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The Indian Navy is all set for a major expansion of the Karwar Naval Base in the western state of Karnataka, with plans to convert it into a state-of-the-art integrated naval base on the western seaboard of India. The Indian Navy has finished the first phase of the Karwar Naval Base expansion project and the work on the second phase will commence once the Cabinet Committee on Security gives the nod.
The Indian Navy indicated that it has ten warships based in Karwar after the completion of the first phase, and by the end of phase two, there will be roughly thirty warships berthed there along with aircraft carriers and nuclear submarines. Added to this will be an array of smaller ships, including 10 of the 80 fast-interceptor craft of Sagar Prahari Bal, the specialised force created for coastal security in India in the wake of the terror attacks.
The focus on the Karwar Naval Base is mainly because of its considerable depth of water, where submarines can operate with greater stealth. Also, the Karwar Naval Base is strategically placed in proximity of the Mumbai Naval base. This will ease out the congestion at the Mumbai Naval Base and facilitate greater operational flexibility for the Indian Navy.
According to the Indian Navy, the second phase of the Karwar Naval base expansion plan will involve construction of more piers, berthing and anchorage facilities, apart from an airbase, armament depot and missile silos. The detailed project report is in the final stages for phase two and it is expected to be completed by 2017. Eventually, the Karwar base will house 50 frontline ships, including the 40,000 tonne indigenous aircraft carrier and the Admiral Gorshkov aircraft carrier.
Phase two of the expansion of the Karwar Naval Base was expected to be initiated in 2005 and finished by 2010, but delays related to approvals and funds plagued the expansion. In the second phase, manpower will also be increased and Karwar Base will become India’s fourth naval command headquarters.
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The Indian Navy is all set for a major expansion of the Karwar Naval Base in the western state of Karnataka, with plans to convert it into a state-of-the-art integrated naval base on the western seaboard of India. The Indian Navy has finished the first phase of the Karwar Naval Base expansion project and the work on the second phase will commence once the Cabinet Committee on Security gives the nod.
The Indian Navy indicated that it has ten warships based in Karwar after the completion of the first phase, and by the end of phase two, there will be roughly thirty warships berthed there along with aircraft carriers and nuclear submarines. Added to this will be an array of smaller ships, including 10 of the 80 fast-interceptor craft of Sagar Prahari Bal, the specialised force created for coastal security in India in the wake of the terror attacks.
The focus on the Karwar Naval Base is mainly because of its considerable depth of water, where submarines can operate with greater stealth. Also, the Karwar Naval Base is strategically placed in proximity of the Mumbai Naval base. This will ease out the congestion at the Mumbai Naval Base and facilitate greater operational flexibility for the Indian Navy.
According to the Indian Navy, the second phase of the Karwar Naval base expansion plan will involve construction of more piers, berthing and anchorage facilities, apart from an airbase, armament depot and missile silos. The detailed project report is in the final stages for phase two and it is expected to be completed by 2017. Eventually, the Karwar base will house 50 frontline ships, including the 40,000 tonne indigenous aircraft carrier and the Admiral Gorshkov aircraft carrier.
Phase two of the expansion of the Karwar Naval Base was expected to be initiated in 2005 and finished by 2010, but delays related to approvals and funds plagued the expansion. In the second phase, manpower will also be increased and Karwar Base will become India’s fourth naval command headquarters.
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