tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post8898332785894814256..comments2024-03-28T05:22:10.255-07:00Comments on Broadsword by Ajai Shukla - Strategy. Economics. Defence.: The aircraft carrier, INS Vikrant, is 12 years late and 13 times the budgeted costBroadswordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13076780076240598482noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-72086031511999083262021-08-15T08:08:27.543-07:002021-08-15T08:08:27.543-07:00I feel aircraft carriers are over rated and are ju...I feel aircraft carriers are over rated and are just big floating targets for aircrafts with hypersonic missiles. All that you need to do is just to cause damage to the runway and your planes are stuck on the deck. Those already don't even know where to land. A country just need to fire a hundred missiles at the carrier coupled with attacks from a hundred AI drones from the air and under the water, I doubt an aircraft carrier have a defence for that. Imagined you being attacked by a swarm of bees, are you sure you won't be stung? Just damaged the runway and the carrier lose its potency.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02415395337941385897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-91471345312262742292021-08-15T02:57:34.151-07:002021-08-15T02:57:34.151-07:00How can ships defend themselves against an Aircraf...How can ships defend themselves against an Aircraft Carrier like the INC Vikrant? Can the MiG 29K overcome the anti aircraft missiles which arm the latest Destroyers and Frigates? Can the mentioned surface ships defend themselves against anti-ship missiles? It seems that the IN (Indian Navy) is confident that the MiG 29K can survive and prevail against a seafaring adversary.<br /> The Indian Air Force hasn't, it seems, ever used 29 fighters in any air operation at the same time, and I don't know how many aircraft the IN will want to use at any given time. The Chinese Aircraft Carriers in service apparently (?) have a displacement of 65,000 tons, and though they each operate the same number of aircraft as the INS Vikramaditya, the Chinese operate the J-17, which is comparable in flying range to the Su-30 MKI, or am I mistaken? How do the anti aircraft missiles and radar of the MiG 29 compare to those on the J-17? The IN don't seem to need the Rafale M as much as the IAF need the Rafale. Aditya Mookerjeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10561497022747584987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-57797992478528077802021-08-14T19:48:54.769-07:002021-08-14T19:48:54.769-07:00…is 12 years late … and going on 13. By this time...…is 12 years late … and going on 13. By this time next year, it will be going on 14…, on and on. In fact, I wouldn’t be surprise, it will never be combat ready like all other money pit indigenous weapons.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-79663979077139639142021-08-14T12:20:19.829-07:002021-08-14T12:20:19.829-07:00True to form, always negative True to form, always negative Vinayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15952589355164039852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-65250240357210580752021-08-14T07:35:14.402-07:002021-08-14T07:35:14.402-07:00Can you give an example of a similar carrier that ...Can you give an example of a similar carrier that has been built at 13 times less cost? Rohit Singhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15781886131204617572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-34403952197775464292021-08-14T07:24:05.863-07:002021-08-14T07:24:05.863-07:00There was an interesting article in international ...There was an interesting article in international publications- it was aptly titled - How not not to build an aircraft (INS VIkrant). Surprised that one of the strategic assets for the Nation was handled so poorly. And we continue to give priority to tokenism than real strategic depth. Imran Khanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02984815036152802320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-76108241212934871802021-08-13T20:32:12.150-07:002021-08-13T20:32:12.150-07:00What is the main problem & what is the solutio...What is the main problem & what is the solutionShashi Sharmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12675015815968764416noreply@blogger.com