WHAT IS NAVAL AVIATION ?

Naval aviation is the

application of military air
power by navies, whether
from warships that embark
aircraft, or land bases.
 NEED OF NAVAL AVIATION

• Our coastal line encompasses

7500 km length

• Need to strengthen Coastal

security

• Aviation provides faster mode of

attack, strengthens defence
capability and plays unique role
TYPES OF TAKE-OFF AND
LANDING TECHNIQUES USED
IN NAVAL AVIATION
 VTOL

A vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) This classification includes fixed-

aircraft is one that can hover, take off, wing aircraft as well as helicopters
and land vertically. and other aircraft with powered
rotors.
Some VTOL aircraft can operate in other modes as well, such as
CTOL (conventional take-off and landing), STOL (short take-off
and landing), and/or STOVL (short take-off and vertical landing).
 STOL

A short takeoff and landing (STOL) aircraft is an aircraft with short runway
requirements for takeoff and landing. Many STOL-designed aircrafts also
feature various arrangements for use on runways with harsh conditions (such
as high altitude or ice).
 For takeoff, large power/weight ratios and low drag help the
plane to accelerate for flight. The landing run is minimized by
strong brakes, low landing speed, thrust reversers.
 CATOBAR

CATOBAR (Catapult Assisted Take-Off But Arrested

Recovery). Under this technique, aircraft launch using a
catapult-assisted take-off and land on the ship using arrestor
wires.
Although this system is more costly than alternative methods, it
provides greater flexibility in carrier operations, since it imposes less
onerous design elements on fixed wing aircraft than alternative
methods of launch and recovery such as STOL and SATOBAR
 STOBAR

STOBAR (Short Take-Off But Arrested Recovery) is a system used for the
launch and recovery of aircraft from the deck of an aircraft carrier,
combining elements of both short take-off and landing (STOL) with
catapult-assisted take-off but with arrested recovery (CATOBAR).
Compared to CATOBAR, STOBAR is less expensive to develop. It is
easier to operate than a CATOBAR configuration which requires
large number of operators to launch the aircraft. Limitation of
STOBAR configuration is that it only works with aircrafts that have
a high thrust to weight ratio and thus limits the kind of aircraft
that can be operated from the carrier.
 THE INDIAN NAVAL AVIATION
History:-
The first naval air station, INS Garuda, was
inaugurated in Cochin on 11 May 1953. This
went hand-in-hand with the commissioning
of the No.550 Squadron, utilizing Short Sea
land aircraft and Fairey Firefly aircraft.
1960 saw the No.300 White Tigers
Squadron, consisting of Sea Hawks aircraft
being commissioned.
In the very next year (1961), INS Vikrant
(formerly HMS Hercules) was acquired by
the Indian Navy. In December 1961, INS
Vikrant participated in Operation Vijay,
the liberation of Goa from Portugal. Its
role was primarily to deter foreign naval
intervention during the 40-hour-long
military action.
 INDIAN POSSESION OF NAVAL AIR ARMS
Aircraft Carriers:-

INS Vikramaditya- It is a modified Kiev-class 45,400 tons, aircraft

carrier which entered into service with the Indian Navy in 2013.
Originally it is a Russian made carrier which was bought by India after
it was decommissioned by Russia 1996.It was bought in 2004.
INS Vikrant- It is a Vikrant class carrier formerly Project 71 Air
Defense Ship (ADS) or Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC)) is a class of
aircraft carrier being built for the Indian Navy. The class represents
the largest warships and the first aircraft carriers to be designed and
built in India.
INS Vishal - It is the follow-on class of aircraft carrier currently in
its design phase, which will be built by Cochin Shipyard Limited for
the Indian Navy. It is intended to be the first supercarrier to be
built in India. It is a 65,000 tons, Vikrant-class carrier. It is yet to
start, planned to enter service in 2025. It will be nuclear powered.
Ins Vikrant- It was the majestic class carrier initially being built as HMS
Hercules for the British Royal Navy during world war 2 but construction
was put on hold after the war's end, and she never entered British service.
India purchased the incomplete carrier from the United Kingdom in 1957,
and construction was completed in 1961. It was first aircraft carrier of
India and retired in 1997.
INS Viraat- It is a Centaur-class aircraft carrier in service with the Indian Navy.
INS Viraat was the flagship of the Indian Navy before INS Vikramaditya was
commissioned in 2013. It was initially a British Royal Navy carrier and was sold to
India in 1987 after it was decommissioned in 1884. It was decommissioned in
2016 by the Indian Navy. It is currently in reserve.
Aircrafts
HAL Dhruv:-

• National origin India

• Introduction March 2002
• Status In service
• Crew 1 or 2 pilots
• Length: 15.87 m
• Rotor diameter: 13.20 m
• Height: 4.98 m
• Max speed: 290 km/h
• Combat radius: 320 km
• Ferry range: 827 km
MIKOYAN MIG-29K:-
• National origin Russia
• Introduction 19 Feb . 2010
• Status In Service
• Crew: One /Two
• Length: 17.3 m
• Wingspan: 11.99 m
• Height: 4.40 m
• Max speed: 2200+ km/h
• Ferry range: 2,000 km
 KAMOV KA-31:-
• National Origin: Russia
• Introduction: 1995
• Status: In service
• Crew: Two
• Length: 12.5m
• Rotor diameter: 2x 14.50 m
• Height: 5.6m
• Max speed: 250 km/h
• Ferry Range: 600 km
HAL TEJAS:-
• National origin India
• Introduction 2015
• Status In service
• Crew: 1
• Length: 13.20 m
• Wingspan: 8.20 m
• Height: 4.40 m
• Max speed: 2205 km/h
• Ferry range: 1,700 km
 SHINMAYWA US-2:-
• National orign: Japan
• Introduction: 2007
• Status In production
• Crew: 11
• Length: 33.46 m
• Wingspan: 33.15 m
• Height: 9.8 m
• Max speed: 560 km/h
• Range: 4,700 km
 FUTURE OF INDIAN NAVAL
AVIATION
By 2028 Indian Naval Aviation will very likely
have grown in size to include:-

 450+ aircrafts and unmanned aerial vehicles

 100 fighters in 5 squadrons
 40 fast jet trainers
 16-24 large multirole seaplanes
 8-12 fixed wings aircrafts
 75 naval utility helicopters
 150 multirole helicopters
80

70 Total number of aircraft carriers

67

60

50

40
40

30

20
20

10 7
5
1
0
U.S.A. CHINA JAPAN U.K. RUSSIA INDIA
 68
70

60 India China
48
50

40
32

30

20 14 14 15
10
7
10 2 1

0
Frigates Aircraft Submarines Major Ports Destroyers
Carriers(in
service)
 2942
3000

2500
2086
India China
2000

1500

802
1000
646
507
346
500

0
Aircrafts Helicopters Serviceable Airports