INDIAN NAVY UPDATES

1. ASW SWC – Anti Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Crafts:

 Indigenously built vessel by GRSE.
 Will replace Abhay Class corvettes.
 Will be mainly used as SAU (Search and Attack Unit) in ASW Ops.
 Three vessel has be laid until now. (06 Aug 21 & 17 Jun 22)
 Crafts will have LFVDS (Low Frequency Variable Depth Sonar) & HMS
(Hull Mounter Sonar
 Advanced Light Weight Torpedo (ALWT), RBU-6000 ASW Rocket.

2. Survey Vessel Large (SVL):

 Nirdeshak Class.
 Replacement of Sandhayak Class survey ship.
 Two vessels have been laid.

3. INAS 316 Squadron

 Indian Naval Air Squadron 316 squadron

 It is second squadron for P-8i LRMPAs
 Stationed at INS Hansa, Goa.
 Two Aircrafts have been commissioned for squadron
 Also called ‘Condors’ – condor is a bird name which has largest flying land
birds with a massive wingspan.

# other squadrons of IN LRMPA

INAS 312 – Albatross - INS Rajali (Tamil Nadu)
INAS 315 – IL-38 – Winged Stallions – at Goa

4. Scorpene Class submarine:

 6th submarine has been launched

5. VL SRSAM

 Vertical Launch Short Range Surface to Air Missile

 Flight test conducted by DRDO on 24 Jun 22
 Ship borne missile against air threats including sea skimming targets
 Claimed range is 60 km
6. ASTRA Mk I BVR Air to Air Missile

 Being developed by Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL).

 BVR AAM – Beyond Visual Range Air to Air Missile
 Likely to used by MiG-29k fighter aircrafts of IN
7. SMART Weapon
 SMART – Super Sonic Missile Assisted Torpedo
 Being Developed by DRDO – first trials were conducted in Dec 21.
 At present shore version is being experimented.
 QATAR NAVY
1. Air Defense LPD (Landing Platform Deck)
 Customization of San Giusto Class (Italy) & Kalaat Beni Abbes (Algerian
Navy))
 Being developed by Fincanteiri
 76 mm main gun (Leonardo), 16 x ASTER 30 SAM (MBDA), 04 x 30 mm
CIWS) (Leaonardo), NH-90 Helicopter, Athena Combat System, Kronos
radar, 04 x Sylena Mk-2 decoys
 Keel laid on 17 May 2022.
 550 troops, 02 x Vehicle ramps, 01 x LCM (Landing Craft Mechanized)
2. Al Zubarah-class air defense corvettes:
 Multi Mission Corvette
 Being built by Fincanteri
 Also known as Doha Class
 Three vessel have been laid
 AAM-ESD missile system (SAMs), MM40 Exocet Block 3 (SSM), RAM Mk
49 (CIWS), Leonardo command management system (CMS)
3. Musherib-Class OPVs:

 Built by Fincanteri (02 x OPVs)

 NA-30S Mk2 FCS for the Leonardo Super Rapido 76/62 mm Multi-Feeding
main calibre gun, the Leonardo-provided EO/IR suite also includes two
SASS IRSTs and a single Medusa Mk4B FCS for the two 30 mm Marlin-
WS secondary gun systems.
 MBDA VL MICA (SAMs), MM40 Exocet Block 3 (SSM)
 725 tonnes, a length and beam of respectively 63.80.

4. Al Doha (QTS 91) Training Ship:

 02 x Training Ships
 Built by Anadolu Shipyard, Turkey.
UAE Navy

1. Gowind Class Corvettes

 Being built by Naval Group, 2800 tons

 02 x Platform (Bani Yas, Al Emarat)
 SETIS Combat management, MBDA Exocet SSM, Raytheon
Evolved SeaSparrow SAMs

2. Falaj 3 Class Corvettes

 Being built by ST Engineering, Singapore

 04 x Falaj-3 Class OPVs
 Project in progrress
IRANIAN NAVY

1. Shahid Nazeri Vessel

 Two hull vessel – SWATH (Small Waterplane Area Twin Hull)

 “Incat Type”, which is dry in the middle of body and has no contact with
water and even a vessel can pass through it.
 ROYAL SAUDI NAVAL FORCES

1. Avante 2200 Class Corvette:

a. Being built by Navantia, Spain

b. Total 05 x Corvette, first one (HMS Al Jubail) has been delivered.
c. CATIZ Combat System, DORNA FCS, Rheinmetall Air Defence
MILLENNIUM 35 mm CIWS, Super Rapid 76 mm main gun.

2. Couach New Fast Patrol Boat:

a. 2200 FBP Class

b. total 12 Vessels on order
c. 22.35m length, 5.6 width, top speed 15 kn.
d. 20 mm (gun fwd), 12.7mm (gun aft), Muliple rocket launcher LIG Nex
1.

3. MMSC:

a. MMSC – Multi Mission Surface Combatant

b. Being Built by Lockhead Martin & Fincantieri
c. Part of SNEP – II (Saudi Naval Expansion Program)
d. Design is based on Freedom Class Littoral Combat ship.
e. COMBATSS-21 Combat Management System.
f. 08 x ESSM (SAMs), 08 x Harpoons, 57mm Bofors main gun, TRS-
4D AESA Radar, 2 x SAAB CEROS 200 radar, Argo ST WBR-2000 ESM,
VDS.
 REPUBLIC OF SOUTH KOREA

1. Daegu-class (FFX-II) frigates:

 Multi – mission frigates.

 Being Built by Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME)
 An improved variant of Incheon-class (FFX-I) frigates.
 FFX – Future Frigate eXperimental
 01 x 127mm, 62-calibre Mk 45 Mod 4 naval gun system, 02 x 324mm triple-
tube Mk-32 torpedo launchers, 01 x RAM (Rolling Airframe Missile) Block 1 short-
range surface-to-air missile, and 02 x quad SSM-700K, 20mm Mk-15 Phalanx
Block 1B close-in weapon system (CIWS)
 SONATA SLQ-200(V)1K, LIG Nex1 SPS-550K E / F-band multi-beam 3D
radar, and SQS-240 sonar

2. Sejong Daewang-class (KDX-III) destroyers:

 Hyundai Heavy Industries, DSME

 KDX - Korean Destroyer eXperimental
 As MASOC (Maritime Air Support Operation Centre)
 Aegis combat system, SPY-1 radar, MK 99 FCS, SM-2 Block IIIB missiles,
30mm Goalkeeper, K-ASROC Hong Sahng-uh (Red Shark) anti-submarine
rockets (ASROC) and K745 LW Cheong Sahng-uh (Blue Shark) torpedoes
 DSQS-21 BZ-M sonar

3. Dosan Ahn Chang-ho-class (KSS-III) conventional attack submarine (SSK)

 Being built by DSME & HHI

 Also known as Jangbogo –III class, inspired by 214 Class subs
 INDOESIAN NAVY

1. Intends to buy Scorpene Class submarines from France (Naval

Group).

2. Indonesian Navy is going to buy NSM (Naval Strike Missile)

from Norway (Kongsberg) for its fast missile boats.

3. Indonesian Navy commissioned the trimaran-shaped Klewang

Class fast attack craft. (stealthy, wave piercing carbon trimaran
vessel) (it is with a pointed forward shape, making it easy to execute
hit and run tactics, hull is made of carbon fiber composite, the RCS is
reduced).

4. Indonesian Navy commissioned hospital ship Dr Wahidin

Sudirohusodo.

5. Arrowhead 140 frigates by Babcock. 02 x frigates will be built

in Indonesia.

6. Contract for 06 x FREMM class frigates and 02 x Maestrale

class frigates has been signed with Fincanteri.

7. AFTU (Autonomous Flight Termination Units) for the safety

of hypersonic missiles.

8. Manta Ray is name of project by US to develop unmanned

underwater vehicles for long duration, long range missions.

9. LDUUV (Large Diameter Unmanned Underwater Vehicle)

10. MRIC (Medium Range Intercept Capability)

11. C5ISR (Command, Control, Communication, Computer, Combat

system, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance.
 MODERN NAVAL TECHNOLOGIES

1. GPI – Glide Phase interceptor, being developed by MDA (USA)

against defence against hypersonic missiles.

2. SAL (Semi Active Seekers) for guided munitions.

3. FC/ ASW (Future Cruise/ Anti Ship Weapon), UK-French

MBDA project.