The third Project 15-A Kolkata class destroyer (as yet unnamed) under construction at Mazagon Docks Ltd, Mumbai - Broadsword by Ajai Shukla - Strategy. Economics. Defence.
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The third Project 15-A Kolkata class destroyer (as yet unnamed) under construction at Mazagon Docks Ltd, Mumbai







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  1. Unknown24 April 2008 at 07:40

    Huge!. Any idea which the other parallel hull is?

    Thank you

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  2. Anonymous24 April 2008 at 08:44

    nice pics ajay.....

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  3. Anonymous24 April 2008 at 14:29

    The infrastructure arround the ship surely needs to be updated.

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  4. Anonymous24 April 2008 at 15:54

    anything welcomed about Tejas, MCA, PAK-FA of MMRCA. sir, in earlier posts you kept on saying Arjun is better but please tell how and why ( any features ).

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  5. Anonymous24 April 2008 at 21:45

    Nice pics...any idea about the other ship..it looks bigger than the 15-A...Where exactly are the ships armaments and electronics stuff integrated?? And any news about the IL-38 sea dragon planes??

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  6. Anonymous25 April 2008 at 05:23

    thanx 4 keepin 2 ur promise ajay

    the pics were really cool

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  7. A&S25 April 2008 at 05:40

    Sorry to sound uninformed, but is this the new "modular" construction that the Navy was proud to be introducing?

    Also, when is this ship (roughly!) due to be completed?

    Thanks in advance.

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  8. su market25 April 2008 at 05:42

    Thanks a lot. Now if we had P-28 pics it would be the icing the cake. Thanks once again.

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  9. Anonymous25 April 2008 at 13:34

    Thanks Ajay , good work, since every one is requesting/demanding something from you, so i thought i try as well, any chance of some sort of drawing or pic of HALs LCH (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HAL_Light_Combat_Helicopter), Thanx

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  10. Anonymous26 April 2008 at 06:06

    Excellent Pics Ajai sir. Waiting for P-28 and LCH. But why you have not taken pics of the first P-15A INS Kolkata and first P-17 INS Shivalik?? Their near complition pics would be more interesting. BTW thanks alot.


    Waiting for P-28 and LCH........

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  11. Ajai Shukla26 April 2008 at 09:16

    Glad you all liked the pics. I'm sure that you must have noticed that the underwater portion of the 15-A is very similar to the Project 15 boats.

    But the superstructure is at least half a generation ahead. Much cleaner, must less visible on radar, and packing a bigger punch.

    Wish I could have posted more pics, but you'll have to wait for my next trip. With some luck, it'll happen soon.

    These ships are not yet being constructed in the new "modular" fashion. The first boats that will be constructed in modules are the Project 17-A. If you remember, I had written that the first of them (and who knows, might even be the second) will be constructed in the foreign yard that provides the consultancy. By current indicators, it could be DCNS. But the 17-A could go to as many as six to seven frigates. And all the rest will be constructed in India.

    Exciting stuff!

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  12. A&S26 April 2008 at 11:24

    Ajai: Thanks for kindly repeating what you had said before! I knew that I had read about the modular construction before, but was not sure where.

    Am I correct to guess that 17-A are a couple of years down the line?

    Thanks in advance.

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  13. Anonymous28 April 2008 at 10:29

    Thanks Ajai,

    They are great pics. Did MDL have any models of the P-15A and/or P-17s around?

    Not to seem ungrateful but you have raised the bar for our expectations, I hope you are planning on doing some articles on NPOL and NSTL.

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  14. su market1 May 2008 at 10:30

    Hi ajai

    When you visit GRSE, could you please ask them if the P-28's will have any SSM's (Klub or Uran) on them?
    Thanks
    vipin

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  15. Anonymous27 October 2008 at 21:58

    Well, the ship and the numbers concerning it seem impressive but what i want to ask is tht can 20th century shipyards build ships for a 21st century navy? i mean they require upgrades if we are to make heavier ships like missile cruisers and large aircraft carriers.

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