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2006-10-16 India-Pakistan

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Posted by Nimble Spemble 2006-10-16 18:44|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 India is building its navy the smart way: slowly and methodically. Unlike the Russians and Chinese, this is how you get a navy that floats, doesn't continually break down, and doesn't fall apart under routine use. This is especially true of submarines.

Posted by Anonymoose 2006-10-16 20:35|| 2006-10-16 20:35|| Front Page Top

#2 Some Indian newspapers have criticised the purchase of the USS Trenton, aliming the ship is an old rustbucket, with a history of problems.

What they fail to notice is the Indian Navy's eagerness to acquire the ship.
The IN knows the Trenton is old. They know that they only have about a decade left to use it.
They know of its history of problems.

They want experience using it, to learn its problems, figure out solutions, figure out what an Indian built version would be like.

Slow, plodding operational experience.

The IN believes it knows more about carrier ops than the Russians. It has operated carriers for longer. Even though they are buying an old Russian carrier and Mig29K, the pilots are being trained by the US Navy.

Posted by john 2006-10-16 20:51|| 2006-10-16 20:51|| Front Page Top

#3 Well, after all, they had a couple centuries of apprenticeship under the best.

Posted by Jackal">Jackal 2006-10-16 21:19|| http://home.earthlink.net/~sleepyjackal/index.html]">[http://home.earthlink.net/~sleepyjackal/index.html] 2006-10-16 21:19|| Front Page Top

#4 it is designed to help protect the country's trade with Southeast Asia and to keep a wary eye on China's naval posture in the Bay of Bengal.

Not to mention Sri Lanka...

Posted by Pappy 2006-10-16 21:50|| 2006-10-16 21:50|| Front Page Top

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