Punya Pratap
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The only concern I have regarding the 75 (i) is the delivery schedules especially when all six subs will be built in India.... we all know the delays with Scorpenes and MDL's struggles to come to grip with something as complex a platform as a sub.... submersibles are always complex and take time and experience to master! Once you have mastered it you should continue working on it.... I wont mind if MDL along with the Naval Design Bureau comes up with a new design and builds it with experience gained from Scorpene!! 3 or 4 Indian designs tailor made for our IN after learning how to make Subs from the French is a good idea!!
I think MDL should be asked to build more subs (at least 3-4) to ensure that the whopping amount of money spent on the Scorpene project (especially the TOT) does nt get wasted!! These extra subs shall shore up our underwater arm while the Project 75 (i) materialises !! As it is their hull assembly unit is lying idle as all the six Scorpenes' are in outfitting stages!
To be frank Project 75 + Project 75 (i) - (6+6) are just going to take care of the attrition as all the Four Shishumars are at the fag end of a submarines life cycle and so are the early Sindhughosh's also as they are all 1980's era boats!! Arihant class shall give us a total of 4 SSBN's with two Chakra class to add more teeth!!
I would be delighted if we get the Soryu as it is a formidable platform - not only bigger than the rest but with greater operational reach and payload >>> 2 of the most important criteria for a large operational area like IOR!! I am sure Japanese will be most accommodating knowing that a strong IN will help check the PLAN and also that Japan and India are natural partners against an aggressive China!
I think MDL should be asked to build more subs (at least 3-4) to ensure that the whopping amount of money spent on the Scorpene project (especially the TOT) does nt get wasted!! These extra subs shall shore up our underwater arm while the Project 75 (i) materialises !! As it is their hull assembly unit is lying idle as all the six Scorpenes' are in outfitting stages!
To be frank Project 75 + Project 75 (i) - (6+6) are just going to take care of the attrition as all the Four Shishumars are at the fag end of a submarines life cycle and so are the early Sindhughosh's also as they are all 1980's era boats!! Arihant class shall give us a total of 4 SSBN's with two Chakra class to add more teeth!!
I would be delighted if we get the Soryu as it is a formidable platform - not only bigger than the rest but with greater operational reach and payload >>> 2 of the most important criteria for a large operational area like IOR!! I am sure Japanese will be most accommodating knowing that a strong IN will help check the PLAN and also that Japan and India are natural partners against an aggressive China!