. Further, the 24th report of the Standing Committee
on Defence on Demand of Grants of the Ministry of Defence for the year 2021-22, has also brought out that Indian Navy (IN) requires a third Aircraft Carrier, so that at any given occasion, two aircraft carriers are operational in either seaboard for the Maritime Security of country. Indian Navy’s necessity to acquire and operate a third aircraft carrier is well known and acknowledged at higher level. (b) Particularly when such a project can help: (i) Self-Reliance, strengthening & supporting Industrial ecosystem engaging SMEs, MSMEs Ghormade: In charting a course into the future, visionary guidance has been enunciated by our National Leadership. The Nation has set itself a clear goal for India in 2047– that of being a developed nation.
Be it the Prime Minister’s articulation of ‘ ’, or the single minded focus on Atmanirbhar Bharat, or transformational initiatives such as Digital India, Skill India, etc, - the aspirational national direction is absolutely clear. And therefore, the Navy in 2047 must be a fully ‘Atmanirbhar’ force that is ‘combat-ready, credible, cohesive, and future-proof’ in service of the Nation. Similarly, on July 18, 2022 during NIIO Seminar, Prime Minister has directed Navy to achieve unprecedented heights when India celebrates 100 years of its independence. Self-reliance in defence manufacturing is one of the key thrust areas of Government of India (GoI). Commissioning of INS Vikrant was an outcome of years of hard work and perseverance by a team encompassing the Government, the Navy, Cochin Shipyard, the Indian Defence Industry, MSMEs, innovators and the workforce
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