AUKUS open all kind of deal now.....
We have already chosen the russian path for SSN. Infact arihant was started as an SSN after pokhran test it was changed to SSBN .
Makes sense
What we have right now is the shortest end of the stick.. We have 40-50% enriched Uranium which needs the submarine to be cut up every 10 years or so for 2-3 years while the reactor undergoes a complex replacement. Those are years India's nuclear deterrent is lowered.
Even without reactor issue nuke sub will have to go for 1-2 years maintenance / refit. So it's not a big deal . And we are planning to operate 4 arihant + 3 large SSBN . So we'll have sufficient deterrent at all times.What we have right now is the shortest end of the stick.. We have 40-50% enriched Uranium which needs the submarine to be cut up every 10 years or so for 2-3 years while the reactor undergoes a complex replacement. Those are years India's nuclear deterrent is lowered.
We need to move towards 90-95% HEU like in the Virginia/Astute/Yasen-M where the reactor lasts 30 years which is the service life of the sub.
French solution is an in between using LEU which means there's a few months long refit every 10 years.. but still nothing beats the weapons grade Uranium powered sub on on-station time. That's probably the direction we should head.. if Yasen-M reactor could be supplied with $3B lease of Akula-3.
Still the French can help us with quieting the sub with pump jet propulsors.
My personal pick too- don't like the LEU solution, the fill it, shut it, forget it model is better when handling something as complex as radioactive fuel. & I'm hoping with the money we are paying the Russians- they will share the cutting edge KTP-6 nuclear reactor with us.
I don't what to say with regards to Pl-15 Missile but I can guarantee you that it's specs is not as good as it is touted by the Chinese. There were many Chinese and Pakistanis who were saying that PL-15 will have a range of 300 kms+ ,they were also saying that JF 17 block 3 will become a true killing machine after Integration of PL-15 which has 300km+ range but later the Chinese themselves threw water on these claims and finally Confirmed that the Export Version of The PL-15 has a range of just 140+ kms. It doesn't matter what these Chinese or you Pakistanis Claim the specs of PL-15 to be, but it's just not as good as the Chinese claim it is. Also the Illogical thing to know with the claim of 300km range is That the Planned radar for the JF-17 block 3 is the Chinese KLJ-7A Aesa Radar which has a range of around just 200kms only, than if the radar itself doesn't have a range of more than 200 kms than how can it guide a 300km range PL-15 Missile to its target? See this is basic logic mate, Chinese are making you a fool.
I think it is already discussed here and I have to ask one totally unrelated question that why do you write so much. I mean why do you write such big paragraph's with repeated information. Just a genuine question.I don't what to say with regards to Pl-15 Missile but I can guarantee you that it's specs is not as good as it is touted by the Chinese. There were many Chinese and Pakistanis who were saying that PL-15 will have a range of 300 kms+ ,they were also saying that JF 17 block 3 will become a true killing machine after Integration of PL-15 which has 300km+ range but later the Chinese themselves threw water on these claims and finally Confirmed that the Export Version of The PL-15 has a range of just 140+ kms. It doesn't matter what these Chinese or you Pakistanis Claim the specs of PL-15 to be, but it's just not as good as the Chinese claim it is. Also the Illogical thing to know with the claim of 300km range is That the Planned radar for the JF-17 block 3 is the Chinese KLJ-7A Aesa Radar which has a range of around just 200kms only, than if the radar itself doesn't have a range of more than 200 kms than how can it guide a 300km range PL-15 Missile to its target? See this is basic logic mate, Chinese are making you a fool.
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Strange. It think it was a cold case.
To be fair ,They had the Option of Firing SD-10 or PL-12(both are the same missile but they have different names)from their JF 17 Aircrafts but they didn't and inturn even Risked the End User Agreement by using AIM-120C-5 AMRAAM Against Indian Jets.
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I wanted to say something With regards to this, there were so many Illogical pakistanis on social Media claiming that india is not satisfied with LCA Tejas and Hence India is buying rafale.Comparing To Indian Rafale Jets, Pakistani Lawmaker Questions The Logic To Acquire Chinese J-10C Fighter
Comparing To Indian Rafale Jets, Pakistani Lawmaker Questions The Logic To Acquire Chinese J-10C Fighter
J-10: When Pakistan, China signed joint production deal for JF-17 fighters, it was touted venture to challenge India's top-of-line fighters.
They could buy just Rafales for 2/3rd the number of F15EX planned and be done with it. But then Uncle Sam's protection comes with his weaponry too.
It's was the contrary announced. And, because they reduce the overall number, could choose just to purchase one type.
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