Aerospace Diary

Neelam Mathews Sept 3, 2014 As India’s new government looks at reform to boost industrial growth with manufacturing a header in its plans, Siemens PLM software India team organized the 3rd India Shipbuilding Executive Summit  co-hosted by American Society of Naval Engineers, Indian Maritime Foundation, American Bureau of Shipping, and Siemens PLM Software. The event provided a platform for senior officers from the Indian Navy, and senior executives from the Shipbuilding industry to discuss issues of contemporary relevance in the context of improved Design, Manufacturing and Service Efficiency in the Shipbuilding industry in India, with the apt theme- ‘Ship Building, a significant Manufacturing force-multiplier.’ Brigadier (Retd.) Prakash Tolani, Senior Director, Siemens, kick started the event with a roundup on two previous summits, linking the sequential flow to the subjects chosen for the ISES3 round table discussions. These topics were based on continuity with the ...

Posted by- Neelam Mathews                                                         Dec 3, 2012 1.     The world has acknowledged India’s economic trajectory and as the country continues to progress on the path of sustained growth, there is a growing acceptance that the maritime domain is the prime facilitator of our economic growth. More than 90% of our trade by volume and 77% by value is transported over the seas. Over 97% of our energy needs of oil are either imported or produced from offshore fields. Consequently, our economic growth is inextricably linked to the seas.   2.     The raison d’etre of our existence is thus, succinctly encapsulated in the theme for Navy Week 2012: ‘Indian Navy – Maritime Power for National Prosperity’. Our mandate is unambiguous – to be ‘Net Security Providers’ wh...

Posted by- Neelam Mathews Feb 28, 2012 The shipyard Mazagon Dock Limited (MDL) has received the first Indian made equipment for the Scorpene submarines programme (P75). MDL has congratulated this successful industrial performance during the recently held Government to Government (G2G) meeting between India and France. MDL is producing six SSK Scorpene submarines (P75) under transfer of technology (ToT) from DCNS. Simultaneously, DCNS India, DCNS Group’s subsidiary in India, is working at the selection and qualification of Indian companies as partners for local production of the Scorpenes’ equipment. In June 2011, DCNS India signed a contract with Flash Forge India Pvt. Ltd. under the Scorpene submarines programme (P75). “We are providing our Indian partners with know-how and technical assistance to manufacture equipments which will be installed onboard the Scorpenes. Together with MDL, we are qualifying the suitable companies which are meeting the rigorous specifications nee...

Posted by- Neelam Mathews July 17, 2011 Even as contenders get set to respond to six diesel-electric submarines for the Indian Navy , DCNS and its partner Odebrecht, through their joint company ICN (Itaguaí Construções Navais), have launched the construction of the first S-BR Scorpene class submarine under the Brazilian submarine program. Russia is said to be making a proposal to India for Amur 650 class submarines. Meanwhile, the ‘first cut’ ceremony, marking the effective implementation of the technology transfer agreement, was held in Itaguaí, Brazil. India is building six Scorpene submarines at  Mazgaon Dockyards Limited (MDL) under a deal with France's DCNS. Its submarine fleet consists of 16 submarines, about 13 of which are operational.  The Brazilian program covers the design and construction of four Scorpene conventional-propulsion submarine submarines, design and construction assistance with the non-nuclear portion of Brazil’s first nuclear-powered sub...