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== Aircraft carriers ==
== Aircraft carriers ==
{{Further|Indian Naval Air Arm}}
{{Further|Indian Naval Air Arm}}
[[File:Mikoyan MiG-29K of the Indian Navy.jpg|thumb|A MiG-29K of the Indian Navy]]
[[File:Boeing P-8I of the Indian Navy (modified).jpg|thumb|right|A Boeing P-8I of the Indian Navy]]
[[File:Indian Navy Kamov Ka-31 (cropped).jpg|thumb|right| A Kamov Ka-31 helicopter lands on the [[USS Bunker Hill (CG-52)|USS ''Bunker Hill'']]]]
{| class="wikitable"
! style="text-align:center; background:#acc;"|Aircraft
! style="text-align: center; background:#acc;"|Origin
! style="text-align:l center; background:#acc;"|Type
! style="text-align:left; background:#acc;"|Variant
! style="text-align:center; background:#acc;"|In service
! style="text-align: center; background:#acc;"|Notes
|-
! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="6" | [[Military aircraft#Combat aircraft|Combat Aircraft]]
|-
| [[MiG-29]]
| [[Russia]]
|[[Multirole combat aircraft|multirole]]
| [[Mikoyan MiG-29K|MiG-29K]]
| 41<ref>{{Cite web|last=Philip|first=Snehesh Alex|date=2020-11-29|title=Engine, design deficiencies — Third crash puts Russian MiG-29K back in focus|url=https://theprint.in/defence/engine-design-deficiencies-third-crash-puts-russian-mig-29k-back-in-focus/553973/|access-date=2020-11-30|website=ThePrint|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=29 November 2020|title=Indian Navy finds some debris of crashed MiG-29K in Arabian sea|work=The Economic Times|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/indian-navy-finds-some-debris-of-crashed-mig-29k-in-arabian-sea/articleshow/79478462.cms|access-date=2020-11-30}}</ref>
|
|-
! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="6" | [[Airborne early warning and control|AWACS]]
|-
| [[Kamov Ka-31]]
| Russia
| [[Airborne early warning and control|AEW]]
|
| 14<ref>{{Cite web|title=Russia to Supply a Batch of KA-31 AEW Helicopters to India|url=https://www.defenseworld.net/news/26554/Russia_to_Supply_a_Batch_of_KA_31_AEW_Helicopters_to_India#.X8Ska7dX4VE|access-date=2020-11-30|website=www.defenseworld.net}}</ref>
|employs a [[Planar array radar]]
|-
! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="6" | [[Maritime patrol aircraft|Maritime patrol]]
|-
|[[Boeing P-8 Poseidon|Boeing P-8]]
| United States
| [[Anti-submarine warfare|ASW]] / [[Maritime patrol aircraft|patrol]]
|[[Boeing P-8 Poseidon#India|P-8I]]
|9<ref>{{Cite web|title=Boost to anti-submarine warfare capabilities! Indian Navy receives ninth Boeing P-8I surveillance aircraft|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/india/article/indian-navy-receives-ninth-boeing-p-8i-surveillance-aircraft/683574|access-date=2020-11-30|website=www.timesnownews.com|language=en}}</ref>
|3 on order
|-
| [[Ilyushin Il-38]]
| [[Soviet Union]]
| [[Anti-submarine warfare|ASW]] / [[Maritime patrol aircraft|patrol]]
|
|5
|
|-
| [[Dornier 228]]
|Germany
|[[Surveillance aircraft|surveillance]]
| 228-201
|25
|12 on order
|-
| [[Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander|Britten-Norman BN-2]]
| United Kingdom
| utility / [[Maritime patrol aircraft|patrol]]
| [[Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander#Variants|BN-2B/2T]]
| 10<ref>{{Cite web|title=DORNIERS {{!}} Indian Navy|url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/dorniers-1|access-date=2020-11-30|website=www.indiannavy.nic.in}}</ref>
|
|-
! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="6" | [[Helicopters]]
|-
| [[HAL Dhruv]]
| India
| [[Utility helicopter|utility]]
| MK. I / Mk. III
| 10<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2021/02/hal-hands-over-alh-dhruv-mk-iii-to-the-indian-navy-and-coast-guard/|title= HAL hands over ALH Dhruv Mk III to the Indian Navy and Coast Guard |publisher=Naval News|date=6 February 2021}}</ref>
| 15 on order
|-
| [[Kamov Ka-27]]
| [[Russia]]
| [[Anti-submarine warfare|ASW]]
| [[Kamov Ka-27#Variants|Ka-28]]
| 14<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ka-27/28 and Ka-29 Helix - Naval Technology|url=https://www.naval-technology.com/projects/ka272829-helix/|access-date=2020-11-30|website=www.naval-technology.com}}</ref>
| 4 on order
|-
|[[Westland Sea King]]
| United Kingdom
|[[Search and rescue|SAR]] / utility 
|[[Westland Sea King#Variants|Mk.42B/C]]
|31<ref>{{Cite book|last=Hiranandani|first=G. M.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1WxI9TlAxIQC|title=Transition to Eminence: The Indian Navy 1976-1990|date=2005|publisher=Lancer Publishers|isbn=978-81-7062-266-6|language=en}}</ref>
|six are [[Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King#Sikorsky designations|UH-3H]] variants
|-
|[[HAL Chetak]]
| France
| liaison / utility
|
|35
|6 on order
|-
|[[Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk|SH-60 Seahawk]]
| [[United States]]
|[[Anti-surface warfare|ASW]] / [[Search and rescue|SAR]]
|[[Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk#U.S. versions|MH-60R]]
|
|24 on order<ref>{{Cite web|last=Roche|first=Elizabeth|date=2020-02-27|title=Purchase of 24 Seahawk helicopters a 'force multiplier': Indian Navy|url=https://www.livemint.com/news/india/purchase-of-24-seahawk-helicopters-a-force-multiplier-indian-navy-11582793734554.html|access-date=2020-11-30|website=mint|language=en}}</ref>
|-
! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="6" | [[Trainer (aircraft)|Trainer Aircraft]]
|-
| [[MiG-29]]
|[[Russia]]
| [[Trainer (aircraft)#Operational conversion|Conversion trainer]]
| [[Mikoyan MiG-29K#Variants|MiG-29KUB]]
| 8<ref name="World Air Forces 2020">{{cite web |url= https://www.flightglobal.com/reports/world-air-forces-2020/135665.article|title = World Air Forces 2020|publisher= Flightglobal Insight |year= 2020 |access-date= 4 May 2020|url-access=registration}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet|user=ANI|number=1195596711156076544|title=A MiG-29K fighter aircraft crashed in Goa soon after it took off for a training mission. Both the pilots have managed to eject safely. The aircraft involved in the crash was a trainer version of the fighter jet.|date=2019-11-16}}</ref>
|
|-
|[[BAE Systems Hawk|BAE Hawk]]
| [[United Kingdom]]
|Jet trainer
|[[BAE Systems Hawk#Hawk 132|Hawk 132]]
|17
|
|-
| [[HAL Kiran]]
| [[India]]
|Jet trainer
|
| 20
|
|-
! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="6" | [[Unmanned aerial vehicle|UAV]]
|-
|[[IAI Heron]]
|Israel
| surveillance
|Heron 1
|<ref name="bs-sipri">{{cite news|last1=Mallapur|first1=Chaitanya|title=India tops list of drone-importing nations|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/specials/india-tops-list-of-drone-importing-nations-115050400136_1.html|work=IndiaSpend|publisher=Business Standard|date=4 May 2015}}</ref>
|
|-
|[[IAI Searcher]]<ref name="janes-16sep15">{{cite journal|last1=Bedi|first1=Rahul|title=India to buy Heron TP UAVs|journal=IHS Jane's Defence Weekly|date=16 September 2015|volume=52|issue=44|issn=2048-3430}}</ref>
|[[Israel]]
| surveillance
|Mk. I / II
|
|
|-
|[[DRDO Lakshya]]
|[[India]]
| [[target drone]]
|
|39<ref>{{cite news|title=Hindustan Aeronautics Limited delivers 'Lakshya-1' aircraft to Bharat Dynamics Limited|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/hindustan-aeronautics-limited-delivers-lakshya1-aircraft-to-bharat-dynamics-limited/1147596/|access-date=3 August 2013|newspaper=Indian Express|date=27 July 2013}}</ref>
|
|-
|[[General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper]]
|[[United States of America]]
| [[surveillance drone]]
|
|2(leased)<ref>{{Cite news|last=Peri|first=Dinakar|date=2020-11-25|title=Navy inducts two Sea Guardian drones on lease from U.S.|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/navy-inducts-two-sea-guardian-drones-on-lease-from-us/article33178519.ece|access-date=2020-11-30|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
|
|-
|}
[[File:INS Viraat (R22) Malabar 07.jpg|thumb|180px|INS ''Viraat'']]
Currently, the Indian Navy has one aircraft carrier. Two more are being built and will enter service by 2012 and 2015.
The carrier that the Indian Navy currently uses is called INS ''Viraat''. INS ''Viraat'' was bought by India from the [[United Kingdom]] in 1986.<ref>{{cite book| title = Students' Britannica India| url = https://books.google.com/?id=kEj-2a7pmVMC&pg=PA20| year = 2000| publisher = Popular Prakashan| isbn = 978-0-85229-760-5| page = 20 }}</ref>
====Submarines====
[[File:INS Chakra.jpg|thumb|[[Russian submarine K-152 Nerpa|INS ''Chakra'']], the nuclear attack submarine of the Indian Navy]]
{{As of|December 2020|}}, the Navy's sub-surface fleet includes one [[SSN (hull classification symbol)|nuclear-powered attack submarine]], one [[ballistic missile submarine]], 15 conventionally-powered attack [[submarine]]s.<ref>{{Cite web|title=We are closely watching Chinese navy|url=https://www.theweek.in/theweek/cover/2020/12/17/we-are-closely-watching-chinese-navy.html|access-date=2020-12-28|website=The Week|language=en}}</ref> The conventional attack submarines of the Indian Navy consist of the {{sclass|Kalvari|submarine|5||2015}} (French {{sclass2|Scorpène|submarine|2}} design), the {{sclass|Sindhughosh|submarine|5}} (Russian {{sclass2|Kilo|submarine|2}} design) and the {{sclass|Shishumar|submarine|5}} (German [[Type 209 submarine|Type 209/1500]] design) classes.<ref name="Submarines Active">{{cite web|title=Submarines Active|url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/submarines-active|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170602043152/https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/submarines-active|archive-date=2 June 2017|access-date=18 July 2017|website=Indian Navy}}</ref><ref name="Sindhughosh Class">{{cite web|title=Sindhughosh Class|url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/node/5336|website=Indian Navy|access-date=18 July 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161001221714/http://indiannavy.nic.in/node/5336|archive-date=1 October 2016}}</ref><ref name="Shishumar Class">{{cite web|title=Shishumar Class|url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/node/5337|website=Indian Navy|access-date=18 July 2017}}</ref>
India also possesses a single {{sclass2|Akula|submarine|5}}-class [[nuclear marine propulsion|nuclear-powered]] [[attack submarine]] named {{INS|Chakra|2011|6}}. She is under lease to India for a period of ten years. Three hundred Indian Navy personnel were trained in Russia for the operation of these submarines.<ref name="INS Chakra: Govt inducts Russian-origin Akula II class Nerpa into Navy">{{cite news|title=INS Chakra: Govt inducts Russian-origin Akula II class Nerpa into Navy|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/ins-chakra-govt-inducts-russian-origin-akula-ii-class-nerpa-into-navy/articleshow/12526102.cms|newspaper=Economic Times|access-date=18 July 2017|date=4 April 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906070351/http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/ins-chakra-govt-inducts-russian-origin-akula-ii-class-nerpa-into-navy/articleshow/12526102.cms|archive-date=6 September 2015}}</ref> Negotiations are on with Russia for the lease of the second Akula-class submarine.<ref name="India to Lease a Second Nuclear Submarine From Russia">{{cite web|author1=Sudhi Ranjan Sen|title=India to Lease a Second Nuclear Submarine From Russia|url=http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/india-to-lease-a-second-nuclear-submarine-from-russia-714039|website=NDTV|access-date=18 July 2017|date=16 December 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170701130337/http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/india-to-lease-a-second-nuclear-submarine-from-russia-714039|archive-date=1 July 2017}}</ref>
{{INS|Arihant}} was launched on 26 July 2009 in [[Visakhapatnam]], and was secretly commissioned into active service in August 2016.<ref name="Now, India has a nuclear triad">{{cite news|title=Now, India has a nuclear triad|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/Now-India-has-a-nuclear-triad/article16074127.ece|newspaper=The Hindu|access-date=18 July 2017|date=18 October 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161221185205/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/Now-India-has-a-nuclear-triad/article16074127.ece|archive-date=21 December 2016|last1=Peri|first1=Dinakar}}</ref> The Navy plans to have six nuclear-powered [[ballistic missile submarine]]s in service in the near future.<ref name="Navy creating a new base for nuke submarines">{{cite web|author1=Suman Sharma|title=Navy creating a new base for nuke submarines|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-navy-creating-a-new-base-for-nuke-submarines-1395220|website=DNA India|access-date=18 July 2017|date=12 June 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160107070526/http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-navy-creating-a-new-base-for-nuke-submarines-1395220|archive-date=7 January 2016}}</ref> ''Arihant'' is both the first boat of the {{sclass|Arihant|submarine|0}} nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines and the first nuclear-powered submarine to be built in India.<ref name="India set to launch nuclear-powered submarine">{{cite web|author1=Rajat Pandit|title=India set to launch nuclear-powered submarine|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/India-set-to-launch-nuclear-powered-submarine/articleshow/4787167.cms?referral=PM|website=The Times of India|access-date=18 July 2017|date=17 July 2009|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150201071911/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/India-set-to-launch-nuclear-powered-submarine/articleshow/4787167.cms?referral=PM|archive-date=1 February 2015}}</ref>
===Weapon systems===
{{Main|Weapon systems of the Indian Navy}}
[[File:Gun firing trials of INS Kochi.jpg|thumb|Gun firing trials of {{INS|Kochi|D64|6}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://indiannavy.nic.in/content/ship-kochi-be-commissioned-indian-navy-30-sep-15|title=Ship 'Kochi' to be commissioned in Indian Navy on 30 Sep 15|website=indiannavy.nic.in|access-date=5 August 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160802215332/http://indiannavy.nic.in/content/ship-kochi-be-commissioned-indian-navy-30-sep-15|archive-date=2 August 2016}}</ref>]]
[[File:INS Kochi test fires a Medium Range Surface to Air Missile, 2019 (1).jpg|thumb|Barak 8 missile fired from INS ''Kochi'']]
The Navy use a mix of indigenously developed and foreign made [[missile]] systems. These include submarine-launched ballistic missiles, ship-launched ballistic missiles, cruise and anti-ship missiles, air-to-air missiles, surface-to-air missiles, torpedoes, air-to-air guns, main guns and anti-submarine rocket launchers. Its inventory comprises {{convert|100|mm|abbr=on}} AK 190 gun with a range of {{convert|21.5|km}}, {{convert|130|km}} KH-35E 4 Quad Uran, ASW RBU-2000 etc.<ref name="The progression of Indian Navy’s weaponry and status">{{cite web|author1=Commodore Ranjit B Rai (retd.)|title=The progression of Indian Navy's weaponry and status|url=http://www.indiastrategic.in/topstories3119_the_progression_of_Indian_Navy_weaponry_and_status.htm|website=India Strategic|access-date=23 July 2017|date=December 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160803214245/http://indiastrategic.in/topstories3119_the_progression_of_Indian_Navy_weaponry_and_status.htm|archive-date=3 August 2016}}</ref>
[[File:BrahMos fired from INS Chennai during TROPEX 2017.jpg|thumb|[[BrahMos]] supersonic cruise missile fired from [[INS Chennai]] during TROPEX 2017.]]
In the recent years [[BrahMos]] has been one of the most advanced missile system adapted by the Indian Navy. It has been jointly developed by India's [[Defence Research and Development Organisation]] (DRDO) and Russian [[NPO Mashinostroyeniya]]. BrahMos is the world's fastest anti-ship cruise missile in operation.<ref name="India Test Fires Supersonic Cruise Missile">{{cite web|author1=Franz-Stefan Gady|title=India Test Fires Supersonic Cruise Missile|url=https://thediplomat.com/2017/03/india-test-fires-supersonic-cruise-missile/|website=The Diplomat|publisher=he Convention News Company, Inc.|access-date=23 July 2017|date=15 March 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170320053552/https://thediplomat.com/2017/03/india-test-fires-supersonic-cruise-missile/|archive-date=20 March 2017}}</ref> The BrahMos has been tailored to meet Indian needs and features a large proportion of India-designed components and technology, including its fire control systems, transporter erector launchers, and its onboard navigational attack systems. The successful test of Brahmos from {{INS|Rajput|D51|6}} provides Indian Navy with precision land attack capability.<ref name="Brahmos naval version tested successfully">{{cite web|title=Brahmos naval version tested successfully|url=http://pib.nic.in/release/release.asp?relid=36060|website=Press Information Bureau|access-date=23 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100924123630/http://pib.nic.in/release/release.asp?relid=36060|archive-date=24 September 2010|date=25 March 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref>
India has also fitted its [[Boeing P-8 Poseidon|Boeing P-8I]] reconnaissance aircraft with all-weather, [[Active radar homing|active-radar-homing]], over-the-horizon [[Harpoon (missile)|AGM-84L Harpoon Block II missiles]] and [[Mark 54 Lightweight Torpedo|Mk 54]] All-Up-Round Lightweight Torpedoes.<ref name="Indian Navy Requests New Patrol Aircraft">{{cite web|author1=Neelam Mathews|title=Indian Navy Requests New Patrol Aircraft|url=http://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/defense/2013-08-23/indian-navy-requests-new-patrol-aircraft|website=AIN Online|access-date=23 July 2017|date=23 August 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170731145403/http://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/defense/2013-08-23/indian-navy-requests-new-patrol-aircraft|archive-date=31 July 2017}}</ref> Indian warships' primary air-defence shield is provided by [[Barak 1]] surface-to-air missile while an advanced version [[Barak 8]] is in development in collaboration with Israel.<ref name="Air Defense: Barak Gets Bigger And Better">{{cite web|title=Air Defense: Barak Gets Bigger And Better|url=https://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htada/20130807.aspxv|website=Strategy Page|publisher=Strategy World|access-date=23 July 2017|date=7 August 2013}}</ref> India's next-generation {{Sclass2|Scorpène|submarine|0}} submarines will be armed with [[Exocet|Exocet anti-ship missile]] system. Among indigenous missiles, ship-launched version of [[Prithvi (missile)|Prithvi-II]] is called [[Dhanush (missile)|Dhanush]], which has a range of {{convert|350|km|mi}} and can carry nuclear warheads.<ref name="Nuclear-capable Dhanush successfully test-fired">{{cite news|author1=Y. Mallikarjun|title=Nuclear-capable Dhanush successfully test-fired|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/Nuclear-capable-Dhanush-successfully-test-fired/article12546296.ece|newspaper=The Hindu|date=5 October 2012}}</ref>
The K-15 [[Sagarika (missile)|Sagarika]] (Oceanic) [[Submarine-launched ballistic missile|submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM)]], which has a range of at least 700&nbsp;km (some sources claim 1000&nbsp;km) forms part of India's nuclear triad and is extensively tested to be integrated with the ''Arihant'' class of nuclear submarines.<ref name="India ready to join elite N-strike club">{{cite web|author1=Rajat Pandit|title=India ready to join elite N-strike club|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/India-ready-to-join-elite-N-strike-club/articleshow/2793635.cms?referral=PM|website=The Times of India|access-date=23 July 2017|date=19 February 2008}}</ref><ref name="India successfully test-fires underwater missile">{{cite news|title=India successfully test-fires underwater missile|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/india-successfully-testfires-underwater-missile/article4350553.ece|newspaper=The Hindu|access-date=23 July 2017|date=19 February 2008|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161124182916/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/india-successfully-testfires-underwater-missile/article4350553.ece|archive-date=24 November 2016|last1=Mallikarjun|first1=Y.|last2=Subramanian|first2=T. S.}}</ref> A longer range submarine launched ballistic missile called [[K-4 (SLBM)|K-4]] is under induction process, to be followed by [[Agni-VI#Agni-VI SLBM|K-5]] SLBM.<ref name="India Inches Closer to Credible Nuclear Triad With K-4 SLBM Test">{{cite web|author1=Ankit Panda|title=India Inches Closer to Credible Nuclear Triad With K-4 SLBM Test|url=https://thediplomat.com/2014/05/india-inches-closer-to-credible-nuclear-triad-with-k-4-slbm-test/|website=The Diplomat|access-date=23 July 2017|date=13 May 2004|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808153939/https://thediplomat.com/2014/05/india-inches-closer-to-credible-nuclear-triad-with-k-4-slbm-test/|archive-date=8 August 2017}}</ref>
===Electronic warfare and systems management===
''Sangraha'' is a joint [[electronic warfare]] programme between [[Defence Research and Development Organisation]] (DRDO) and the Indian Navy. The programme is intended to develop a family of electronic warfare suites, for use on different naval platforms capable of detecting, intercepting, and classifying pulsed, [[carrier wave]], [[pulse repetition frequency]] agile, frequency agile and [[chirp]] [[radar]]s. The systems are suitable for deployment on various platforms like helicopters, vehicles, and ships. Certain platforms, along with [[electronic support measures|ESM]] (Electronic Support Measures) capabilities, have [[electronic countermeasures|ECM]] (Electronic Countermeasure) capabilities such as multiple-beam phased array jammers.<ref name="Area of Work DRDO">{{cite web|title=Area of Work DRDO|url=https://www.drdo.gov.in/drdo/labs1/DLRL/English/indexnew.jsp?pg=areaofwork.jsp|website=Defence Research and Development Organization|publisher=Ministry of Defence|access-date=23 July 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170814102018/https://www.drdo.gov.in/drdo/labs1/DLRL/English/indexnew.jsp?pg=areaofwork.jsp|archive-date=14 August 2017}}</ref>
The Indian Navy also relies on information technology to face the challenges of the 21st century. The Indian Navy is implementing a new strategy to move from a platform centric force to a network centric force by linking all shore-based installations and ships via a high-speed data networks and satellites.<ref name="Navy building high-speed data network">{{cite news|author1=Arunkumar Bhatt|title=Navy building high-speed data network|url=http://www.thehindu.com/2004/12/06/stories/2004120602511200.htm|access-date=23 July 2017|date=6 December 2004|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160107070527/http://www.thehindu.com/2004/12/06/stories/2004120602511200.htm|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|archive-date=7 January 2016}}</ref><ref>Vijay Sakhuja [https://web.archive.org/web/20090107234142/http://www.ipcs.org/Military_articles2.jsp?action=showView&kValue=1467&keyArticle=1019&status=article&mod=a Change but Continuity: The Indian Navy Marches Ahead]. Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies. 10 August 2004</ref><ref name="Change but Continuity: The Indian Navy Marches Ahead IPCS">{{cite web|author1=Vijay Sakhuja|title=Change but Continuity: The Indian Navy Marches Ahead|url=http://www.ipcs.org/Military_articles2.jsp?action=showView&kValue=1467&keyArticle=1019&status=article&mod=a|website=Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies|access-date=23 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090107234142/http://www.ipcs.org/Military_articles2.jsp?action=showView&kValue=1467&keyArticle=1019&status=article&mod=a|archive-date=7 January 2009|date=10 August 2004|url-status=dead}}</ref> This will help in increased operational awareness. The network is referred to as the Navy Enterprise Wide Network (NEWN). The Indian Navy has also provided training to all its personnel in Information Technology (IT) at the Naval Institute of Computer Applications (NICA) located in Mumbai. Information technology is also used to provide better training, like the usage of simulators and for better management of the force.<ref name="Information technology and Indian Navy">{{cite web|title=Information technology and Indian Navy|website=Deccan Herald |access-date= 23 July 2017 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20060426142838/http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/apr122006/cyberspace1319112006411.asp |url= http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/apr122006/cyberspace1319112006411.asp |date=12 April 2006 |archive-date= 26 April 2006}}</ref>
The Navy has a dedicated cadre for matters pertaining to information technology cadre named as Information Technology Cadre,<ref name="Indian Navy to have Information Technology cadre">{{cite news|title=Indian Navy to have Information Technology cadre|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/indian-navy-to-have-information-technology-cadre/articleshow/14854285.cms|newspaper=Economic Times|access-date=23 July 2017|date=12 July 2012}}</ref> under the Directorate of Information Technology (DRI). The cadre is responsible for implementation for enterprise wide networking and software development projects, development activities with respect to cyber security products, administration of shore and on-board networks, and management of critical Naval Networks and software applications.<ref name="Directorate of Information Technology">{{cite web|title=Directorate of Information Technology|url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/directorate-information-technology|website=Indian Navy|access-date=23 July 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160803030007/http://indiannavy.nic.in/content/directorate-information-technology|archive-date=3 August 2016}}</ref>
===Naval satellite===
India's first exclusive defence satellite [[GSAT-7]] was successfully launched by European space consortium Arianespace's rocket from Kourou spaceport in [[French Guiana]] in August 2013. GSAT-7 was fabricated by the [[Indian Space Research Organisation]] (ISRO) to serve for at least seven years in its orbital slot at 74°E, providing [[UHF]], [[S-band]], [[C band (IEEE)|C-band]] and [[Ku-band]] relay capacity. Its Ku-band allows high-density data transmission, including both audio and video. This satellite also has a provision to reach smaller and mobile terminals.<ref name="GSAT-7: India’s Strategic Satellite">{{cite web|author1=Ajey Lele|title=GSAT-7: India's Strategic Satellite|url=http://www.spacenews.com/article/opinion/37142gsat-7-india%E2%80%99s-strategic-satellite|website=Space News|access-date=19 July 2017|archive-url=https://archive.today/20131001142106/http://www.spacenews.com/article/opinion/37142gsat-7-india%E2%80%99s-strategic-satellite|archive-date=1 October 2013|date=9 September 2013}}</ref>
GSAT-7 approximately has a footprint of {{convert|3500|–|4000|km|mi nmi|abbr=off}} over the Indian Ocean region, including both the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal region. This enables the Navy to operate in a network-centric atmosphere having real-time networking of all its operational assets at sea and on land.<ref name="GSAT-7: India’s Strategic Satellite"/>
On 15 June 2019 the navy placed an order for [[GSAT-7R]] satellite as a replacement for GSAT-7. The satellite costs Rs 1589 crores (US$225.5 million) and is expected to be launched by 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m-economictimes-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/m.economictimes.com/news/defence/navy-to-buy-rs-1589-crore-satellite-from-isro/amp_articleshow/70283927.cms?usqp=mq331AQCKAE=&amp_js_v=0.1|title=Indian Navy: Navy to buy Rs 1,589 crore satellite from ISRO|website=m-economictimes-com.cdn.ampproject.org|access-date=28 December 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/isro-to-build-2nd-dedicated-satellite-for-navy-to-interlink-warships-aircraft/articleshow/70310935.cms|title=Isro to build 2nd dedicated satellite for Navy to interlink warships, aircraft - Times of India|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=28 December 2019}}</ref>


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