India vows to punish 'Houthi-Style' Ship Attackers; 'Even From Bottom of The Sea....'

[DDG-80]

Indian Navy presses 5 destroyers for securing Arabian Sea; full details of ships​

New Delhi: The Indian Navy has now deployed five frontline guided missile destroyers along with logistics tanker, Boeing P 8 I anti-submarine warfare aircraft and long endurance Sea Guardian drone to keep the sea lanes of communication between Bab el-Mandeb to Indian coast safe for merchant shipping and missile attack by Iranian proxies in the Middle-East.

It is understood that the Indian Navy has deployed INS Kolkata, INS Kochi, INS Mormugao, INS Chennai and INS Visakhapatnam into the Arabian theatre independent of the US led coalition in the Middle-East region. While INS Kolkata is on the mouth of Red Sea, INS Kochi is south of Yemen Socotra Island, INS Mormugao is in west Arabian sea with Chennai in Central Arabian sea.

INS Visakhapatnam was tasked to patrol the north Arabian sea and left the Indian coast two days ago after an Iranian loitering ammunition Shahed 136 hit chemical tanker MV Chem Pluto 210 nautical miles off Dwarka in Gujarat.

The five top of the line destroyers are being fueled by M V Swarnamala, a 25000 ton oil tanker, currently hired by the Indian Navy. The civilian tanker has a massive fuel and lubricant capacity as compared to the Indian Navy’s tankers.

While the Indian ships are dominating the Arabian Sea to prevent black shipping, piracy and deter missile attacks on commercial shipping by Iranian’s axis of resistance militia and terrorist groups, Boeing P 8 I multi-mission aircraft along with long endurance Sea Guardian drone are constantly surveying the vessels in Arabian Sea and up to Gulf of Aden to identify suspicious ships and dhows used for targeting the commercial shipping by the Shia Houthis in Yemen, Shia Kaitab Hezbollah in Iraq and by Tehran. The Iranian proxies, particularly the Houthis, are targeting vessels in the Red Sea and Arabian Sea against Israel’s war against Sunni Hamas terrorist group in Gaza. Iran backed Shia Hezbollah group has also opened a front with Israel on its northern border.

While the US led coalition is deterring the Iranian proxies from attacking commercial shipping in the Red Sea, the Indian effort is to help secure the Arabian Sea from any missile attacks on commercial shipping routes emanating from the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf with trillion dollar worth of merchant and oil trade at risk from Iranian militia.

To add to the Indian Navy effort, the Coast Guard is also patrolling the EEZ on western coast with offshore patrol vessels and Dornier surveillance aircraft to ensure that there is no suspicious activity on the Indian coast line and Arabian Sea.

Indian Navy presses 5 destroyers for securing Arabian Sea; full details of ships

With Iranian proxies targeting merchant ships off the Indian coast, the Indian Navy has increased surveillance of Arabian Sea.

www.hindustantimes.com

 

[r3alist]

Sirji, let me clarify.

Buying oil or weapons systems is one thing. Being in competing economic blocs is one thing. Taking sides (or not denouncing) in others' wars is one thing.

But in a shooting war, in a global conflict, a nuclear armed nation will not be able to sit in the middle.

It will not be LET to sit in the middle.

There will be strike scenarios, furst strike war gamed, by both sides.

Depending on which way the cookie crumbles.

Aap nadaan bacche to nahin ho.

Na hi chest thumping brain dead hypernationalist.

Cheers, Doc

You speak good sense.

Though as a counter point for India there was a bit of pressure on India to take a stance on Ukraine and then that died down, so that suggests it might be possible to not get dragged in.

 

[vsdoc]

You speak good sense.

Though as a counter point for India there was a bit of pressure on India to take a stance on Ukraine and then that died down, so that suggests it might be possible to not get dragged in.

Thanks. But my point apparently still evades you, as it does Guru.

No worries.

Cheers, Doc

 

[vsdoc]

Cheers, Doc

 

[muhammed45]

Hahah, Bollywood jokers. Bring it on!

Btw, the current range of Yemen's Samad-3 drone is close to 1,700 KM. Can easily target any and every Indian ship from afar. Not to mention their cruise missiles with 2,000+ KM range that are targeting Israel on daily basis. Israelis could only intercept a handful of them but most of them reached vital targets in the south of occupied lands.

I dare Bollywood boys to get close to Yemen at a distance of 400 KM. That could be when Yemen officially unveils its anti ship ballistic missiles.

All in all, if Yemeni army completely brings whole Yemeni territory under its control then they will be able to drone even New Delhi.

 

[DDG-80]

Hahah, Bollywood jokers. Bring it on!

I dare Bollywood boys to get close to Yemen at a distance of 400 KM. That could be when Yemen officially unveils its anti ship ballistic missiles.

All in all, if Yemeni army completely brings whole Yemeni territory under its control then they will be able to drone even New Delhi.

What if India starts deploying Arihant class SSBNs armed with K4 missile at Arabian Sea?

https://twitter.com/x/status/1476052266067308546

 

[muhammed45]

What if India starts deploying Arihant class SSBNs armed with K4 missile at Arabian Sea?

https://twitter.com/x/status/1476052266067308546

Submarines are useless against Yemen since first of all they have good strategic depth plus ability to mine the area with sea mines and also target any kind of submarines with their small boats armed with light torpedoes. USA had sent its Tomahawk armed subs to region, but they failed to achieve any superiority. Iran forced them to submerge and warned them to leave.

Not only that, would Russians allow you to use it? Even if they do, it will have near zero effectiveness.

Sending submarines to that zone will be absolutely suicidal. Let's see if your navy dares to do that.

 

[DDG-80]

Not only that, would Russians allow you to use it? Even if they do, it will have near zero effectiveness

It's our own SSBN...it seems you're confusing it with Chakra SSN which were taken from the Russians on lease.
ATV vessel was the most complex project india ever took and accomplished

 

[DDG-80]

USA had sent its Tomahawk armed subs to region, but they failed to achieve any superiority. Iran forced them to submerge and warned them to leave

Any link/source to validate your claims?

 

[Guru Dutt]

You speak good sense.

Though as a counter point for India there was a bit of pressure on India to take a stance on Ukraine and then that died down, so that suggests it might be possible to not get dragged in.

this is what happennes when you take DAFAEE TARZIANIGAARS like Shahid Masood & Zaid Hamid too seriously

 

[r3alist]

this is what happennes when you take DAFAEE TARZIANIGAARS like Shahid Masood & Zaid Hamid too seriously

Bizzare deduction. You just imagine your reality then insist it's true.

 

[Guru Dutt]

Bizzare deduction. You just imagine your reality then insist it's true.

well you also thought so called great game was also true and rivers of ghee and honey will flow once USA leaves so called AF-PAK region see what hapenned same is going to hapenn here as the main target is Saudi Arabia and Egypt & Israel with USAs and western backing that control Red Sea -Suez Canal and Gaza but niether is Iran nor China wants the status quo and are usinhg huthis as cannon fodder now when 20 nations came into matrix china developed a cold feet and iran ran away leeving huthis lets see how much time they stand cause we might spare them but egyptian and saudies wont and then they will come after all those who were providding these vermins political and intelectual cover fire ...

 

[r3alist]

well you also thought so called great game was also true and rivers of ghee and honey will flow once USA leaves so called AF-PAK region see what hapenned same is going to hapenn here as the main target is Saudi Arabia and Egypt & Israel with USAs and western backing that control Red Sea -Suez Canal and Gaza but niether is Iran nor China wants the status quo and are usinhg huthis as cannon fodder now when 20 nations came into matrix china developed a cold feet and iran ran away leeving huthis lets see how much time they stand cause we might spare them but egyptian and saudies wont and then they will come after all those who were providding these vermins political and intelectual cover fire ...

Didn't even read that.

 

[vsdoc]

well you also thought so called great game was also true and rivers of ghee and honey will flow once USA leaves so called AF-PAK region see what hapenned same is going to hapenn here as the main target is Saudi Arabia and Egypt & Israel with USAs and western backing that control Red Sea -Suez Canal and Gaza but niether is Iran nor China wants the status quo and are usinhg huthis as cannon fodder now when 20 nations came into matrix china developed a cold feet and iran ran away leeving huthis lets see how much time they stand cause we might spare them but egyptian and saudies wont and then they will come after all those who were providding these vermins political and intelectual cover fire ...

Getting back to the commerce, the Suez canal is now woefully inadequate.

There was talking about cutting 2 new wider ones.

In effect actually terraforming a strait.

Dekhte hain. That is the actual bottleneck. You had proper traffic jams there during the pandemic. One container ship toppling affected supplies to the entire world.

That is not going to be allowed anymore.

Coming back to the topic. When the world can terraform, think what they can do to human resistance ...

Can and will do @muhammed45

@Sharma Ji expert comments please on the samudri bit.

Cheers, Doc

 

[Sharma Ji]

Getting back to the commerce, the Suez canal is now woefully inadequate.

There was talking about cutting 2 new wider ones.

In effect actually terraforming a strait.

Dekhte hain. That is the actual bottleneck. You had proper traffic jams there during the pandemic. One container ship toppling affected supplies to the entire world.

That is not going to be allowed anymore.

Coming back to the topic. When the world can terraform, think what they can do to human resistance ...

Can and will do @muhammed45

@Sharma Ji expert comments please on the samudri bit.

Cheers, Doc

I've no expert comments to make, kind sirji, but both Suez and Panama are very likely here to stay for the long run.

ULCCs/VLCCs aka ultra large/very large crude (and container) carriers ka waisey hi kaafi mushkil scene hota hai with their massive drafts (submerged part)

Jahr Viking type koi nikaal k dikhao na.. unless when on her way to the scrapyard, ballast full of air and floating like a dingy,

Recently ek Maersk ka fatty phas gya tha, held up global trade for a few days.. stock market up down ho gai dunia ki..bc

Good hope sa aao and jao, na .. koi ni, gets a bit choppy but aaram se nikalte hain sab !