Indian Navy aspires to achieve 90% self-reliance in warships | Vice Chief of Naval Staff

International Seminar on ‘Make in India’ Paradigm – Roadmap for a Future Ready Naval Force on April 18-19, 2016 in New Delhi will discuss modernization and development agendas of Indian Navy

Warships in a navy bear testimony to the industrial capabilities of a country. The Indian Navy’s mantra is self-reliance and indigenization. It now plans to achieve 90% self-reliance in the production of warships which would be possible only when the Navy and industry work together in a synchronized way, stated Vice Admiral P Murugesan, PVSM, AVSM, Vice Chief of Naval Staff (VCNS), Indian Navy, at a press conference cum curtain raiser organized by FICCI in association with the Indian Navy.

At the press conference, Vice Chief of Naval Staff announced that FICCI and Indian Navy are organizing an International Seminar on ‘Make in India’ Paradigm – Roadmap for a Future Ready Naval Force on April 18-19, 2016 in New Delhi and officially released the Seminar Brochure along with other dignitaries.

Vice Admiral P Murugesan said that ship building can be categorized as float, move and fight. In the float category, India is able to meet its 90% demand domestically; in the move segment, 50% of the demands are fulfilled domestically; and in the fight category only 25-30% is being produced within the country. Hence, it was imperative to expedite the process of indigenization and industry will have to play a major role in it.

In his presentation on the theme of the event Cmde (Retd) SujeetSamaddar said that the two-day international seminar will be inaugurated by ManoharParrikar, RakshaMantri will have 10 sessions and deliberate the opportunities and perspectives on its futuristic requirements with industry.

The seminar will give an opportunity to industry to share specific technologies and leads in R&D. He added that the seminar will address nearly every important area of naval technology.

Dr. A. Didar Singh, Secretary General, FICCI, said that the objective of the international seminar is to bring forward modernization and development agendas of Indian Navy to make the best of the capabilities and how to focus on the future requirements.

He added that the seminar is a campaign where the industry-Indian Navy and Government of India would work in a close synergy towards building a strong and self-reliant indigenous defence industrial base in the country.

Vice Admiral G S Pabby, AVSM, VSM, Controller of Warship Production & Acquisition, Indian Navy and  Jayant D Patil, Chairman, Defence and Aerospace Committee, FICCI, were also present at the press conference.