INDIAN OCEAN (Sept. 4, 2007) – A Sea Harrier lands on the flight deck of the Indian aircraft carrier INS Viraat (R 22). A Sea Harrier launches from the flight deck of the Indian aircraft carrier INS Viraat (R 22). The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group and embarked Carrier Air Wing 11 are deployed in the U.S. 7th Fleet participating in exercise Malabar 07-2. The multilateral exercise includes naval forces from India, Australia, Japan, Singapore, and the United States and is designed to increase interoperability among the navies and to develop common procedures for maritime security operations.U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Dustin Q. Diaz.
INDIAN OCEAN (Sept. 4, 2007) – A Sea Harrier lands on the flight deck of the Indian aircraft carrier INS Viraat (R 22). A Sea Harrier launches from the flight deck of the Indian aircraft carrier INS Viraat (R 22). The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group and embarked Carrier Air Wing 11 are deployed in the U.S. 7th Fleet participating in exercise Malabar 07-2. The multilateral exercise includes naval forces from India, Australia, Japan, Singapore, and the United States and is designed to increase interoperability among the navies and to develop common procedures for maritime security operations.U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Dustin Q. Diaz.

By Steven Gillard. 

New Delhi. 03 December, 2015. Rolls-Royce has been associated with India for the past eight decades and is contributing significantly towards the modernisation of the armed forces.  The Indian Navy and Rolls-Royce have been partners since the inception of India’s Naval services and a great example is 300 INAS, where we have worked alongside the squadron for over 50 years, and this partnership continues today.

In the short term, our priority is to support today’s fleets – in particular the Sea Harrier as it plays a vital role in India’s maritime security. In the medium term we will continue to support the operation of the Sea King, a critical military asset, which has years of operation remaining. We will also help the Indian Navy maximise its use of the Rolls-Royce powered Hawk Advanced Jet Trainer, which is an expanding fleet, crucial to the Navy’s combat aircraft capability.

Looking to the longer term, there are a number of Rolls-Royce powered aircraft that we believe could be of interest to the Indian Navy. The most obvious of these is the US-2I amphibious aircraft which largely shares common engines with the Indian Air Force’s C-130J fleet. The products being offered to Indian Navy include engines, ship design, gas turbines, propulsors, electrical power systems, underway replenishment, propellers and water jets, cranes and handling systems, etc. Rolls-Royce remains committed in contributing to India’s infrastructure and modernisation needs and will continue supporting the Indian Navy for further growth.

  The Author is Vice President, Customer Business – Defence, Rolls-Royce.