Future of the Indian Navy

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Indian navy Carrier Battle Group in formation, showing some of the latest additions to the fleet.

The Indian Navy has been focusing on developing indigenous platforms, systems, sensors and weapons as part of the nation's modernisation and expansion of its maritime forces. As of 2020 the Indian Navy has 43 vessels of various types under construction, including an aircraft carrier; destroyers; frigates; corvettes; and conventional-powered and nuclear-powered submarines and plans to build a strong navy of 200 vessels and 500 aircraft by 2050. In 2013 a senior naval official outlined the Indian Navy's intention to build a 200 ship navy over a 10-year period.[1] According to Chief of Naval Staff's statement in December 2020,[2] India has transformed from a buyer's navy to a builder's navy.[3] All 41 ships under construction are being produced in Indian shipyards, both publicly and privately owned.[2] However some projects have suffered from long delays and cost overruns.[4]

The increasing interest of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy in the Indian Ocean region[5] has led the Indian Navy to invest more in anti-submarine ships, such as the Kamorta-class corvette, long-range maritime reconnaissance aircraft such as Boeing P-8 Poseidon and ships such as the Saryu-class patrol vessel[6] and unmanned aerial vehicles such as the IAI Heron-1.[7] However the lack of a strong submarine fleet has diminished its capabilities to some extent.[8] Post-Chinese intrusions into Ladakh in 2020, it has been announced that the Indian Navy plans to upgrade the military facilities in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands on the eastern seaboard as well as Lakshadweep on the western seaboard, with the aim of having a network of island airbases in both the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal which provides an infrastructure which will guarantee freedom of navigation and overflight to all Indian territories.[9]

Submarines[]

  This indicates that a Request For Information (RFI) has currently been issued for this project. The issue of an RFI is not a commitment for procurement.

Nuclear Submarines[]

Class Picture Type No. of Boats Origin Displacement Status Note
Arihant class Arihant 1.jpg Ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) 4  India 6,000–7,000 tonnes 1 in service, 1 Ready For Induction, 2 under advanced stage of construction A total of four submarines were planned in two flights.[10] The first boat of the class, inducted in service.
S5 class An artistic drawing of the S5-class SSBN.png Ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) 3  India 13,500 tonnes 3 planned Project was approved with a budget of ₹10,000 crore (US$1.3 billion).[10][11][12]
Chakra III (Akula) class INS Chakra Attack submarine (SSN) 1  Russia 12,770–13,800 tons 1 on order On 7 March 2019, India and Russia signed a $3 billion deal for the lease of another Akula-class nuclear-powered attack submarine. The submarine, dubbed Chakra III, should be delivered to the Indian Navy by 2025.[13][14]
Project 75 Alpha Attack submarine (SSN) 6  India 6,000 tonnes 6 planned The Government of India had approved the construction of six such submarines in February 2015. These submarines will be designed by the Navy's in-house Directorate of Naval Design and indigenously built in the Shipbuilding Centre at Visakhapatnam. Initially, 3 submarines are planned to undergo construction in 2023–2024 while another set of 3 will get clearance later. The first submarine is planned to enter service in 2032.[15]

Conventional Submarines[]

Class Picture Type No. of Boats Origin Displacement Status Note
Kalvari class INS Kalvari (S21) at sea.jpg Attack submarine 6  India

 France

1,800 tonnes 4 in service
1 undergoing sea trial
1 under construction[16][17][18] 		All deliveries are expected to be completed by 2022.[19][20]
Project 75I class Attack submarine 6  India 3,000 – 4,000 tonnes 6 planned Defence Acquisition Council cleared the purchase of six submarines worth ₹53,000 crore (US$7.0 billion) in October 2014.[21] In April 2019, an Expression of Interest was issued for twelve stealth submarines capable of remaining underwater for much longer period and firing land-attack missiles and anti-ship cruise missiles.[22] Official bidding process to start very soon as of Aug 2020.[23] The Ministry of Defence cleared the proposal to issue a tender for the construction of six conventional submarines.[24]

Midget submarines[]

Class Picture Type No. of Boats Origin Displacement Status Note
Swimmer Delivery Vehicle Midget submarine 2  India 150 tonnes 2 planned Hindustan Shipyard Limited[25] will construct two midget submarine at an estimated cost of ₹ 2,000 crore. SOVs will be used by MARCOS for conducting special operations.[21]

Ships[]

  This indicates that the project a Request For Information (RFI) has currently been issued for this project. The issue of RFI is not a commitment for procurement.

Aircraft carriers[]

Name Picture No. of Ships Origin Displacement Status Note
INS Vikrant IAC1 Vikrant during sea trials (cropped).png 1  India 45,000 tonnes[26] Sea trials[27] Delivery and Commission scheduled for Aug 2022.[28][29][30]
INS Vishal 1  India 65,000 tonnes Planned[31] Estimated to be equipped with an Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) CATOBAR system. Will have significant changes and greater size compare to INS Vikrant.

Initially nuclear propulsion was planned, but this was later changed to an integrated electric propulsion system due to the complexities involved in developing a nuclear reactor with a capacity of 500 to 550 megawatts that would possibly take 15 to 20 years.[32][33]
Since the Indian navy has preferred the construction of the nuclear powered Project 75 Alpha and the conventionally powered Project 75I class submarines, INS Vishal will be seen as a replacement of the INS Vikramaditya.[29][34][15][35]

Amphibious warfare ships[]

Class Picture Type No. of Ships Origin Displacement Status Note
Indian class of Landing Platform Dock Landing helicopter dock 4  India 30,000 to 40,000 tonnes 4 planned Indian Navy has released RFI for 4 LPDs to be made by Indian shipyards. Integrated Full Electric Propulsion (IFEP) is expected. Ships will have 4x AK 630 with Electro Optical Fire control system (to be replaced by Directed Energy Weapon in future when developed), 8x Medium Machine Gun, 6x Heavy Machine Gun, Advancd towed decoy system, 16x SSM, 32x VL-SRSAM, 2x Heavy Lift Helicopters, 12 Special Ops Helicopters and 2x NSUAS etc.[36]
High Speed Landing Craft 6  India 285 tonnes 6 planned In September 2017, Indian Navy issues a RFI to acquire six landing craft capable of supporting assault missions and transporting equipment, vehicles & troops.[37][38]

Destroyers[]

Class Picture Type No. of Ships Origin Displacement Status Note
Visakhapatnam class Visakhapatnam (D66) - P15B destroyer of Indian Navy during sea trials.jpg Stealth guided missile destroyer 4  India 7,300 tonnes 1 commissioned
1 sea trials
1 launched
1 under-construction 		Follow on of the Kolkata-class destroyer with improved stealth features. [39][40][41]

Frigates[]

Class Picture Type No. of Ships Origin Displacement Status Note
Nilgiri class INS Nilgiri in Mumbai on September 28, 2019.jpg Stealth guided missile frigate 7  India 6,670 tonnes 2 launched
5 under construction 		Four ships will be constructed by Mazagon Dock while the remaining three by Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers.[42][43][44]
Talwar class INS Talwar Stealth guided missile frigate 4  Russia
 India 		4,035 tonnes 2 launched
2 under construction 		Two additional vessels of batch 3 are to be built in a joint partnership between Russia and India in Yantar Shipyard and another two of batch 4 are to be built in Goa Shipyard[45][46][47]

Corvettes[]

Class Picture Type No. of Ships Origin Displacement Status Note
Anti Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft Corvette (ASW) 16  India 900–990 tonnes 9 under construction[48]
7 more planned 		Eight vessels each constructed by GRSE and Cochin Shipyard, to be delivered between 2022 and 2026.[49][50][51][52]
Next Generation Missile Vessels Corvette (ASuW) 6  India 3,000–4,000 tonnes 6 planned In January 2015, the Ministry of Defence issued Request For Information (RFI) for six next-generation missile vessels under the "Buy Indian and Make Indian" category.[53] An RfP worth $2.2 billion was filed by government of India to various Indian shipyards seeking for various warships including missile boats.[54]
Next Generation Corvettes (NGC)[55] Corvette 7  India 7 Planned

Mine countermeasure vessels[]

Class Picture Type No. of Ships Origin Displacement Status Note
GSL Mine Counter-Measure Vessels Minesweeper 12  India 12 planned [56] In February 2015, the Ministry of Defence approved the building of 12 minesweepers at a cost of ₹ 32,000 crore in Goa Shipyard Ltd.But likely to be taken on lease from Russia.[57]

Patrol vessels[]

Class Picture Type No. of Ships Origin Displacement Status Note
Next Generation OPV Offshore patrol vessel 11  India 2,500 tonnes 11 planned [58]

Replenishment ships[]

Class Picture Type No. of Ships Origin Displacement Status Note
HSL class HSL-class fleet support ship.jpg Fleet replenishment oiler 5  India 45,000 tonnes 5 planned Approved in 2014, originally planned to be built by Hindustan Shipyard with Hyundai Heavy Industries as technology partner.[59][60] After their agreement fell through, a consortium of Turkish shipyards replaced Hyundai.[61]

Utility and special mission ships[]

Class Picture Type No. of Ships Origin Displacement Status Note
Anvesh (A41) [62] INS Anvesh Missile range instrumentation ship 1  India 11,300 tonnes Sea trials [62] Under construction at Cochin Shipyard. Also referred to as Ship No. 20 or DRDO Technology Demonstration Vessel[63][64][65][66]

Survey vessels[]

Class Picture Type No. of Ships Origin Displacement Status Note
GRSE class Sandhayak (J18) during its launch ceremony.jpg Survey vessel 4  India 3,300 tonnes 1 Launched
3 under construction 		In September 2017, GRSE won a bid for ₹2,500 crore (US$330 million).[67][68] Contract signed in October 2018.[69] Keel for first vessel laid down in November 2019.[70] Construction of second, third and fourth ship began on 29 November 2019, 16 November 2020 And 1 February 2021 respectively.[71][72]

Miscellaneous[]

Class Picture Type No. of Ships Origin Displacement Status Note
Diving support vessel 2  India 7,650 tonnes[73] Under construction In December 2017, Hindustan Shipyard won a bid to build two ships for ₹2,019 crore (US$270 million). Contract for the same was signed in September 2018. Keel laid for the first vessel in December 2019. The first ship is expected to be delivered in three years.[74][73][75]
Diving Support Craft 5  India Under construction A Contract for construction of five Diving Support Craft (DSC) has been signed by Indian Navy with M/s Titagarh Wagons Ltd, Kolkata on 12 Feb 21.[76]
Tugboat 4  India Under construction 10-tonne bollard pull tugs being constructed at Hindustan Shipyard[77][78]

Aircraft[]

See also: Indian Naval Air Arm § Future aircraft
Type Picture Role No. of airframes Origin Status Note
Twin Engine Deck Based Fighter (TEDBF) HALTEDBFAeroindia2021.png Carrier Borne Multi-role Fighter Unspecified  India Design Phase The design of the Omni Role Combat Aircraft (ORCA), an Air Force variant of the Twin Engine Deck Based Fighter (TEDBF), with significant design differences, was being studied as of 2020. The first flight of the TEDBF is targeted for 2025–26 with the fighter expected to be inducted into the Navy by 2032.
Multirole Carrier Borne Fighter Carrier Borne Multi-role Fighter 36  United States  France Planned In late January 2017, the Indian Navy released an international Request for Information (RFI) for 57 "Multi-Role Carrier Borne Fighters". The main contest is between Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and Dassault Rafale-M. Number was revised to 36 from 57 in mid 2020[79]
Naval Shipborne Unmanned Aerial System Shipborne UAV 10 Planned A proposal moved in fast track mode by the Indian Navy before the Defence Ministry, under which it will buy 10 Naval Shipborne Unmanned Aerial Systems for around ₹ 1,300 crores has been cleared by the government[80]
MQ-9A Reaper MQ-9 Reaper UAV (cropped).jpg Unmanned combat aerial vehicle 2 in service

10 more planned

United States Planned India has planned to purchase 30 MQ-9A Reaper UAV, out of which 10 are for Army, Air force and Navy each[81]
Boeing P-8I Neptune Boeing P-8I of the Indian Navy.jpg Reconnaissance, ASW, ASuW

1 on order

6 more planned

United States 11 in service

1 on order

6 more planned

Four ordered in 2016 at a cost of US$1.1 billion, ten more planned to be procured at a cost of US$3 billion.
Sikorsky MH-60R SH-60B Seahawk2.jpg Multi-Role Helicopter 24 United States 2 delivered

22 on order

The helicopters will replace the ageing Sea King helicopters.They will be equipped with anti-submarine Mark 54 torpedoes and Hellfire air-to-surface missiles, along with precision-kill rockets. A contract for 24 helicopters was signed on US president Donald Trump's visit to India.
Kamov Ka-31 Russian Navy Kamov Ka-31.jpg Airborne early warning and control 10 Russia Planned Ministry of Defence has approved purchase of 10 helicopters for $500 million.
Naval Multi-Role Helicopter Multi-Role Helicopter 123 Planned To replace Westland Sea King helicopters
Naval Utility Helicopter Utility helicopter 111 Planned To replace HAL Chetak helicopters.

See also[]

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