India has launched the construction of a second domestically built aircraft carrier, costing up to $5 billion, which has aroused widespread attention and heated discussions. Some people speculate whether this move is a challenge to China's Fujian shipIt is worth noting that India's first domestically built aircraft carrier "Vikrant" took many years to complete, and after many launching ceremonies and countless revisions, it was still not equipped with carrier-based aircraft, which seriously affected its combat effectiveness and even had a serious problem of "pitching." Now, India is going to start the construction of a second domestic aircraft carrier with a displacement of up to 450,000 tons, it is planned to carry 28 carrier-based aircraft and *** Considering India's previous construction experience and the level of "Made in India", this may take another 20 years. According to India**, India plans to buy Rafale fighters from France as the first fighters to enter service. This shows that India seems to be more sensible this time, began to prepare carrier-based aircraft in advance, and gave up its obsession with its own "Brilliant". However, India's ambitions are really not small, considering the high cost of the Rafale fighters, most countries can only look away, while India wants to buy so many brand new Rafale fighters in one go.
It should be noted that although the Rafale is expensive and has a high reputation, it is still a fourth-and-a-half-generation fighter, and no matter how good its performance is, it cannot change this fact. According to the badge that is currently unveiled publicly, the main model of 003 is the latest fifth-generation stealth fighter J-35, which can be compared with the American F-22. So, what is India going to compete with us?If India's "new aircraft carrier" carrier-based aircraft have all been determined, then the purpose of building the "new aircraft carrier" is clearly to compete with our 003 aircraft carrier. Therefore, India should perhaps also consider introducing electromagnetic catapults instead of still using the traditional methods of steam catapult and glide jump take-off. This will make the United States very anxious, because at present, apart from China, only the United States has mastered electromagnetic catapult technology. In addition, the United States is also desperately seeking India's support and has been trying its best to win over and curry favor with India. India has recently shown friendly mobility to China and even supplied India with Stryker armor, a move that has been warmly welcomed. Even when India carried out an assassination operation on American soil, the United States only lightly issued a warning.
The current situation shows that India's own strength is limited, and it may face the possibility of defeat, and it will not give up unless it seeks an "electromagnetic catapult" from the United States. It's an exciting situation. According to the experience of China's aircraft carrier construction, the first aircraft carrier is often in the groping stage, so the construction progress may be slightly slower;But once you have accumulated experience in the construction of the first ship, the subsequent construction will be more skillful and faster. However, the situation in India is quite "strange", its first aircraft carrier is like a mess, it costs a lot of money, and it collects all the "Shenlong", but it turns out to create a "water attraction";India, on the other hand, has insufficient conservation capacity and can only put this "semi-finished product" on the shelf and let it rust. The result is nothing, and the experience is nothing. In stark contrast, the planning of China's aircraft carriers is step-by-step and down-to-earth. According to China's medium and long-term development plan, 6-8 aircraft carriers will be built in the future, and "Made in China" and "China Speed" are really admirable. And after China announced that it would build its first domestic aircraft carrier, India also announced that it would build its own domestic aircraft carrier, but when China's third aircraft carrier was successfully launched, India hurriedly sent the "semi-finished product" into the water for the third time.
We may not be frightened by the noise of India from time to time, but the frequent clamor is like a swarm of flies and mosquitoes that are constantly buzzing in our ears and can be annoying. I can't help but wonder if India's second aircraft carrier will come out when China's first aircraft carrier is launched