Russia offers to build Nuclear powered Aircraft Carrier for India

[john70]

Russia offers to build new aircraft carrier for India, possibly nuclear powered

Russia offers to build new aircraft carrier for India, possibly nuclear powered

Sevmash shipyard at Severodvinsk, which refurbished the INS Vikramaditya for the Indian Navy, has offered to build a new aircraft carrier for the Indian navy powered by gas turbines or nuclear powered steam turbines.

The Vikramaditya's uses diesel steam turbines.

The Nevskoye design bureau in St. Petersburg already has aircraft carrier designs ready to meet Indian Navy requirements.

According to Andrei Diachkov, president of Russia's United Shipbuilding (OSK), construction would take between seven and 10 years.

Alternatively, Sevmash could help India build the Indian Aircraft Carrier - 2 (IAC-2 ) through a joint venture with an Indian shipbuilder. The Indian Navy is currently in the process of firming up the design of IAC-2 (also referred to as INS Vishal) the successor to IAC-1 INS Vikrant.

Here is the bummer. The Nevskoye designs were offered to the Russian Navy but were rejected, ostensibly because Russia is looking for a much more advanced carrier

The Nevskoye design bureau in St. Petersburg has been working on a next-generation carrier for the Russian navy since 2005. It has already produced several design proposals and submitted them to the Russian navy for assessment. It is believed that the new carrier on offer to India will be based on one of these proposals. Construction would take between seven and 10 years, according to Andrei Diachkov, president of Russia's United Shipbuilding (OSK). He further stated that OSK is ready to assist India in the indigenous construction of aircraft carriers, through a joint venture being established between Russian and Indian shipbuilders.

However, a high-ranking source in the Russian navy said that that service wants a ship "a lot more advanced than the one on offer" from Nevskoye. The Russian navy's "dream" carrier would be armed with advanced self-defense systems able to intercept high-flying targets, including low-orbiting satellites. It should also have "underwater capability," the source said, hinting at the ability of the carrier to carry advanced manned or unmanned submersible vessels. The navy expects the Nevskoye design house to complete the draft design of an advanced ship in 2014, then issue production documentation in time for Sevmash to begin construction in 2020.

Yes this is business, keep best for ourselves and sell the rest to else.

 

[SajeevJino]

Re: Russia offers to build new aircraft carrier for India, possibly nuclear powered

Alternatively, Sevmash could help India build the Indian Aircraft Carrier - 2 (IAC-2 ) through a joint venture with an Indian shipbuilder. The Indian Navy is currently in the process of firming up the design of IAC-2 (also referred to as INS Vishal) the successor to IAC-1 INS Vikrant.

I love that Joint Venture.....Like a partner

 

[ashdoc]

Re: Russia offers to build new aircraft carrier for India, possibly nuclear powered

first complete the earlier carrier at least---then talk

 

[steel]

Re: Russia offers to build new aircraft carrier for India, possibly nuclear powered

No thanks we are having very bad experience with INS Vikramaditya till date.

 

[LurkerBaba]

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Source ?....

 

[john70]

Re: Russia offers to build new aircraft carrier for India, possibly nuclear powered

Yes LB, sure.

Russians Discuss Future Carrier Plans, Eyeing India | Aviation International News

Source ?....

 

[SajeevJino]

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self delete

 

[john70]

Re: Russia offers to build new aircraft carrier for India, possibly nuclear powered

Some more ..... Admiral Nirmal Talking to AIN..... this points to something really brewing !!! Few days back announcement of 2nd Carrier construction, which was quiet surprising looking at IAC 1 status, and now these comments !!!

With India's first indigenous carrier (IAC-1) now under construction at the Cochin shipyard, there is speculation surrounding future aircraft carriers, and Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Nirmal Verma told AIN that the design of the second carrier has not been decided. IAC-1 has a ski jump, but it has not been decided yet whether a planned second indigenous carrier (IAC-2) would be similarly equipped with a ski jump for short-takeoff but arrested recovery (Stobar) operations. Russia has proposed joint development of an advanced carrier design to India.



"[We] do not rule out the IAC-2 catapult or the F-35 [naval version] in the future"¦it will be years before we decide," Verma said. "Some people are jumping to conclusions [on the design]. The training, maintenance and aircraft commonality issues we will face with the catapult design are entirely different. We have other priorities"¦We have to examine what would be a reasonable time-frame for introduction," he added.

Should India opt for the catapult design, it would need Western aircraft. The navy has already shown interest in Northrop Grumman E-2D Hawkeye AEW aircraft. Lockheed Martin, too, has proposed the naval version of the F-35 to the Indian navy.




Italy-based Fincantieri's Naval Vessel Business Unit is said to have been involved in the concept, design and implementation plans of IAC-1. It is still not clear if the Indian navy will accept Russia's offer of cooperation on the design of IAC-2, but geo-political considerations are a factor. Verma declined to comment on whether IAC-2 would be nuclear powered.

 

[Drsomnath999]

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well russians are desperate to sell their products they dont want india to be self sufficient so they always try to divert the indian officials with these kind of lollilops .

on the long run we would realise that building a similiar weapon by self shall be more cheaper & effective than russian weapons.
exactly what they did with gorskhov .

 

[pmaitra]

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India could get Russia is supply the blueprints of the N-powerplant and the transmission, and the overall design, and the AC could be built in India itself. It could be a joint-development, and a sister ship could be built later. Russia could be paid for complete ToT.

BTW, if anyone has any recent sources, please post.

 

[Yusuf]

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We really dont need the Russian carrier. India has three of its own in the pipeline. We have learned how to make a miniaturized reactor for submarine. We can make one for a carrier if the need arises.

 

[W.G.Ewald]

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Steam turbines

Marine propulsion - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Nuclear-powered steam turbines

Marine propulsion - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Gas turbines

Marine propulsion - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[warriorextreme]

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We should tell them yes now if we want a nuclear powered AC by 2030

 

[Blackwater]

Re: Russia offers to build new aircraft carrier for India, possibly nuclear powered

We should tell them yes now if we want a nuclear powered AC by 2030

true,thank you Russia. but sorry we will find an alternative

 

[LETHALFORCE]

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After Gorshokov I don't think India can stomach carriers from Russia.

 

[sukhish]

Re: Russia offers to build new aircraft carrier for India, possibly nuclear powered

They can make that offer to Pakistan.

 

[LETHALFORCE]

Re: Russia offers to build new aircraft carrier for India, possibly nuclear powered

They can make that offer to Pakistan.

It would be more than Pakistan's defense budget for a few years and Russians
don't do things for free. The begging bowl tactics will not work like they did with
USA and now with China.

 

[Sunder singh]

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AC 3 may b joint venture between ru and india they can supply nuclear reactor france can supply catapull technology isreal can supply radars america can supply jets we will supply them dolars then assamble he he he
desi style of working we go 4 best jugaade tech were we get and make something stunning at par then parent manufacturer eg SU 30 MKI

 

[A chauhan]

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After Gorshkov experience !! sorry to Russia we dont have that much money and "time" to complete that project with you

 

[sayareakd]

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Russians sure know how to screw up our project and to keep up on just sufficent life support, so that we cant do much, at the same time they will milk us all they can. Sad to say that some people are in lolipop business and others are in dream business.