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PAGE 3 Navy Chief’s Blueprint for Future Readiness
PHOTOGRAPH: Manish Kumar Jha
Insights from the Navy Chief on the 5 Pillars of Being Future Ready Neetu Dhulia
PAGE 4 BARC to Build Submarine Nuclear Reactor in India The Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) is set to build a new 190-MW submarine nuclear reactor, marking a pivotal advancement in the country’s nuclear and maritime capabilities. The reactor will power P77 nuclear attack submarine-- SSN and S-5 ballistic missiles nuclear submarinesSSBN. This critical tech for national security comes at a time when China has succeeded in building a land-based prototype nuclear reactor for a large surface warship. Manish Kumar Jha Chief of the Naval Staff, Admiral Dinesh K. Tripathi Addressing the Press Conference
PAGE 5 Italian Shipbuilding Companies are keen on Collaborating with India: Italian Minister Adolfo Urso On board, Amerigo Vespucci, a historic sailing ship and training ship of the Italian Navy, which was docked in Mumbai, In an exclusive interaction, Consulting & Contributing Editor, Manish Kumar Jha speaks with Adolfo Urso, Minister of Enterprises and Made in Italy on the comprehensive range of bilateral trade and Security relations.
PAGE 6 A ‘Special Status’ and Security: A Resurgent Era of Indo-German Ties According the “Special Status” in the conservative policy framework, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, in his visit to India, opens a historic chapter in the Indo-German ties. The newly defined status surpasses the barriers beyond trade and commerce to defence and security with the potential to collaborate across the strategic and military domains from submarines to nextgeneration aircraft. Manish Kumar Jha
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NAVANTIA Completes the Fitting of Hydrogen Propulsion System AIP
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Nuclear Attack Submarine for the Navy, AIP-powered Submarines Soon under P-75(I): Navy Chief Admiral Dinesh Tripathi Briefing the media ahead of the Navy Day in the national capital, Navy Chief Admiral Dinesh K. Tripathi outlined India’s naval ambitions with two mega nuclear submarines and the forthcoming submarine Project-75(I) under the strategic partnership model n M ANISH KUMAR JHA
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N A FIRST, NAVY Chief Admiral Dinesh K. Tripathi outlined India’s nuclear naval ambitions with two mega nuclear submarines with indigenously developed nuclear-powered subs—SSNs. While he put forth his bold
and broad perspective on India’s maritime ambitions, he also outlined the forthcoming submarine Project-75(I) which is delayed and awaiting final announcement under the strategic partnership (SP) model. He also said that the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) has approved the first two SSNs.
Additionally, the Navy Chief elaborated –while briefly—on the delays of the crucial P-75(India) for constructing six submarines which is based on the Air Independent Propulsion (AIP) system. Replying to the question and concerns raised by the author, the Navy Chief explained the intricacies and pointed out that the proj-
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