Kirloskar's under-development indigenous Medium Speed Marine Diesel Engine for the Indian Navy.This looks like the V12, 6 MW variant. 10 MW variant would be a 20 Cyl.
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TRADITIONALLY BUILT ‘ANCIENT STITCHED SHIP’ INDUCTED INTO THE INDIAN NAVY AS INSV KAUNDINYA
Posted On: 21 MAY 2025 5:34PM by PIB Delhi
The Indian Navy formally inducted and named the Ancient Stitched ship as INSV Kaundinya today at a ceremonial event held at Naval Base, Karwar. The Hon’ble Minister of Culture Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat presided over the event as the Chief Guest, marking the culmination of an extraordinary project that celebrates India’s rich shipbuilding heritage.
INSV Kaundinya is a stitched sail ship, based on a 5th century CE ship depicted in the paintings of Ajanta Caves. The project was initiated through a tripartite agreement signed in Jul 2023 between the Ministry of Culture, the Indian Navy, and M/s Hodi Innovations, with funding from the Ministry of Culture. Following the keel laying in September 2023, the vessel’s construction was undertaken using a traditional method of stitching by a team of skilled artisans from Kerala, led by master shipwright Shri Babu Sankaran. Over several months, the team painstakingly stitched wooden planks on the ship’s hull using coir rope, coconut fibre and natural resin. The ship was launched in Feb 2025 at Goa.
The Indian Navy played a central role in the project, overseeing the design, technical validation, and construction process. With no surviving blueprints of such vessels, the design had to be inferred from iconographic sources. The Navy collaborated with the shipbuilder to recreate the hull form and traditional rigging, and ensured that the design was validated through hydrodynamic model testing at the Department of Ocean Engineering, IIT Madras, and internal technical assessment.
The newly inducted vessel incorporates several culturally significant features. Her sails display motifs of the Gandabherunda and the Sun, her bow bears a sculpted Simha Yali , and a symbolic Harappan style stone anchor adorns her deck, each element evoking the rich maritime traditions of ancient India. Named after Kaundinya, the legendary Indian mariner who sailed across the Indian Ocean to Southeast Asia, the ship serves as a tangible symbol of India’s long-standing traditions of maritime exploration, trade, and cultural exchange.
Inducted as an Indian Naval Sailing Vessel (INSV), Kaundinya will be based at Karwar. The ship will now embark on her next historic phase, involving preparations for a transoceanic voyage along the ancient trade route from Gujarat to Oman, scheduled for later this year.
https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2130294
Licence produced 30 mm gun from BHSEL (JV of Elbit Systems and Aditya Precitech)
any repeat order for destroyers coming?? cause then the production line would go dry for nearly 6-7 years, atleast a couple more should have been ordered so that the line would not go idle and talent can be kept, else the attrition would go high, p18 is still in design phase
like we have ngd and ngc and ngmv projects and many more next gen projects, do we have any next gen frigate program too??
like we have ngd and ngc and ngmv projects and many more next gen projects, do we have any next gen frigate program too??
At this stage with no Destroyers under construction, it is criminal.
Because within few years 3 Rajput Class Destroyers will go. Then our destroyer numbers will go down again.
We are still rebuilding the frigate numbers because when 3 godavari class were retired, no immediate substitute was there.
If we want 2 operational CBGs we will need 7-8 air defence Destroyers under both commands.
wasnt that a follow on of current frigate, design on internet looks the same as of previous versions
for cost cutting we are using ancient radars like lanza and all. although many of the ships now have revathi but still, cost cutting is an issue
and this mast is highly antistealth
are naval side is good, we need to take inspiration and make our own much stealthy designs for next gen ships, not just naming it next gen but making its design next gen, and keeping the electronics inside next gen too
the mast needs redesign with all equipments popping out of the mast makes it less stealthy
for cost cutting we are using ancient radars like lanza and all. although many of the ships now have revathi but still, cost cutting is an issue
and this mast is highly antistealth
are naval side is good, we need to take inspiration and make our own much stealthy designs for next gen ships, not just naming it next gen but making its design next gen, and keeping the electronics inside next gen too
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Brahmaputra is well past her prime. Rather than salvage and re-engine her, she should been retired. She's earned her rest.
It was commissioned in 2000. It has 10 more years of service left.
It's not a rich navy or nation for that matter. It's our taxpayer money. It's their duty to get the most out of it.
The dna is of Leander Class. 30-35 years is a minimum.
Plus we need all the firepower available to us given that we will retire 3 Rajput class ships soon.
The P-16As are second line ships at best. Their narrow hulls can't take new weapons or sensors. Though I agree the cost would be much higher, but think of the RoI of an additional NGC in terms of capability and maintenance costs.
Imo, its the Vikramaditya that could use a new propulsion plant at this point. She too has around 10 years of service left.
Second line ships are the ones that allow the first line to do their job without distraction. Just because it does not have fancy weapons or sensors doesn't mean it's useless. Remember, Pechora did a good job with Akash.
Tottaly different discussion when its an imported ship.
In the short term Veer Class Corvettes will start going out too. Therefore we need as many P16As online as possible.
This is not the first time a P-16A has had a accident. It is a 60s design after all. I didn't say they were useless but they certainly are risky to operate. The money spent on repair and OH could have been better spent on more NGCs, for example. Better bang for the buck.
Imo, re-engining only makes sense for capital ships like carriers with 50+ year design lives.
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Untill the OPV design or FPV design for Coast Guard is vastly different. They could do with a single large project.
Like in FPVs they have 8 with GSL, 14 with MDL and now this 18 upcoming. A single order of 40 units split between 2 lines. Quicker and cheaper.
Same for OPVs, could have simply ordered 6+6 with MDL.