The Navy’s goal of 170 ships in its drive by 2027 has been delayed however it’s nonetheless transferring ahead with the identical goal and likewise possible has a 3rd plane service in its plans, mentioned Vice Chief of Naval Staff Vice Admiral Satish Namdev. Ghormade mentioned on Tuesday.
At current, the Navy has a fleet of 130 ships together with ships and submarines. The two ships – Visakhapatnam-class destroyer ‘INS Visakhapatnam’ and Scorpene-class submarine ‘INS Vela’ – will probably be inducted into the Navy on November 21 and November 25 respectively.
Ghormade mentioned, “Earlier there have been plans to have 170 (ships) by 2027, however throughout this era, after all there have been delays within the procurement and acquisition course of. We are actually revamping the Maritime Capability Perspective Plan for the following 15 years, however ICAD [Integrated Capability Development System], which has come to the fore, is for a interval of ten years. Why can we work on the 15 12 months mannequin, as a result of naval tasks have an extended period. We want a for much longer timeframe for induction.”
Asked a couple of potential third plane service – Chief of Defense Staff General Bipin Rawat has spoken out towards it a number of occasions – Ghormade mentioned it has been executed within the Navy’s plan.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
