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Do you suppose it too will be an Akula class, or a newer sub?? and they absolutely need a nuke boat to hang with those carriers?
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They are most definitely talking about another Akula.
This will allow them some economy of scale, particularly in training and logistics. A different boat type would play havoc with that.
Ultimately India plans their own SSNs, so these two are a stop gap for them...thought it is likely that the Akulas will be better than their first SSN attempts.
At the same time, I have to give the Indians credit for establishing a plan and then moving with it to get to their own indigenous capability. In the end that will be absolute best for them.
As to the SSNs as escorts...yes. A nuke boat is needed to hang with the speed and endurance of their carriers. A D/E sub simply does not have the speed or the endurance.
I hate it when the unknowing comment on our military situation, so I will preface this by saying this is a comment from an outsider, but it seems to me that the Indian Navy has their ducks in row when it comes to procurement??? Two Carriers, a nuclear sub, Mig 29Ks for their carriers, while the Air Force is having trouble dropping the hammer on a fighter, Rafael, MK-1, PAK-FA?? Its obvious that the Navy seems to Navigate that process much more successfully than the Air Force, shoot, our own Navy Navigates that process much more successfully than the Air Force???
Well, I think the plan itself is perhaps better...and the Indian relationship with the Russians tends to produce more results...in the long run.
And the "long run," should be emphasized.
I took the Indians and Russians a LONG TIME to produce the Vikramaditya (which is what the Mig-29Ks were for), and it was not at all delay or problem free...but they eventually got there.
The Mig-29Ks came along faster...and they were a substantial upgrade to the older Mig 29s. but it was based on a proven airframe and design. The Russians were able to produce them and get them into Indian hands fairly timely.
But the PAKFA has not been so clean.
The Kolkata DDGs also took a LONG TIME to finally get to sea...like ten years too long. but they are now getting there.
The Indians are working on their next carrier, the Vikrant. but it was "launched" late (delayed) very incomplete...heck, without even an island...and it too has taken a LONG TIME (seeing a pattern here?).
Anyhow, now that these projects are coming to fruition, the Indian Navy is indeed shaping up.
They are a "long way" from their own SSN...but two Russian Akulas will be a decent stop gap and India joins a rather exclusive and elite club of operating SSNs. The US, the UK, France, Russia and China are the only other members of the SSN club.
as far is indegenisation is considred, the indian navy is said to have superior management.
an example is theLCA programme.
the vikrant, well its the first time they are building a carrier.
as for the alunching, you can blame the previous government.
the kolkata, the blame goes for the Barak 8.
but now they have 2 of them in service (1 officially and 1 unofficially),and anthher will go out next month for trials and the first of the follow on class will be launched next month.
and the Kolkata's are more complex ships than most think ,they have an intersting missile reloading mechanism.
the bramhoscorp. cheif said the turnaround time for reloading the bramhos is 2mins at sea.
brings back the speculation of the kolkatas having 64 barak 8's
i will post the link soon.
another 27 mig 29k's are being ordered,
posted the link in the previous page.
so thats 4 squardons.
the vikrant will get its propellors this year according to saurav jha of cnn ibn,who visited the shipyard.
but the realistic date of its commisioning is 2019.
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this is irritating, they want to put Russian thrust vectoring on GE engines,
talk about about putting fire and kerosene in the same glass.
saurav jha of CNN IBN says
he has always been right about DRDO related news before.
besides he is not the only one who has been saying this.
Vijender K. Thakur., ex IAF pilot,squardon leador, jaguar ang HF24 Marut pilot has been saying this too
talk about about putting fire and kerosene in the same glass.
saurav jha of CNN IBN says
he has always been right about DRDO related news before.
besides he is not the only one who has been saying this.
Vijender K. Thakur., ex IAF pilot,squardon leador, jaguar ang HF24 Marut pilot has been saying this too
