Nuclear aircraft carrier is a game that can only be played by the "top powers". but now, India has come, and also spoke to electro-magnetic launches, nuclear reactors, self-research carrier, and also opened into the sea in 2037.
Is there really two brushes, or is there a great talent? this time, it was running on the "Fujian ship" - but this step is big, is it not afraid to mess up?
Three are still unstable, and the fourth is screaming.
September 5, 2025The Ministry of Defense of India officially announced the "Technology Prospects and Capacity Roadmap 2025", just to get the word down - to build The 65,000-ton nuclear-powered aircraft carrier "Vishal"The aim is to distribute electromagnetic launches, and also autonomous shipping aircraft, the goal is to Served in 2037。
This is not lip service, it is accompanied by a roadmap, technology chain, and budget timetable. An aircraft carrier plans to take off, and neighboring countries are immediately alert, especially China, because-this goal is clearly aimed at the "Fujian Ship".
But the question comes.You say you’re going to be on the “Veshal” and what about the two of your backyards?
One is the "Vikramaditya" eliminated by the Russians. It's good to be able to go to sea after tinkering; One is the domestically produced "Vikrant", which finally entered service in 2022. So far, no carrier-based aircraft has landed.
The foundation was not laid well, so the floor was built to the fourth floor, and the fifth and sixth floors were all lined up. Is it a "paper military exercise"?
More interesting is, 15 May 2024, Defense Minister by Ragnar Singh.He opened his mouth in advance: "Five or six aircraft carriers will be built in the future." This is not a project establishment, this is a campaign. Even if your ship is still on the drawings, the fleet is already in the water for cruising.
In fact, India is no stranger to this road. Typical "set a big goal first, and then catch up slowly".
Only this time, the goal is too high, the time is too dead, the service in 2037 means that after 2027, nuclear power, bombers, shipwreckers, all can be paved in advance.
Technology depends on puzzles, dreams depend on hard mouth
Whether an aircraft carrier can run, the first hurdle is power system。India is playing a big game this time, saying it wants to use The nuclear reactor, self-research!
The only nuclear-powered platform in India is the 6000-ton nuclear submarine “Aryant”.
In terms of the power of this reactor, it is not as big as the air conditioning system on the aircraft carrier.It is really necessary to push a huge 6.5 thousand tons, less than one step.
This is not my nonsense, July 2025Modi ran to see Putin, talked in the car, and the outside world speculated: it was going to "pick the oven". even if the Indian mouth said "completely autonomous", it was clear in the heart - this technology relied on Russia.
Speak power, say shooting. India this time also follow the trend, do not engage in steam shooting, step by step to place electromagnetic shooting. EMALS。
The world can only do this now. American Aircraft Carrier and American Aircraft Carrier.。The system is expensive, difficult to maintain, and consumes high power. There are not many installed in the world. India wants to buy it? Yes. Whether it works when installed is another matter.
The aircraft was purchased from France. 26 aircraft carrier M.(The contract value exceeds 51 billion yuan), while still boasting that "we want to develop twin-engine fifth-generation carrier-based aircraft." While still retaining the old Russian system MiG-29K, and even have to make a local name TEDBF。
It’s like your car’s engine is BMW’s, the base is Toyota’s, the navigation is Gaudí’s, the steering wheel is BYD’s, the keys are still 3D printed – moving is a miracle, fighting is a fantasy.
In this way, just don't call the "Vescal", change the name of the "World Carrier" aircraft carrier: radar find Israel, weapons buy Russia, aerospace rely on France, firing to the United States, shipping aircraft who offer high who board.
Technical coordination is difficult, and later guarantee is even more difficult. Not to mention that once the data link and command system are not unified, there is no way to linkage in wartime.
It has long been asserted that India is not building an aircraft carrier, but "fighting for an aircraft carrier". The more you fight, the easier it is to have an accident. But India does not believe in evil, and its mouth runs faster than technology. It is really "hard-mouthed" to say that it will enter service in 2037.
Not an opponent, but a champion on the subject.
If you ask why India is so mobilizing, The ultimate goal is still the same sentence: "I want to be a big country."
But the world is not screamed out by the mouth, but by the real thing.
Take a look at our "Fujian Ship"-launched in 2022. The second ship in the world, with electromagnetic ejection, all-electric propulsion, and platform autonomy rates exceeding 90%. No piece of the entire ship is imported and assembled. It is not just an aircraft carrier, it is the crystallization of our technology and industry.
The shell wants to resemble the ship, the heart depends on Russia, ammunition, etc. America, the ship-carrying aircraft depend on France, the system is packed up, the result is: no one submits you, only you. Touch yourself。
What is it about? a topic.
India has long understood that it cannot beat China in terms of "the right to speak in the Indo-Pacific". Then what? Be the "Minister of Indo-Pacific Propaganda Department" first.
A moment of "Chinese-India border", a moment of "India Ocean dominance", can no longer make a super aircraft carrier hot search, even if there are no drawings, you have to put the satellite first.
especially in by 2025, India faces unprecedented challenges: the United States uses the "Indo-Pacific Strategy" to pull it on sides, Japan and Australia do not really support it, and China relies on technology and manufacturing to leave it behind. It requires a label that "proves identity".
12 September 2025Military experts Shao Yongling"India needs not only military power, but also a sense of global presence.This aircraft carrier is not necessarily for warfare, but must be a supporting scene."
This is no problem, and the most true.
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