With the launch of India's first domestically produced aircraft carrier, the Vikrant, was installed. The US media intends to turn their attention to China again, and forcefully put India's first domestically produced aircraft carrier into the ranks and has something to do with China, saying that India's first domestically produced aircraft carrier is used to fight against China in the Indian Ocean, and the Indian Ocean is regarded as a "maritime backyard." According to the US military website of 1945, India invested another $3 billion to join the "Elite Alliance of World Naval Powers", but there is a clear gap between China and India in the field of aircraft carrier . India's first domestically produced aircraft carrier enhances its long-sea projection capability in the Indian Ocean, but this aircraft carrier is hard to compare with China's first aircraft carrier, and China's USS Fujian aircraft carrier is undergoing mooring tests.
India has made progress in aircraft carriers, but unfortunately for India, China has performed even more strongly in designing and manufacturing aircraft carriers. If the Indian Navy wants to truly deter China, it does not have to consider the "Vicrant" aircraft carrier , but the next aircraft carrier of the Indian Navy, that is, the second domestically produced aircraft carrier - the "Vichar" aircraft carrier .
US media pointed out that the joining of the Indian Navy's new flagship USS Vikrant aircraft carrier means that the Indian Navy is equipped with the first domestic aircraft carrier, but compared with the Indian Navy's history of more than 60 years, this aircraft carrier is not the first aircraft carrier of the Indian Navy, nor is it the first straight-deck aircraft carrier. In 1961, India purchased the "Dignity" class "Hercules" aircraft carrier retired from the British Navy , with a full load displacement of 19,000 tons, and was equipped with the "Seahawk" carrier-based fighter jet, becoming the first " Third World " country to be equipped with an aircraft carrier after the World War II . This aircraft carrier was renamed the "Vicrant" by the Indian Navy.
During the third India-Pakistan War , the Vikrant performed well and played an important role throughout the war, blocking the connection between East Pakistan and West Pakistan West Pakistan . The Vikrant aircraft carrier battle group controlled the war zone air control and sea control rights, and sunk a total of 8 Pakistani naval ships, which ultimately promoted East Pakistan's independence. The USS Vikrant withdrew from the Indian Navy in 1997, and the name of the replacement was India's first domestically produced aircraft carrier.
According to the Indian Navy's estimates, the new "Vicrant" aircraft carrier will be put into use in 12-18 months and is regarded as a key component of the Indian Prime Minister Modi 's strengthening of its national defense manufacturing industry and self-reliance movement. It will serve together with the active USS Super Riwang aircraft carrier to form an Indian Navy dual aircraft carrier strike group. The Super Riwang aircraft carrier is Russia's modified Kiev-class aircraft carrier No. 4, which Russia will give to India. These two aircraft carriers will enhance the Indian Navy's military's troops delivery in the Indo-Pacific region.
US media said that the Indian Navy is equipped with two aircraft carriers and will form two aircraft carrier strike groups, which will prevent China's military activities in the Indian Ocean. After affirming the Indian Navy aircraft carrier, the US media changed its verb and said that the new "Vicrant" aircraft carrier is likely to be an aircraft carrier project with the Indian Navy's vanity. The total cost of this aircraft carrier is close to US$3 billion. The aircraft carrier is 262 meters long, 62 meters wide, and has a full load displacement of 43,000 tons. It is the largest tonnage ship in India's history.
The tonnage of the new "Vicrant" aircraft carrier is significantly smaller than that of the China USS Fujian aircraft carrier. Even if it is difficult to compare with the China USS 002 Shandong aircraft carrier, the normal displacement is 59,000 tons and the full load displacement is 65,000 tons, and it can carry 36 J-15 heavy fighter jets. India's new USS Vikrant aircraft carrier started construction in 2009 and took 13 years to complete. Most of its technology is on the verge of obsoleteness. It is worth noting that the new USS Vikrant aircraft carrier has not yet entered service.
US media said that Indian aircraft carriers are widely considered to be one generation behind China. At the same time, the new USS Vikrant still adopts a ski jump takeoff system. carrier-based fighter relies on its own engine and takes off with the upward tilted deck. The disadvantage is to limit the number of carrier-based fighters carrying more fuel, missiles and bombs; another plagues India's new USS Vikrant aircraft carrier problem and lacks modern carrier-based fighters. Although India is equipped with Russian-made MiG-29K carrier-based fighters, a few are in service in Indian aircraft carriers. At the same time, India is purchasing carrier-based fighters from the United States and France, including Rafale M and F/A-18E/F carrier-based fighters.
In the view of US media, the new "Vicrant" aircraft carrier is an important touchstone for the development of Indian aircraft carriers. It is the same as the USS Shandong aircraft carrier in China's naval position, which has prompted India to independently develop and design a new aircraft carrier, namely the USS Vishar aircraft carrier. The tonnage exceeds the new USS Vishar aircraft carrier and is equipped with an electromagnetic catapult system. However, in the eyes of some Indian senior management, the USS Vishar aircraft carrier is another expensive vanity project.
"Vishal" means "great" and is a powerful aircraft carrier that the Indian Navy really needs. US media stressed that if the USS Vishar is included in the Indian Navy, it will be an important maritime force against China and India can become a regional naval power. Apparently, the Indian Navy delayed the construction of the USS Vishar aircraft carrier. The "Vicrant" aircraft carrier is called India's pride, but what this aircraft carrier deserves to be proud of is that India independently manufactures the hull, changing the history of Indian ships relying on imports. The embarrassing problem is the key system that determines the combat effectiveness of the aircraft carrier, including steam turbine , air defense missiles and fire control radar, all of which are Wanguo brands.
US media advocated Indian aircraft carriers, but forced China into it, saying that India's new USS Vikrant aircraft carrier was to seek to compete with regional competitors, China's growing fleet. US media once exaggerated the "China threat theory", saying that China's naval activities are spread throughout the Indo-Pacific region and the Western Pacific, while strengthening military activities in the Indian Ocean, and India regards the Indian Ocean as a place where China cannot be ignored. At the same time, US media said that the new USS Vikrant aircraft carrier will play a greater role in the "quad-side security dialogue" between the United States, Japan, India and Australia. It is obvious that US media advocated that Indian aircraft carriers are too high in India's weight in the Indo-Pacific region, and its real purpose is strategic Contain and suppress China.
US media tugs China when it advocates India's new USS Vikrant aircraft carrier, and intends to win India to join its ranks against China. At present, India's new USS Vikrant aircraft carrier lacks radar systems, etc. carrier-based aircraft considers purchasing USS Super Hornet or legal Rafale fighter , which is not difficult, but if India believes in the sweet words of the United States and regards China as India's most powerful competitor, it is really stupid enough to be the pawn of the United States, and mistakenly believes that the United States is so scathing to the death with China, it will be a pathetic India.
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