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...but they're already against us. Might as well give the PRC some trouble as well.

Should consider turning them into assets. Get them to attack the shipping of our enemies :wink:

Development of a true Universal VLS system is already underway - it was confirmed by the DRDO director himself in official publications. But there is no information regarding: 1) Whether this uses the UVLM external casing, or a new, smaller one. I think it would be the latter due to space...

Define sufficient. For example in this pic, you can see 16 x UVLM cells and 16 x Barak-8 cells. The UVLMs are taking up almost twice as much space: That's the point. For all the extra space you're wasting, in the end you only get to carry 1 missile per cell with the UVLM. It's more than...

UVLM is problematic. On the one hand, its too large so takes up too much space on the deck for overall not that many cells in number, on the other hand, its not large enough to quad-pack missiles such as Nirbhay or even Barak-8. So essentially, its wasted space. We will have no choice but to...

Even if they miss the schedule by a decade, what are the repercussions for a DPSU? Nothing. So not like they owe any explanation to the shareholders...its all a 'take it or leave it' approach. So, they're comfortable with being bashful :tongue2:

If the F-35 is accessible, acquiring it is a no-brainer. It represents a quantum leap in technology over any existing carrier-borne aircraft. But considering India is an S-400 operator, its very unlikely to be approved for sale so its a pointless discussion.

Not possible - Judging by recent developments, the propulsion of NGD & NGF will likely be Rolls Royce MT30. Even if we license produce (i.e. screwdrivergiri) it cannot be considered indigenous as there is no control of IP (unlike Brahmos, Barak-8). The IEP/IFEP could have some joint ownership of...

Book name?

I do not believe this is the CIC - this is not how work stations are laid out in CIC of any ship. Plus, there are no chairs. Operators don't stand around in the CIC, only the chiefs of departments/XO does. This appears to be a room for monitoring & operation of machinery, integrated platform...

ASW helo is a must for any surface combatant. There's a stated requirement for 123 multi-role helicopters of MH60 class (NMRH) - all of which are meant to be ASW capable.

For existing ships and second-line combatants like Constellation. There's a reason why DDG-X is designed for new larger VLS, and why Franco-British FC/ASW is not subsonic either. Russians well into Zircon development.

A subsonic SSM will be a waste of space of any of the future DDGs and FFGs. They should be exclusively equipped with hypersonic weapons for anti-ship uses. NASM family will be useful for equipping small vessels with viable SSM armament, and good tool for exports, but nothing else. It's barely...

Price is impossible to accurately estimate at this point. Kolkata class price escalated 200% over initial budget. Shivalik price escalated 260% from initial estimates. These are just words to throw around at this point.

Yes this is the same document we've seen a dozen times before. At this point in time (2018) its pretty obvious that the numbers were far from being firmed up - as they're giving number anywhere between 5 and 10 for both NGD & NGF combined which is a huge bracket. With 5 (or most likely 6) ships...

IIRC, that number includes NGD & NGF. Please check/post the link here.

Wut? There's no talk of follow-on. For something to be called P18A first there has to be P18. In the investors conference transcript its said that requirement is for 5 ships, but in a media interaction MDL chairman said requirement is for 6 ships. I'm tilting toward the latter as to which is...

I'm of the opinion that IAC-2 is going to be a CATOBAR carrier (that part is confirmed, IN is not budging on that, terrible experiences with STOBAR to boot), size somewhere between Charles de Gaulle (40k) and QEC (65k). EMALS would be nice to have, but it doesn't seem IN is adamant on it. Based...