Yeah It's apparently $12 billion now too... I will look into it more deeply, on a cursory reading offset seems like one of the things Japanese are unsure about. Also there was no official discussion on this with them. They also would have to redesign it to launch Brahmos, but I think that much can be managed.
Yeah, that's why I said offered, in case of India they seem to be unsure, there must be something.
The decision to build 6 more scorpene is very good. We must start designing Next gen submarine on ou own as the submarine which exactly addresses our need may not exist anywhere. We must make our requirement weapon on our own LCA, ALH and LCH are the example. They are the weapons designed to meet our requirement. We have made Arihant. We are on the threshold to make AIP cells. We must design the submarine of our choice. We may take assistance from some countries like we did in Arihant's case.
I think they might end up ordering 6 more under current contract (3 more will be ordered, that we are almost sure) . but P-75I has one basic difference, it should be able to launch Brahmos, amur might win there also in yesterday's question hour, parikkar said a line that may mean P-75I is either only for private shipyards, or may involve them building at-least few of them.
Submarine with Brahmos is must.
The 6 follow-on Scorpenes should be pursued at all and this has been strongly hinted by the DM. The P-75(I) seems a bit redundant at this point but it will be good that it is to be given to the private sector either way this is another procurement that seems to be in "go slow mode" intentionally- the RFP hasn't even been released and will be done only under the new DPP 2016 (still weeks away).
SSK with Nirbhaya will take care of Pakistan. Brohmos is enough for China. No need for SSGN for now.
SSK with Nirbhaya will take care of Pakistan. Brohmos is enough for China. No need for SSGN for now.
100 kilometer off from the battle is a safe operation zone for an Submarine .. I think IN won't go for SSGN ( lets say 32 Brahmos/Nirbhay from an SSGN, while 8 Brahmos from SSK
well do you think the ear of SSK will be over by in next fifty or so years
well, the Navy thinks instead of Scorpene, go for advanced one. I love to see the Barracuda SMX Ocean.
Check above you are on the point, ask the french to assist in the Indian SSN too ..!
defense minister's next statement, French is costly, I'm not ready to loose Indian tax payer money on such costly items, let me follow how DPRK managed to keep more number of SSK with very less cost
You've gone upside down, Nirbhay is required for China. The Brahmos is enough to deter Pakistan.
SSKs are not suited for long endurance/deep ocean deployments and thus the P-75I would have very limited utility against China Brahmos or no Brahmos. The SSK's strength is in littoral waters, beyond that the advantedge is fully with SSN/SSGN.
The Scorpenes (follow-on) will have 2 of the above, just not Brahmos/Nirbhay firing capabilty.
He may or may not be but that is irrelevent, the IAF is and crucially so is the PM. MP's comments are all over the place on this subject and he seems utterly clueless to be honest and entirely out of his depth.
Country specfic (conventional) missiles are pointless IMO and do not exist in the Indian arsenal. It's interesting that it has been speculated that the P-15B comes with 32 UVLS for Brahmos/Nirbhay SLCM.
Agreed, hope one or two Arihant class can act as a SSGN too. SSN is also long away, we won't see them till 2040 or so.
I think IN won't go beyond Indian waters during war, since it's has lack of long range replenishment assets. IN keeps it's ships operates under it's defensive umbrella, only P8 I or MiG 29 K go beyond the line.
yeah, we hope nine Scorpene's as of now.. no idea they will build more.
+1.. I too think Parriakr is the roadblock of Rafale, the more you wait the more you behind the line,
