A Small Aircraft carrier carrying 25 planes WILL COST upwards of $2 billion. And then you need at least 4 -6 modern Frigates to escort this carrier. ie seperate from the rest of your Navy..
Why buy a Small carrier Wen your ENEMY will have 2 meduim carriers carrying 35 planes each.. ???
Reply to Sinoindus.
Indian Gdp is not 1/20TH OF USA.
Its Actually 1/12th
ie $1.2 trillion versis $14 trillion. for USA.
The big difference India will Grow this year and last year at over 6% where as USA has contracted -1% and prehaps will be 0% next year...
Santro.
Your military policy/ideology is already wat the Pakistanis have adapted.
In other words.
We can,t match your Ships, Planes, $$$ budgets. BUT if you cross our threshold we will nuke you FIRST.
ie Pakistan has clearly said they are happy to use nukes FIRST. The reason...
Its Really odd because on PDF all we here about is India,s Poverty india,s failed military projects india a living hell etc etc etc.
YET THE GLOBAL World is making india out to be a RISING SUPER POWER.
yes i said the Global World " not indians" But the French Americans Brits the...
Lets be brutally Honest Sinoindus.
The last thing Pakistanis can stomach is a India with a Huge GDP and Nuke subs and aircraft carriers on its door step.
Its really odd because the WEST are happy about a rising india. But no so Much their Neighbour Pakistan.
The Artcle from By Siva Govindasamy of Flight International is at least Realistic, about Production nos.
Some people have gone WAY OVERBOARD predicting J10 by 2010-2011 AND 150 JF17 by 2015.
I have always pointed out that taking aside your security concerns or obselesance of your...
The post Title " India,s Nuke Subs Triggers Arms Race"
IS SO MISLEADING AND INAPROPRIATE
Like the Pakistani military didn,.t know that India was developing a nuke sub.
The Pakistanis have known about Arihant for over a decade...
Just like they have known about Phalcon AWacs...
Pakistan will not be able to match India SUB 4 SUB or Carrier 4 Carrier.
The indians are set to Spend $100 billion over the next 10 YEARS on their Armee Forces with the Navy Alone Receving $25 billion for 5 nuke subs 2 new 40k meduim sized carriers and up to 15 new Stealth Ships (destroyers...
Pakomar.
India is not dreaming about being a Super power. They are WALKING the Walk
Not Super power in USA terms with Global Dominance Vast Personal Wealth.
But a Regional player. A massive country in Geopgraphy People culture and now Economy.
They need to protect those...
Very Nice Vedio.
And i can see Why Pakistanis Are feeling a little edgy about India,s continual military spending $$$ thats alot of new Hardware Especially the Indian Navy !!!
Here,s Blog Re The Arihant Nuclear Reactor.
Nothing officialy but it seems India has been trying buuild this since the 1990s
manoj joshi's blog: India's boomer: The launch of the Arihant
Still can,t believe they have done it and looks so impressive
All Naval Ships First go to Sea Trials.
That Arihant looks ready for me.
If India needs it to go to War rest assured it will be ready even today
As per the news report in NDTV.
Sea Trails are same as a combat plane getting FOC. Final operational Clearance.
Commissioning...
Its rumoured The Arihant will be fielding the Sagrika Ballistic Missle
Sagarika - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Naval Term K15 by some reporters. It is India newest current missle
only just at Testing stage recently.
Arihant also carries the indian Cruise missle Brahmos...
India launches its first nuclear-powered submarine - Telegraph
This article states that $2.9 billion is the total cost of all 5 nuke submarines.
Not for just one as i thought !!!!
I wonder how quickly India will field all 5 subs ???
Shocked Is all i can say.. It loks magnificent and is 6500 tonnes nearly twice thw size of the brand new scopene.
Each nuke sub will cost india $2.5 billion each
ndtv indian nuclear submarine Y TUBE
Sorry Guys tried to post 2 Y tube posts showing the launch but i can,t do it
LOL
PM launches nuclear submarine INS Arihant-News-VIDEOS-The Times of India
A Momentus Day for the Indian Military with Prime minsters wife officially launches the First of upto 5 nuke sub Arihant.
The 6500 tonne Sub carries upto 15 nuclear missles and cabn stay undr water for 3 months.
NDTV confirmed that the sub can be used in emergency even Today but the...