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| Indian, U.S. Carriers To Conduct Exercise at Sea |
| 2006-02-14 |
| By VIVEK RAGHUVANSHI, NEW DELHI Aircraft carriers from the navies of India and the United States will rendezvous off the coast of Sri Lanka on Feb. 14 for passage exercises. Indian Defence Ministry officials said the exercise between IndiaÂ’s INS Viraat and the USS Ronald Reagan was decided on quickly and comes ahead of U.S. President George W. BushÂ’s visit to India later this year. Exercises off the coast of Goa, India, last year between the Indian Navy and a U.S. carrier group led by the aircraft carrier Nimitz took months of planning, officials said. The Viraat, which is en route to its homeport Mumbai from Visakapatnam in southern India, will lead a group of seven warships from the IndianÂ’ NavyÂ’s western fleet in the exercises with the Reagan. India and the United States have held several exercises in air, on land and at sea since Washington lifted sanctions against New Delhi in September 2001. |
| Posted by:john |
| #10 like the Israeli's 'death shark' only bigger? |
| Posted by: USN Ret. 2006-02-14 23:38 |
| #9 What I'm anxiously awaiting are the UMV's. Unmanned Maritime Vehicles. Think of the Marines that could be harvested for other duties, and no polluting garbage off the fan tail. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2006-02-14 23:33 |
| #8 POint of interest: since the navy retired the Intruders several years ago, and never followed through with the KS-3, organic tanker assets are limited to S-3s (and lawn darts) w/ buddy stores. since the Hornet never had long legs and the 'super dart' (not-so-snarky comment: stop by your local library and check out 'The Pentagon Paradox" for an eye opening expose' on the F/A 18) is only a bit better in the mileage department, the range issue for UAVs really isn't the issue. Both the USN and the USAF are testing UAVS built by Boeing and Northrop Grumman. the NGC bird has demonstrated arrested landings (field type) and the Boeing UAV has demonstrated IFR, boom and probe style, not the navy's basket and probe. and hands off landing capability has been around for several years for the navy's manned aircraft; right now getting all the electronic bits to play is the driver, not the flying qualities. expect to see operational uavs working from ships within 5 yrs (or less). |
| Posted by: USN Ret. 2006-02-14 23:26 |
| #7 The Navy is a bit sensitive about UAV's. The flight distances (carrier to operational area) are much greater than ground based, and UAV aireal refueling really hasn't caught on just yet. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2006-02-14 22:42 |
| #6 GO USA!! Top GUN!! |
| Posted by: Thramp Glairt4617 2006-02-14 22:40 |
| #5 Wonder if they're gaming carrier-on-carrier battles. There hasn't been a real carrier vs. carrier battle since the Great Marianas Turkey Shoot (well, Cape Engano counts, sort of, but the Japanese had no aircraft to speak of in that one), and we're a far way away from the days of SB2Cs and TBFs and 40mm Bofors. |
| Posted by: Mike 2006-02-14 22:38 |
| #4 HHHHHmmmmmmm, its the Navy's ambition that all of its major warships, current + future, possess some form of GMD/BMD capability. Since the ENTERPRISE is the Navy's oldest nuke carrier, wouldn't surprise me a bit iff she was selected to be "Testing/Training Carrier" for the Navy's sea-borne UAVS and other New Technologies [Arsenal Ship?]. GMD/BMD, Lasers and UAV min-robots for Navy TacAir??? |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2006-02-14 22:37 |
| #3 Sounds like the much awaited Operation Nari Memo to Nari (wherever that is): Yer screwed. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2006-02-14 19:42 |
| #2 Navy plans major Pacific exercises in summer Following the directions of the recently released defense review to shift its focus westward, the Navy plans to hold a series of major exercises involving four different aircraft carriers in the Pacific this summer, the Pacific Fleet commander said Tuesday. “This summer we will see significant activity, including multiple carriers,” Adm. Gary Roughead told an Asian Society luncheon. Roughead said it has been at least 10 years since four carriers have operated in the Pacific Ocean at one time. One of the carriers that will be involved in the summer exercises will be the San Diego-based Ronald Reagan. Another will come from the Atlantic Fleet, perhaps the first time since the Vietnam War that an East Coast carrier will have operated in the western Pacific, Roughead's spokesman, Navy Capt. Matt Brown, said. The San Diego-based hospital ship Mercy also will be deploying to the western Pacific this summer, to repeat the well-received humanitarian assistance it provided following the destructive December 2004 earthquake and tsunami, Roughead said. Brown said the exercises will start in June in the western Pacific with three carrier strike groups, including the Reagan, the Japan-based Kitty Hawk and another Pacific-based carrier. A carrier strike group has at least three warships, an attack submarine and a support ship. In July, at least two U.S. carrier groups will participate in the “Pacific Rim” exercises, the large multi-national naval maneuvers held near the Hawaiian Islands every two years. Ships from Australia, Chile, Japan, South Korea, Peru and perhaps other nations will take part, Brown said. The summer's activities will conclude with another western Pacific exercise in August, with the Atlantic Fleet carrier participating, he said. Roughead said the increased activity was in keeping with the directions from the Quadrennial Defense Review, officially released Feb. 6. The review said the Navy “will have greater presence in the Pacific Ocean, consistent with the global shift of trade and transport.” Although the QDR noted that “China has the greatest potential to compete militarily with the United States,” Roughead said he did not consider China “a threat.” In assessing possible threats, the admiral said, military planners look at a nation's capabilities and intent. “There is no question” that the Chinese Navy is modernizing and expanding, but its intent “is more of a mystery,” Roughead said. The Pacific Fleet is committed to increasing its friendly contact with the Chinese Navy, but also is increasing its capabilities to counter any challenge, he said. |
| Posted by: Frank G 2006-02-14 18:04 |
| #1 SWEET! |
| Posted by: mmurray821 2006-02-14 16:57 |