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solo_wing · 2024-11-21T07:39:56+0530

blr_p said:
How is it a great deal then?

Getting Nuclear class submarines instead of diesel submarine is not a great deal?

Plus this is a transfer of technology and knowhow to Australians. Given them huge leap in such technology.

they can even start becoming manufacturing partner with them and start selling to other countries.

And maintenance has to be there anyways..whatever you buy so that is out of question.

blr_p said:
Who says they're immature?

That was Russia's fault. At what point did it become our fault?

Did we made Russia compensate for that delay and overruns?

Beside the lack of transparency. It is said that even when carrier was acquired after lot of pressure from India to Russia and Russia President going himself to shipyard and scolding the company about getting the job done.

We got it in poor condition and India again had to do some refitting .

One of the Ex-Navy chief even adviced against the deal as mentioned it too old and not needing such a huge ton aircraft carrier for Indian Ocean

As India is mostly patrolling and defending around its region only. Unlike USA and Russia who have global ambitions . They require such huge aircraft carrier.

India could do with small class aircraft carrier atleast in those days.

Ofcourse now we are moving towards a bigger power .

But what I am understanding is with hypersonic missiles and UAVs...aircraft carrier will not be much used in future or atleast will be only more of status symbol.

TEUser2K1 · 2024-11-21T12:04:16+0530

solo_wing said:
Australia's only concern is rising China otherwise they are in very safe position ..no border..no territorial disputes etc and phir bhi why they want to spend so much is something I am not fully understanding.

Australia is even referred to as a "de facto member of NATO". Australia is referred to by NATO as one of their "partners across the globe", agreeing to work on crisis and conflict management, post-conflict situations, reconstruction and facilitating humanitarian assistance and disaster relief.
So, the cost of participating in the elite club of world's top bullies...

blr_p · 2024-11-21T16:19:28+0530

solo_wing said:
Getting Nuclear class submarines instead of diesel submarine is not a great deal?

See the price

solo_wing said:
Plus this is a transfer of technology and knowhow to Australians. Given them huge leap in such technology.

And it means they are point. When I mentioned this to Aussies they were shocked.

If the Americans sell you offensive gear it means you are the first out and closest to the enemy. Fair if they want American protection.

solo_wing said:
they can even start becoming manufacturing partner with them and start selling to other countries.

And maintenance has to be there anyways..whatever you buy so that is out of question.

Did they need it or could they have got away for less ie. non nuclear. See i can also make arguments and call it a dumb deal.

The first SSN isn't even expected until the 2040s. So still plenty of time for things to go sideaways.

The Australians like Nepalis & Austrians are a wierd bunch. They have banned their governments from any nuclear business. So propulsion will be black box and handled by the OEM. The rest they will manage.

solo_wing said:
Did we made Russia compensate for that delay and overruns?

Which other countries will loan us a SSBN without having to be in an alliance?

Not so simple

solo_wing said:
We got it in poor condition and India again had to do some refitting .

That was already known beforehand. So why do it. Same answer. Who else will let us have an offensive weapon without needing to be in an alliance.

solo_wing said:
One of the Ex-Navy chief even adviced against the deal as mentioned it too old and not needing such a huge ton aircraft carrier for Indian Ocean

Ex personnel can talk. They don't decide nor have any responsibility. We need a minimum of three carriers.

solo_wing said:
As India is mostly patrolling and defending around its region only. Unlike USA and Russia who have global ambitions . They require such huge aircraft carrier.

Subs are for defense. Carriers are for domination. IN's doctrine has been about domination since the 60s.

India's west coast is traditionally our kill zone. Nothing survives there if we don't allow it.

solo_wing said:
But what I am understanding is with hypersonic missiles and UAVs...aircraft carrier will not be much used in future or atleast will be only more of status symbol.

You should study the Falklands war and how the British handled the exocet threat with their two carriers. The same deal with hypersonic.

The short answer is look what you give up when you do away with carriers. Future superpower status.

All super power means is the ability to project force beyond your shores. The British winning Falklands qualifies them as a super power.

Why are the Chinese building carriers if they are just status symbols?

solo_wing · 2024-11-21T17:01:54+0530

The first SSN isn't even expected until the 2040s. So still plenty of time for things to go sideaways.

This is same case for India also.
Even if we go for 127 Rafale now. It is not like we will be getting it anytime soon. Last I heard by the time first batch comes it will be 2035.
And even know we havent decided. So take it 2040 for us also for our first 4.5th Generation fighter jet.

By that time Chinese would have already moved to 6th Gen trials.

blr_p said:
Ex personnel can talk. They don't decide nor have any responsibility. We need a minimum of three carriers.

This is Ex-Navy chief. He knows what he is talking about I 'm not saying they are right but they do have a valid point.

Who said about not having carriers?. I mentioned we could do with smaller size ones instead of picking this old junk for billions of dollars. ( Almost price of new).

While govt. Were afraid to even talk about it because they knew they had screwed up.

blr_p said:
Subs are for defense. Carriers are for domination. IN's doctrine has been about domination since the 60s.

Subs are not just for defence. They can play any role..even attack . That is why they are so deadly.

blr_p said:
India's west coast is traditionally our kill zone. Nothing survives there if we don't allow it.

You should study the Falklands war and how the British handled the exocet threat with their two carriers. The same deal with hypersonic.

The short answer is look what you give up when you do away with carriers. Future superpower status.

I don't know how future wars are exactly going to play out but I do know that aircraft carriers are mostly sitting ducks against hypersonic missiles and drones and even subs.

blr_p said:
All super power means is the ability to project force beyond your shores. The British winning Falklands qualifies them as a super power.

Why are the Chinese building carriers if they are just status symbols?

Again my point these countries have global ambitions.
China wants to be next super power and they are clearly emerging as one.

British already owned Falkland and when Argentinians attacked they could not sit back.

Does India has any terrority so far from it?.
None.

India's policy is very clear . It does not even want to be a global power.
It just wants to be powerful enough to defend itself.

We are too occupied with Pakistan and China and now even Bangladesh to look somewhere else to show our status symbol.

And even if for once I take your points. Btw the time India will be in position to spread its global influence.

This piece of junk ( Admiral Gorskhov) will be sold in scrap.

Beside in its entire service life with Indian Navy it has never gone further than Arabian sea and Indian Ocean.

Mostly used in Malabar excercise with foreign powers.

$2.5 billion dollars ka Tamasha.( should be above $4 billion dollars in today's time easily).

Let me tell you I was also proud at that time that India was getting this huge aircraft carrier but as when you try to see and understand the actual picture

You know it is not a proud moment for Indians...it is making of Chut*** moment by the govt. Of its people.

Atleast try to accept it was a poor decision. How much more you want to hear about this jhumla junk we got.

blr_p · 2024-11-21T17:40:04+0530

solo_wing said:
This is same case for India also.
Even if we go for 127 Rafale now. It is not like we will be getting it anytime soon. Last I heard by the time first batch comes it will be 2035.
And even know we havent decided. So take it 2040 for us also for our first 4.5th Generation fighter jet.

2040? We already have two rafale squadrons.

As to whether to go for more is a call to be taken. It won't take as long this time.

solo_wing said:
By that time Chinese would have already moved to 6th Gen trials.

There is nothing proven about Chinese defence tech. Why did the Paks rely on F16s inatead of J17s (Chinese F16 copy) after Balakote.

The Pak tank engines are overheating. The destroyers donated never leave shore. I wonder how Pak sailors would trust their lives to a Chinese sub :hilarious:

solo_wing said:
This is Ex-Navy chief. He knows what he is talking about I 'm not saying they are right but they do have a valid point.

He has a point of view. Nothing more.

solo_wing said:
Who said about not having carriers?. I mentioned we could do with smaller size ones instead of picking this old junk for billions of dollars. ( Almost price of new).

How long until its operational?

solo_wing said:
Subs are not just for defence. They can play any role..even attack . That is why they are so deadly.

Subs are for area denial. They can't dominate.

solo_wing said:
I don't know how future wars are exactly going to play out but I do know that aircraft carriers are mostly sitting ducks against hypersonic missiles and drones and even subs.

Well then those with existing carriers should start selling them for scrap as they have no value according to you.

solo_wing said:
Again my point these countries have global ambitions.
China wants to be next super power and they are clearly emerging as one.

China can't project anything beyond their seaboard.

solo_wing said:
British already owned Falkland and when Argentinians attacked they could not sit back.

solo_wing said:
Does India has any terrority so far from it?.
None.

Can we control what passes through or not. Can't predict future wars but we may have to mount a defence or an attack further away.

solo_wing said:
India's policy is very clear . It does not even want to be a global power.
It just wants to be powerful enough to defend itself.

India has been the dominant force in the region keeping the peace from the Suez to Singapore for 150 years leading up to WW2. India's traditional role is that of a net provider of security.

What the US does now we did back then in a region that still matters to us.

India is well on it's way to be a great power. A pole if you will. In twenty years that will be a certainty.

Americans are fully behind us for this role. See the hardware we got. P8 Orions. Seaking helicoptersfor sub hunting. Fusion centre near Delhi where everything in rhe IOR is tracked with officers seconded from other countries present.

solo_wing said:
We are too occupied with Pakistan and China and now even Bangladesh to look somewhere else to show our status symbol.

And even if for once I take your points. Btw the time India will be in position to spread its global influence.

This is the usual left liberal claptrap that accepts China is already the boss. Why do you want to be a loser. All your posts I've corrected have this pattern.

You don't have to take my points they stand on their own.

solo_wing said:
Atleast try to accept it was a poor decision. How much more you want to hear about this jhumla junk we got.

I've not heard anyone cry about this like you do. Nothing positive on the horizon for you?

Hindsight is always 20-20. What was the context under which the decision was taken. Do you even know?

China acquired its first AC from Ukraine around 1999. They towed it back. Around the cape of good hope it broke and needed emergency repairs in south Africa before it could continue to China.

If you think Gorskhov was bad, what the Chinese got from the Ukrainians was an even bigger load of junk.

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