Search results

I think INS Vishal should be similar to INS Vikrant currently being built. 40K displacement and an air complement of 30 is good enough for India's needs. With Uncle complaining about S400, all lofty plans involving Uncle are likely to bite the dust. Focus on local SSBN program. Get larger AIP...

I predicted quite some time back that nuclear carrier is too ambitious and will be cancelled. A Vikrant copy is the most logical decision for now or LHD types. The Vishal concept is too ahead of its time.

If a tender is floated, the only purpose will be to include private shipyards like L&T and Pipapav.

Russia cannot build a ship with American components. This is a planted news that you are reading. Has no meaning.

China is very difficult to take on in South China sea and East China sea. It has very sound sea denial strategies. No Indian government is sending a Carrier to Vietnam. Get that out of your brain.

I don't think a Carrier is the right weapon. We need to stop China from encroaching in our backyard, no doubt. However we do not need Carriers for that. We need more submarines and more submarine hunting planes. We need more airstrips in Andmans. We also need sub hunting corvettes in much...

@nitish.sarangi, India has been making diplomatic moves to normalize relations with China for THREE DECADES now. Only you are not aware of it. We have to leave 61 behind. China will always remain a neighbor. Neither USA nor Japan is a neighbor. Japan and USA have their own interests vis-a-vis...

Indian coordination with USA/Japan is hyped up. The reality is not as rosy. How much military goods we get from Japan?? It is only recently USA became a major supplier. However USA gives products at three times NATO prices. Is this friendship?? Commercial interest MUST NOT be equated with...

Does the Indian government (and unfortunately same with military leadership) has balls to send an Indian carrier to South China sea?? Please ask somebody in position of authority and then reply.

The entire logic of building ins vikrant at kochi was not only to learn, but to establish domestic capacity for building such ships. A ship has to be serviced during its life, which requires spares and infrastructure. Its nuclear fuel will need to be replaced several times which is a very...

The immigrants actually add to UK GDP. Social welfare is common European problem. UK problem is due to loss in competitiveness, which is reflecting in pound. You forget that pound was more than 2 to USD in 2007. A USA style super carrier is much beyond the technical capability of Indian...

You cannot just build a single ship of one class. That is utter waste of design money. When INS Vikrant was laid, it was clear this will be a three ship class. When you design INS Vishal with totally different technical parameters (along with a lack of technical knowledge), you are inviting...

What is the basis of this "even" fight?? Three carriers? I am all for carriers but when India has the industrial strength for supporting military. Your approach is more akin to making India laughing stock of the world. Remember 61? Bravado has to be matched with means. What you know about UK...

The Hindus have survived two millennium of weakness because they did not rush to meddle into other countries. India needs time, at least a few decades more, to take care of its evolution as a nation. This is the time to look for friendships, not enemies.

India should avoid getting into a basis of war with China. I agree that China is an aggressive neighbor. However it is better to work for improving relations rather than annoy. The fact remains that China has built an industrial engine that India can only dream of. We are too far from becoming...

@aditya g, Different countries have different priorities. IN can and should go for carriers similar to INS Vikrant under construction. This is the kind of carrier that India can support technically and financially, and is adequate for protecting the sea trade. There is no need to copy American...

And you will fight this with carrier?? ANC needs more air strips due the the length of archipelago. More sub hunters? Sure.

That is only an imaginary scenario. Some people are jumping up and down at the prospect of carrier wars between China and India. India cannot protect IOR from the Chinese as first of all India itself has only limited influence in IOR.

No a foreign fighter bases is not expeditionary. The issue here is security of shipping and not invasions.

I do not want to go into technical detail as internet is full of that. The basic thing is anti ship missiles have proliferated and can receive guidance from satellites as well as airplanes. Anti ship missiles have become more capable and stealthy. We have to remember that India is more likely...