Editor's Foreword

Navy 58,350 (incl 7,000 Naval Avn and 1,200
Marines)
FORCES By ROLE
Navy Fleet HQ New Delhi; Commands located at Mumbai
(Bombay), Vishakhapatnam and Kochi (Cochin)
EQUIPmENT By TyPE
SUBMARINES • TACTICAL 16
SSN 1 Chakra (RUS Nerpa) each with 4 single 533mm TT
each with SS-N-27 SLCM, 4 single 650mm TT each with
T-65 HWT); (RUS lease agreement - under trials; not at
full OC)
SSK 16:
2 Vela (FSU Foxtrot) each with 10 single 533mm TT (6
forward, 4 aft)
4 Shishumar (GER T-209/1500) each with 1 single 533mm
TT
4 Sindhughosh (FSU Kilo) each with 6 single 533mm TT
(1 undergoing phased refit of SS-N-27)
6 Sindhughosh (FSU Kilo) with 6 single 533mm TT each
with SS-N-27 Club-S tactical SSM
PRINCIPAL SURFACE COMBATANTS 45
AIRCRAFT CARRIERS • CV 1 Viraat (UK Hermes)
(capacity 30 Sea Harrier FRS MK51 (Sea Harrier FRS
MKI) FGA ac; 7 Ka-27 Helix ASW hel/Sea King MK42B
ASW hel)
DESTROYERS • DDG 8:
3 Delhi each with 4 quad (16 eff.) each with SS-N-25
Switchblade tactical SSM, 2 single with 24 SA-N-7
SAM, 5 x1 533mm ASTT, 1 100mm gun, (capacity
either 2 Sea King MK42A ASW hel or 2 ALH utl hel)
5 Rajput (FSU Kashin) each with 2 twin (4eff.) PJ-10
BrahMos ASCM (one ship fitted; phased upgrades
planned for rest of class), 2 Twin (4 eff.) each with SS-
N-2C Styx tactical SSM, 2 (4 eff.) each with 16 SA-N-1
Goa SAM, 5x1 533mm ASTT, 2 RBU 6000 Smerch 2 (24
eff.), 1 76mm gun, (capacity either 1 Ka-25 Hormone/
KA-28 hel)
FRIGATES 12
FFG 11:
3 Brahmaputra each with 4 quad (16 eff.) each with SS-
N-25 Switchblade tactical SSM, 20 SA-N-4 Gecko SAM,
2 triple 324mm ASTT (6 eff.), 1 76mm gun, (capacity
either 2 HAL Chetak (SA-316B) Alouette III SA-316 utl/
Sea King MK42 ASW hel or 2 Sea King MK42 ASW
hel) (2nd of class awaiting full weapons fit)
3 Godavari each with 2 triple 324mm ASTT (6 eff.), 4
single each with SS-N-2D Styx tactical SSM, 1 twin
(2 eff.) with 20 SA-N-4 Gecko SAM, (capacity either 2
Sea King MK42 ASW hel or 2 HAL Chetak (SA-316B)
Alouette III SA-316 utl/Sea King MK42 ASW hel)
3 Talwar I each with SS-N-27 Club tactical SSM, 6
single with SA-N-7 Gadfly SAM, 2 533mm ASTT
(4 eff.), 2 RBU 6000 Smerch 2 (24 eff.), 2 CADS-N-1
Kashtan CIWS (4 eff.), 1 100mm gun, (capacity either
1 KA-31 Helix B AEW hel/KA-28 ASW hel or 1 ALH
utl hel)
2 Shivalik each with SS-N-27 Club tactical SSM,
6 single with SA-N-7 Gadfly SAM, 1 76mm gun,
(capacity 1 Sea King Mk42-B ASW hel) (3 rd vessel
expected ISD ’10)
South and Central Asia
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FF 1 Krishna (UK Leander) trg role
CORVETTES 24
FSG 20:
4 Khukri each with 1 76mm gun, 2 twin (4 eff.)
each with SS-N-2C Styx tactical SSM, 1 hel landing
platform (For ALH/Chetak)
4 Kora each with 4 (16 eff.) each with SS-N-25
Switchblade tactical SSM, 1 quad (4 eff.) with SA-N-
5 Grail SAM, 1 76mm gun, 1 hel landing platform
(For ALH/Chetak)
5 Veer (FSU Tarantul) each with 4 single each with
SS-N-2D Styx tactical SSM, 2 quad (8 eff.) (quad
manual aiming) each with SA-N-5 Grail SAM, 1
76mm gun
5 Vibhuti (mod Veer) each with 4 quad(16 eff.) with
16 SS-N-25 Switchblade tactical SSM, 1 quad (4 eff.)
(quad manual aiming) with SA-N-5 Grail SAM, 1
76mm gun
2 Vibhuti (advanced version) each with 4 quad (16
eff.) each with 16 SS-N-25 Switchblade tactical SSM,
1 quad (4 eff.) (manual aiming) with SA-N-5 Grail
SAM, 1 76mm gun
FS 4:
4 Abhay (FSU Pauk II) each with 1 quad (4 eff.)
(quad manual aiming) with SA-N-5 Grail SAM, 2 x1
533mm ASTT (twin), 2 RBU 1200 (10 eff.), 1 76mm
gun
PATROL AND COASTAL COMBATANTS 28
PSOH 6 Sukanya (capacity 1 HAL Chetak )
PCC 15: 6 Trinkat SDB MK 5; 5 SDB MK 3; 4 Car Nicobar
(additional vessels in build)
PFI 7 Super Dvora less than 100 tonnes
MINE WARFARE • MINE COUNTERMEASURES 10
MSO 10 Pondicherry (FSU Natya)
AMPHIBIOUS 17
PRINCIPAL AMPHIBIOUS VESSELS • LPD 1
Jalashwa (US Austin class) (capacity up to 6 med spt
hel; either 9 LCM or 4 LCM and 2 LCAC; 4 LCVP; 930
troops)
LS 10
LSM 5 Kumbhir (FSU Polnocny C) (capacity 5 MBT or 5
APC; 160 troops)
LST 5:
2 Magar (capacity 15 MBT or 8 APC or 10 trucks;
500 troops)
3 Magar mod (capacity 11 MBT or 8 APC or 10
trucks; 500 troops)
CRAFT • LCU 6 Vasco de Gama MK2/3 LC (capacity 2
APC; 120 troops)
LOGISTICS AND SUPPORT 47
AORH 3: 1 Aditya (mod Deepak); 1 Deepak; 1 Jyoti
AOL 6
ASR 1
AWT 2
AGOR 1 Sagardhwani
AGHS 8 Sandhayak
AGS 1 Makar
ATF 1
TPT 3 Nicobar
TRG 3: 1 Tir; 2 AXS
TRV 1
South and
Central Asia