India’s long range missile programs require a great deal of seaborne infrastructure for telemetry, safety, surveillance and other uses.
Dhruv from above https://ibb.co/pWsWY8K
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The Hindustan Times article erroneously calls the 175m long, 15,000 ton, INS Dhruv a vessel of only "10,000" tons. But 10,000 tons is just the weight of the steel hull ** ). INS Dhruv is slightly larger than the US Navy's USNS Howard O. Lorenzen which performs a similar role.
A Jane's analysis photo during INS Anvesh's fitting-out process last year https://ibb.co/6JG2rt6
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Anvesh from above https://ibb.co/kBvmWF8
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** This 10,000 steel hull tonnage for INS Dhruv is as stated in the website of New Delhi-based private sector ship design firm Vik Sandvik. On that website INS Dhruv is called "Naval Vessel". Vik Sandvik designed the hulls of both INS Anvesh (called "Special Vessel") & INS Dhruv.
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Thanks for the article, Pete!
By the way, things seem to be getting pretty interesting again with regard to the Australian submarine program. I'm guessing the official press releases are yet to come (as per what I've read on ABC) but if RAN & Australian MoD are serious about an SSN acquisition, I personally reckon it makes the most sense to purchase 4-6 submarines directly from the US/UK.
Considering that both the Astute & Virginia-class production is currently running, it might be the most affordable way to acquire an SSN capability, both with regard to price & time.
Wanting to construct SSNs in Australia would again lead to a program as humongous in price & convoluted in scope as the Attack-class SSK program, if not more so...in fact, definitely more so. CONSIDERABLY more so.
Off-the-shelf purchase of a number of boats of similar configuration as currently being built for USN or RN (minus any export-controlled stuff) would certainly seem to be the most straightforward way...but I understand there's lots of jobs/economical issues tied up with the local construction plan for Attack-class, I wonder what the Morrison Govt will come up with to satisfy those needs.
Eagerly waiting for your thoughts (both as comments and/or in the form of an article).
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