Paradigm Roadmap for a Future Ready Naval Force
International Seminar on Ômake in indiaÕParadigm Ð Roadmap for a Future Ready naval Force was organised by FiCCi in association with the indian navy on april 18 and 19, 2016, in new delhi. a report...
International Seminar on ‘Make in India’ Paradigm – Roadmap for a Future Ready Naval Force was organised by FICCI in association with the Indian Navy on April 18 and 19, 2016, in New Delhi.
The SeminaR had a highly packed schedule during its two days duration, with Session 1 held at the K.K. Birla auditorium; the balance nine sessions were divided between hari Shankar Singhania Commission Room and the Conference Room and finally the valedictory address was held at the hari Shankar Singhania Commission Room.
Session 1 — Missiles and Guns for a Future Ready Naval Force
The Session 1 was presided over by Vice admiral a.K. Chopra (Retd), former Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Eastern and Western naval Commands. during the session the Ònavy PerspectiveÓwas presented by Rear admiral dinesh K. Tripathi, assistant Chief of naval Staff (Policy & Plans), which was followed by a presentation on ÒPerspective on missiles (airframe and engines)Ó by Bill Forsberg, Saab, ÒPerspective on missiles (Systems and Controls) by dr a. Bashir, Tata Power Sed, ÒPerspective on naval guns (Systems and Propellants) by Rajesh Kohli, BheL which was followed by discussions and the summing up by the chair.
Session 2 — Propulsion & Power Generation
The Session 2 was presided over by Vice admiral B.S. Randhawa (Retd), former Chief of material. Rear admiral K.m. deshpande, assistant Chief of material (dockyards & Refits), presented “The Navy Perspective Ð Challenges and opportunities,Ó Ònational Competence in marine gas Turbine PropulsionÓ by Commander C.h.V. Sudhakar, gas Turbine Testing & Tuning Team, Visakhapatnam, Òdiesel Power PlantsÓby Sanjay Kumar majumdar, Kirloskar oil engine Ltd., Ònational Competence in marine Propulsion Ð The Road aheadÓ by Commander manish Singh, indian navy, which was followed by a question-answer session and the summing up by the chair.
Session 3 — Torpedo and Directed Energy Weapons
Vice admiral R.K. Pattanaik (Retd), former deputy Chief of naval Staff, chaired the session. Rear admiral o.P.S. Rana, director general, naval armament inspection, provided
The navy Perspective which was followed by presentations by andreas dohrn of atlas electronics, on Perspective on Torpedoes (Propulsion and Frame), Perspective on Torpedoes (homing and Systems) by Raytheon, Perspective on Torpedoes (homing and Systems) by dr abraham Verghese, STL and Perspective on directed energy Weapons by V.B. Patil, LASTEC. The session concluded with questions-answer session and the summing up by the chairman.
Session 4 — Surveillance and Detection Systems
Session 4 was chaired by Vice admiral P.C. Bhasin (Retd), former Chief of material. ÒThe navy Perspective Ð Future networks Warfare ConceptÓ was presented by Rear admiral S.J. Singh, assistant of naval Staff (Communication, Space and network Centric Warfare operations), followed by presentations by Peter Buckley of Lockheed martin on ÒaegiS Weapon Systems ÐToday and TomorrowÓ, Òadvances in Space based Surveillance & Technologies maritime applicationsÓ by K. Jayaram, iSRo, Òelectronic Support measuresÓ by iqbal Singh, Vem Technologies, and Ònetwork Centric naval WarfareÓby nikas ghikas, interoperability Systems international S.a.
Session 5 — Futuristic Trends in Propulsion and Power Generation Technologies – Electric & Nuclear
Vice admiral n.n. Kumar (Retd), former Chief of material, was the Session Chairman. Captain Vikram Bora, director of naval design (Submarine design group) presented ÒThe navy Perspective on nuclear PropulsionÓwhich was followed by presentations on ÒThe navy Perspective on Full electric PropulsionÓ by Commander S. Shahne, Joint director of marine engineering, Òair independent Propulsion SystemsÓ by Commodore Jagdish anand (Retd), Saab, Kokums Sterling aiP System, Òintegrated electric Propulsion and Power generation for ShipsÓ by Ravindra S. mahajan, L&T, eaiC, Òadvanced Propulsion Technologies for electric Ship architectureÓ by Sanjeev Kakkar, ge aviation military Systems and ÒPropulsion Systems for aircraft CarrierÓ by Vice admiral Bertrand aubriat, dCnS.
Session 6 — Naval Aviation Futures
Rear admiral d.m. Sudan, Senior directing Staff (navy) at the national defence College, new delhi, was the Session Chairman. ÒThe navy PerspectiveÓ was presented by Rear admiral P.g. Pynumootil, assistant Chief of naval Staff (air), which was followed by presentations on Òair early Warning & Control TechnologiesÓ by Commodore g. Sharma (Retd), northrop grumman, ÒFuture Trends in naval multi Roe helicoptersÓ by Commander Rohit Kumar (Retd), Thales Sonar Systems and Òanti-Ship mis- siles for helicoptersÓ by Patrick, mBda, Òemerging aero engine TechnologiesÓ by Sasikumar muthuswamy of Rolls-Royce and ÒFuture Trends in naval helicoptersÓ by Konovalov oleg, Russian helicopters.
Session 7 — Submarine Technologies
Vice admiral a.K. Singh (Retd), former Flag Officer Command-in-Chief, Andaman & nicobar Command and the eastern naval Command, presided over the session. Rear admiral mohit gupta, assistant Chief of naval Staff (Submarines), presented the Ònavy PerspectiveÓ which was followed by presentations on ÒFuture Submarine Vessel design and materialsÓ by Commodore mukesh Bhargawa, L&T, ÒFuture Submarine Platforms and TechnologiesÓ by andreas gruickle, Thyssnkrupp marine Systems india Pvt. Ltd. ÒaiP Technologies/Stored energy devicesÓ by dr S.B. Singh, nmRL and on ÒSonars and SubmarinesÓby Commodore a. Jai Singh (Retd), atlas electroniks. The session came to an end with a question-answer session and summing up by the chairman.
Session 8 — Autonomous Vehicles for Naval Applications
Rear admiral S. Kanugo, assistant Chief of naval Staff (air material), presided over the session. after his opening remarks he presented ÒThe naval PerspectiveÓ. This was followed by a presentation on Òautonomous Unmanned VehiclesÓ by dr manu Koruula, nSTL, Ònaval Targets (drone Kits)Ó by michael Berg, Saab, Òmaritime UaV & helicopter PayloadsÓby dmitri Bernadiner, deFSYS Solutions Pvt. Ltd. and ÒUnmanned Surface/Under Water Craft by Rafael.
Session 9 — Coastal Surveillance and Response Systems and Platforms
This Session of the Seminar was chaired by Rear admiral a.R. Radhakrishnan (Retd), former director general, Project Seabird. ÒThe navy PerspectiveÓ on the theme was presented by Vice admiral anil Chawla, director general, naval operations. This was followed by presentations on ÒThe Coast guard PerspectiveÓby inspector general V.S.R. murthy, deputy director general (operations & Coastal Security), indian Coast guard, ÒCoastal Surveillance Radar Technologies (hF SWR)Ó by nikhil Khanna, Raytheon, ÒCoastal Surveillance Beyond the horizon Ð The ChallengeÓ by Ben-Zion agam, eLTa Systems Limited and on ÒFast interceptor CraftsÓ by Commander K.S. nathan (Retd), L&T. The session was concluded with a question-answer session and the summing up by the session chairman.
Session 10 — Future of Defence Shipbuilding in India
The concluding session of the seminar was presided over by Vice admiral g.S. Pabby, Controller of Warship Production & acquisition. This session was essentially a brainstorming session on the primary theme of the seminar and contained presentation of four high quality papers by Rear admiral S.Y. Shrikhande, Flag Officer Doctrine and Concepts, on Òevolution of Japanese Shipbuilding and Lessons for indiaÓ, presentation by Bernard Buisson, dCnS, ÒConceptual model for advanced aircraft CarrierÓ by Vice admiral Vladimir V. Pepelyaev, Krylov State Research Centre and on ÒBuild in india ÐShips for the WorldÓby Commodore Bhupesh Tater, additional general manager (materials), naval dockyard, mumbai. The presentations were followed by discussions through questions and answers.
Panel Discussion
This session turned out to be quite enlightening as after the introductory remarks by the Session Chair, Vice admiral g.S. Pabby, Controller of Warship Production & acquisition, he invited Rear admiral R.K. Shrawat (Retd), Chairman & managing director, mazagon dock Ltd., Vice admiral B. Kannan (Retd), managing director & Chief executive Officer, L&T Shipbuilding, Vice Admiral H.S. Mallhi (Retd), Chief Executive Officer & Whole Time director, Reliance defence Limited, and nayak, Chairman & managing director, ShoFT Shipyard, to share their experiences in executing the Ômake in indiaÕparadigm towards indian navyÕs quest towards selfreliance through indigenisation.
Valedictory Session – Building India’s Future Navy – ‘Make in India’ Approach
admiral Sureesh mehta (Retd), former Chief of the naval Staff, presided over the Session. The agenda for the valedictory session was set by dr Jyotsna Suri, immediate Past President, FiCCi and Chairperson & managing director, Bharat hotels. Thereafter admiral Sureesh mehta gave away his profound thoughts during the valedictory address.
Conclusion
While the advancements in the entire range of niche technologies will be continuous in the future, the allocation of budgets, singleminded approach towards creation of longterm strategic assets; such as manpower resources, skill sets, cost benefit, longterm sustainability, upkeep, maintainability, interoperability, etc. will emerge as the prominent game-changing paradigm.