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    Indian Navy Developments & Discussions

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    The British Navy is a paper tiger. 2 Huge STOVL Aircraft carriers, but no fighter jets on them. Anyone who wants to point out the F-35B they see on youtube videos - They are borrowed from the Airforce Squadrons. The Navy has no fighter jets. And a bunch of massive fleet tankers, so they can...
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    I did some reading on this, and this is what i found out. The Varunastra Heavyweight torpedo equipped on Indian warships has a range of 40 kms with a warhead of 250 kgs. Its comparable to the range and power of torpedoes that can be launched from enemy submarines. Thus, it creates a major...
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    "will be indigenously designed and constructed by HSL" I want to meet the person who had planted the news of that Turkey thing long back.
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    That Kolkata's smoke...
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    Eh naah. More like Politics, Diplomacy and "under the table" .
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    Whenever the Indian military starts some "indigenous" project. Israel be like -
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    Would have been the perfect Frigate if it had 24 VLSRM too.
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    Not Patrol vessels...these are 2500 tons+ Offshore patrol vessels. 3500 tons+ Survey ships. I think its fair to call them major vessels, if not Capital Warships.
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    2023 - is done. Those 2 ship deliveries will spill over to 2024, or at best, they will be delivered 2023 end and commissioned in 2024. 2024 - Kalvari Class Submarine, Vish class Destroyer, Nilgiri Class Frigate, Talwar Class Frigate, 2 ASW Corvettes, GRSE survey ship - Total 7 ships 2025 -...
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    Guys, is there any update on the ATLAS Towed Array sonar to be equipped on IN Warships. 6 were ordered in 2015 and more were to be built by BEL in India. I believe the towed array sonars have been equipped on the Kamorta Class and some of the Delhi Class? Correct me if im wrong. Also what about...
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    1. Our Carrier shouldn need to operate at the Malacca Strait as the Andaman and Nicobar islands are just waiting there, with atleast 2 squadrons of fighters. And yes , Kalvari can operate there along with other Surface combatants. The Carrier will most likely be deployed around Java and...
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    2 points to that - 1. Diesel electric submarines will be a purely defensive posture or at most ..to attack Pakistan. It can operate in "Green waters" at most. It cannot even travel along with an Indian Carrier Battle Group around the IOR due to low speed and endurance. Without a Submarine...
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    Does anyone even believe this is real? No trials on Vikrant. No cost confirmation? Matlab kuch bhi.
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    Doesn anyone ask that neither Rafale nor F18 has actually landed or took off from Vikrant? Have they been tested on the lifts? Have they been taxied on the flight deck/hanger?
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    So they have approved BrahMos VLS for NGMV . So even if NGMV construction starts in 2023-24, the first one wont be scheduled for completion by 2027-28. Suddenly sometime in 2027 the navy will realize - OMG BrahMos NG is ready for induction, so lets change the entire VLS requirements and fit...
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    Arighat isnt officially commissioned. Its just speculations.
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    Among major warships (over 3000 tons) S.Korea - 0 Japan -4 (1 Taegi, 3 Mogami) Uk - 1 (Astute, even though why are u even comparing them here?) India - 3 (Vikrant, Vishakapatnam ,Anvesh) We are ahead as of now, though 1 ship lesser than Japan, our ships are massive. 2023 Expected S.Korea -...
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    eh KKDX is still sometime away. Its in "Design phase" and definitely wont be ready by 2030. FFX-3 and 4 is also a long time away. They will come sometime in the mid 2030s, but the timeline is too long to speculate the exact time. Should be around the time of our Project 17 AU Frigates and...
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    Doubt I just calculated S.Korea's, its coming 29 for me - 6 Sejong the Great,6 Chungmugong,3 Gwangetto, 8 Daegu, 6 Incheon. Am i missing out any? Japan around 38-40. India - 4 Vish, 3 Kolkata, 3 Delhi, 7 Nilgiri, 3 Shivalik , 10 Talwar, 4 Kamorta , 3 Brahmaputra = 37. Thats data as of 2030.
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