I am sure IN had thought about this long time back, a lot more subs, frigates and destroyers are already in the making. Indian Navy has planned to have three operational battle groups by 2020. So even if each battlegoup has 4 frigates and one sub, Indian navy would need lot more newer frigates...
That cloud of smoke indicates the start-up of engines. All ship engines give that charecteristic smoke cloud at startup. If you ever visit a harbour where ships are docked, you are sure to see this happening with all large bore diesel engines. Its not about russian engines it is common with all...
Well this was what a leading news paper reported.
The complex sea trials of the aircraft carrier, which started on June 7, comprise primarily of two aspects -- the ship trials and the aviation facilities complex trials. The ship trials have already started. Over 500 Indian Navy personnel...
Going by this analysis what does a country fear more in arial combat loosing aircraft or the pilots. I think the planes can be replaced fast and cheap what is costlier is good pilots. WW II, Japan had more planes but fewer pilots to fly them as they were not able to train pilots as fast as they...
There is a good reason why India has decided in favor of Rafale.
Let me do a analysis on the lines that the Indian Defence think tanks must have followed.
First and foremost the Dassault Rafale is french, the only major European power not influenced by USA in sanctioning India in the past...
Well said there. If we study the recent histroy of tactics used by Us forces and to that extent any mordern Army, it is easy to note that no army deploy their ground units at the start. The best strategy is stepwise to recce the targets, force the enemy to mobilise, soften the enemy strongholds...