Navy's indigenous nuclear attack submarines to be 95 percent 'Made in India'
In what would be a major boost for the submarine building capability within the country, the first three nuclear attack submarines to be built indigenously would be having 95 percent 'Made in India' content in them and it would further go up in the next three submarines.
The Cabinet Committee on Security is considering a proposal
worth around 50,000 crore for indigenously building three nuclear attack
submarines which would be built by the DRDO in Visakhapatnam.
This project is separate from the Arihant class project under
which six nuclear powered submarines are being built with the capability of
launching ballistic missiles.
95 percent Made in India Nuclear Submarine Project would
provide a big boost to the domestic defence sector & will help India to
keep its adversaries in check at long distances.
As India Awaits S-400 Missiles, How Potent Are Its Current
Air Defense Systems Against Chinese Jets?
India started developing its air defense systems in 1999, a
year after both India and Pakistan conducted nuclear tests, and then the two
neighbors fought a war at Kargil.
India’s two tier Ballistic Missile Defence system includes
the Prithvi Air Defence and the Advanced Air Defence for high altitude (50-80 kilometers)
and low altitude interceptions (15-30 kilometers) respectively.
There are also “early warning and tracking radars” to
complement this system.
Developed in two phases, Phase-I focuses on defending against
incoming missiles from within the Earth’s atmosphere while Phase-II deals with
beyond Earth’s atmosphere.
After completion of stage-II, the two tier system will be
capable of intercepting ballistic missiles from a range of 5,000 kilometers.
“India’s Ballistic Missile Defense”
The first Prithvi missile was successfully tested in 2006 for
defense against ballistic missiles.
Similarly, the first Advanced Air Defence was tested in 2007
and the latest interceptor was test fired in 2018 under the Prithvi Defence
Vehicle mission.
Akash — The Anti-Cruise Missile System
India is also actively working to develop an anti-cruise
missile system capable of defending against attacks by cruise missiles. The
Akash missile system developed by the DRDO is a medium range surface-to-air
missile capable of targeting fighter jets, cruise missiles and ballistic
missiles.
The DRDO successfully tested the latest model of Akash,
called ‘Akash-NG’ in January this year.
Homegrown Missiles
Among the indigenous weapons tested last year, the naval
version of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile, and India’s first anti-radiation
missile Rudram-I.
Another notable mention is the new version of the nuclear capable
Shaurya missile and anti-tank missile Nag and beyond visual range missiles.
Astra BVR missile is expected to be delivered this year while
quick reaction surface to air missile system (QRSAM) along with anti-tank
missiles called ‘Nag’ and ‘Helina’ (helicopter-based Nag missile) will be
inducted next year.
DRDO also reached a milestone by successfully test firing the
Hypersonic Technology Demonstrator Vehicle (HSTDV), joining the elite
hypersonic club.
Why Gripen Jets Failed To Convince India ?
One major factor irking India has been SAAB’s decision to
sell early warning aircraft systems to Pakistan, which they used them a day
after Balakot strikes in 2019 against a dogfight with India.
In June that year, Air Chief Marshal B.S. Dhanoa expressed
his displeasure at the decision of the company while on a visit to Sweden.
Following India’s airstrike at Balakot in Pakistan, one of
the crucial aircraft deployed by Pakistan was the Erieye airborne early warning
and system, supplied to them by SAAB.
Improved data links and the optimum use of electronic warfare
suite by the PAF fighters had reportedly proved lethal for the IAF aircraft.
Report is also coming that Pakistan is going to acquire at
least six SAAB 2000 AWACS.
China tests H-20 stealth bombers capabilities opposite Ladakh
China is conducting the final trials of Xian H-20 strategic
stealth bombers at its Hotan airbase, opposite eastern Ladakh, as border
standoff with India continues. H-20 bombers are aimed at ending the edge India
acquired through the acquisition of Rafale jets.
The Xian H-20 strategic stealth bomber has stealth feature
and long endurance, coupled with capability to carry heavy payloads, which
could potentially dodge the “detect and disable radar” capability of India’s
newly inducted Rafale aircraft.
China, who claims induction of H-20 bombers as a “game
changer”, is the third country after the US and Russia to possess stealth
technology for fighters.
The move could have repercussions for geopolitics in the
region as also power play by the US and its allies in the disputed South China
Sea and Taiwan.
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