Search results

That was a good question actually. How will you use Low frequency in oceans? The water is known to absord the waves quickly. More than the point I am trying to make about submarines BM being useless due to lack of need, the communication question is a bigger one.

SSBN is just a tool for long distance BM launch. It is impossible to destroy the missile silos and TEL as tehy are present in thousands across India, even in Lakshadweep, A&N etc. The measly 12-16 BM on submarines can carry utmost 100 BM even with 6-8 submarines which is nothing compared to what...

Yes, they made it too heavy and it could not rise and then increased its size beyond that of its pen! That was quite silly

If everything is destroyed, you are already dead. There is no point in insurance after you are dead. Next, the number of missiles are already in tens of thousands and they will not be all destroyed. Insurance is needed when the number of missiles are in few hundred or less. Having large number...

3 submarines have been launched - Kalvari, Khanderi, Karanj. Other 3 are in constructions at various stages.What are you saying about 2025? By 2021 all the 6 submarines would have been delivered and before 2020 itself an assembly line will get empty and will have to get new orders to maintain...

If that is the case, then China must also halt defence exports to Pakistan and Bangladesh. Give and take.

Since India does not make full scorepene yet, the only way to export is with French assistance. India makes only 50% of scorpene and rest 50% is from France. This may be increased over time but since the tender is for present, I think that France will be involved

Scorpene is french desigj and has 50% french imported parts. So, India doesn't make these submarines fully. India may have learnt from scorpene assbly and partial manufacturing but it is not yet making submarines fully P8 is P8 Orion ASW plane

I am speaking of detection with P8 or other methods. India does not have diesel submarine manufacturing. It just makes French scorpene. India may have reduced noise of Akula while making Arihant

That is incorrect. Chinese have access to Kilo class submarine from USSR. So, Chinese submarine would have at most as much noise of Kilo class. There is good chance that Chinese have reduced noise even further. I am not sure of diesel submarine Are you speaking of chinese nucpean submarines? To...

Indian SSBN is as big as Akula SSN in size. The hull is also double hull like Akula. I have a feeling that the submarine is obtained from observing Akula submarine which was leased to India from 1987-1990 or some assistance of design from Russia. The double hull also keeps stealth of submarines...

When India already has made nuclear submarine, why get another from France? It may help India fasten the design, but won't be considered as critical technology. France does not give India the technology which India does not already have. The offer is always about some "upgrades" rather than new...

The changes are for AIP module to be placed in the new submarines.

PHWR reactors also use natural uranium. However, the submarine with nuclear component becomes a nuclear weapon. Russia bypassed the convention by leasing a submarine to India. Same can also be done by other countries. However, selling is unlikely to be acceptable to many others. Saudis, Iraq...

Maybe the scorpene itself will be made but with all the parts made in India and no imports from France. After all, the design is fully known to India already and can simply be copied with minor changes. The current scorpene batch was assembled in India with gradual increase in indigenous content...

Actually, 6 Kalvari and 6 Arihant class will be out by 2020 and more orders will have to be placed to ensure expertise is not forgotten. Considering the pace of development - 12 subs between 2014-2020, I would expect much more submarines in addition to these 12 by 2030.

Hydrogen bombs don't need tritium extracted. Just the HWR reactor deuterium is irradiated to get Tritium. Also, Li6 can be used. India for example, separates PHWR deuterium and gets Tritium. The PHWR tritium formation is harmful for scientists as they will get radiation effect and hence they...

India already has torpedoes. It has to be modified to fit in submarine yet.

USSR was economically sound. Economy doesn't mean your dollars alone. Dollars are not the right way to measure economy. North Korea doesn't have oil and required natural resources to build various industries. However, North Koreans do have food and hasn't faced any famines. The reality is that...

Chinese have tested weapons till 1996. Their weapons are already mature. North Korea developed its own weapons. Nuclear bomb is 1940s technology. It is not a big deal at all nowadays. Most countries are being controlled and arm twisted into not pursuing it by USA and other big powers