{"id":217188,"date":"2022-12-05T20:20:38","date_gmt":"2022-12-05T14:50:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=217188"},"modified":"2022-12-05T20:20:38","modified_gmt":"2022-12-05T14:50:38","slug":"size-matters-naval-power-will-determine-indias-military-capability-and-bigger-aircraft-carriers-are-vital","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/size-matters-naval-power-will-determine-indias-military-capability-and-bigger-aircraft-carriers-are-vital\/","title":{"rendered":"Size Matters &#8211; Naval power will determine India\u2019s military capability. And bigger aircraft carriers are vital"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Source<\/strong>: The post is based on the article\u00a0<strong>\u201cSize Matters &#8211; Naval power will determine India\u2019s military capability. And bigger aircraft carriers are vital\u201d <\/strong>published in <b>The Times of India <\/b>on\u00a0<strong>5<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0November 2022<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Syllabus<\/strong>: GS \u2013 3 \u2013 Security challenges and their management in the border areas.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Relevance<\/strong>: About the procurement of IAC-2.<\/p>\n<p><strong>News<\/strong>: Recently, India&#8217;s navy chief Admiral has said that India\u2019s second indigenous aircraft carrier could be a repeat order of the recently commissioned IAC-1 or INS Vikrant.<\/p>\n<h5>What is the importance of the Admiral&#8217;s statement?<\/h5>\n<p>This means that the proposed IAC-2 would most likely not be the 65,000-tonne carrier that was initially planned and will be around the sub-45,000-tonne range. This has ramifications for the Indian ambition to have a blue water navy and obtain deep-strike capabilities.<\/p>\n<p>The tonne reduction highlights <strong>budgetary constraints <\/strong>such as increased social welfare programmes and the armed forces huge salary and pension bills.<\/p>\n<h5>What are the implications of reducing the IAC-2 capacity?<\/h5>\n<p>The bigger the carrier the more equipment and offensive platforms \u2013 fighter jets and attack helicopters \u2013 it can be packed with. For example, the 40,000-tonne IAC-1 can carry about 35 aircraft. A 65,000-tonne carrier can carry almost 50 aircraft.<\/p>\n<p>China\u2019s indigenous aircraft carriers, Shandong and Fujian, are both above 60,000-tonnes.<\/p>\n<h5>How to improve India&#8217;s critical military platforms?<\/h5>\n<p>Given the maritime challenge in the Indian Ocean Region from China India need to improve its critical military platforms. This can be done by<\/p>\n<p>-India\u2019s economy needs to grow faster if it is to meet its strategic military needs.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<strong>Focussing on the serious naval components<\/strong>: For instance, having heavy-load aircraft carriers in the 60,000-tonne category is a vital part of critical military reorientation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: The post is based on the article\u00a0\u201cSize Matters &#8211; Naval power will determine India\u2019s military capability. And bigger aircraft carriers are vital\u201d published in The Times of India on\u00a05th\u00a0November 2022. Syllabus: GS \u2013 3 \u2013 Security challenges and their management in the border areas. Relevance: About the procurement of IAC-2. News: Recently, India&#8217;s navy&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/size-matters-naval-power-will-determine-indias-military-capability-and-bigger-aircraft-carriers-are-vital\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Size Matters &#8211; Naval power will determine India\u2019s military capability. 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