On paper Mirage jet with RA'Ad-II could strike at 1,600+ Km range. Mirage jet have approximately 1,200 Km range with two 1,000 lbs bombs while RA'AD-II have 600 km range
But think in practical sense what will the onstation time
Who will provide Tope cover the strike package .... ???
What distance strike package will negotiate with IN interceptors .... ???
Who many Jets would be required for this purpose .... ??
What will the strategy of IN .... ???
Would they not try to intercept package as soon as possible even if it require then to launch counter strike from easter bases .... ???
Our current arrangements could pose constant treat to any target at the distance of 1,200-1,600 Km in Indian Ocean .... ???
India already have logistic and data exchange agreement with USA and If I am not wrong with France as well would these indian allies not provide logistic or Data transfer (read Early Warning) against our strike package .... ???
there are many many questions which we have to answer first.
What you are hinting about is about our capability to pose limited threat both in terms of time and number of strike attempts at 1200-1600+ Km distance
What I was posting about maximum presence If not the constant presence at 1200-1600 Km distance.
Now the question is Why I am proposing such idea .... ???
Then the answer is we must understand Indian Naval Ambitions in Indian Ocean even if we leave eastern part of Indian Ocean where IN have its presence at Andaman & Nicobar Island, Maldives Island,
we must take not that India have right of berth for its Naval ships at Duqam Port, was building base at Seychelles islands and most recently at Agaléga Island
I would ask you to first plot Indian bases at Kochi, Mumbai, Duqum Port of Oman, Djibouti due to (presence US and France as India have logistic support agreement) and Agaléga Island on Globe and connect them you will have your answer,
all I am saying is we should not go for sea control but for Sea Denial at longer distance from our shore and for this we could invest in 2 systems Submarines (in which we are already investing) and Long Range Naval Bombers, for this my suggestion is H-6 or any other suitable system.
These two systems would pose 2 dimensional counter threats (Aerial and Subsurface) to IN,
in fact Naval Bombers such as H-6 would give us Longer Reach and Flexibility than Submarines in time bound operations
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