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Page 4 Navy to be Fully Self-reliant by 2047
CNS INTERVIEW
The Indian Navy has made an unequivocal commitment to be fully 'Atmanirbhar' by 2047 when India will be celebrating 100th year of independence Ranjit Kumar
Page 5 Operationalising the IndoPacific Oceans Initiative Admiral R. Hari Kumar PVSM, AVSM, VSM, ADC Chief of the Naval Staff
The recently held Indo-Pacific Regional Dialogue – 2022 had globally renowned experts present a variety of multilateral and national perspectives on building maritime security cooperation that could best stitch the Indo-Pacific together Vice Admiral A.K. Chawla (Retd)
Page 7 F/A-18 — An Advanced Strike Fighter with the Ability to Modernise any Country's Naval Forces The F/A-18 Super Hornet is more than a marine fighter capable of operating from the Indian Navy's current and future aircraft carriers. The F/A-18 Super Hornet can also operate as a land-based fighter and can be configured as an airborne tanker, providing the Indian Navy with even more flexibility in its ever-evolving carrier concept of operations. Daniel Paul, Program Manager & Director, F/A-18 Program, Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems
Page 8 Indigenous Software – An Essential Dimension of ‘Indigenisation’ Building indigenous capability in software for our defence systems is an area that needs urgent attention if we are to truly achieve indigenisation in the defence sector Vice Admiral A.K. Chawla (Retd)
Page 9 Supporting the Indian Navy Achieve High Mission Readiness for Maritime Operations Boeing’s investments in building infrastructure, training, local capabilities and partnerships are aimed at Indian armed forces operating their assets affordably at peak condition and successfully completing their missions Surendra Ahuja, Managing Director, Boeing Defence India
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Message am happy to note that SP’s Naval Forces is publishing a special issue on the occasion of Navy Week.
In the 75th year of independence, as we march from “Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav” into a “Swarnim Kaal”, the Indian Navy continues to maintain the highest standards of preparation and readiness towards safeguarding India’s interests in the maritime domain by being a Combat Ready, Credible, Cohesive and Future Proof Force. In doing this, we are deeply committed towards the ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ initiative, as we imbibe the latest niche and disruptive technologies to face challenges imposed by the contested present and an uncertain future. The Indian Navy has also been proactively fostering partnerships with Industry, Academia as well as publications like SP’s Naval Forces, towards enhancing mutual synergies and healthy exchange of ideas on a wide range of maritime issues. I am confident that SP Guide Publications will continue to play a vital role in enhancing maritime consciousness amongst its readers. I wish the team at SP’s Publication the very best in all their endeavours as they grow from strength to strength. Jai Hind. July 22, 2022 (R. Hari Kumar) Admiral
“Overall Vision of Indian Navy remains to be a ‘Combat Ready, Credible, Cohesive and Future Proof’ Force” On the occasion of Indian Navy Day 2022, in an exclusive interaction with Jayant Baranwal, Editor-in-Chief, SP’s Naval Forces, Admiral R. Hari Kumar, Chief of the Naval Staff, defines the overarching vision of the Indian Navy that drives all their endeavours SP’s Naval Forces (SP’s): Last year, you had mentioned the Navy is working on a roadmap for unmanned systems. Please can you share an update on the same? Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS): The Integrated Unmanned Roadmap was released by the Defence Minister in October 2021. It provides a comprehensive unmanned
systems roadmap in consonance with Indian Navy’s concept of operations and is a guiding document for capability development for unmanned systems from 20212030. To align industry and requirement of the Navy, Indian Navy (IN) Vision Document for Unmanned Systems was released by the Prime Minister on July 18, 2022
during the Swavlamban seminar. This document provides details of unmanned systems that the IN envisages to induct by 2030. The focus of the document is to provide guidance as a capability development document to industry partners to synchronise their development efforts in line with requirements of the Indian Navy.
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