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And we Canadians love our American overlords
They probably just sent the major to Toronto.
originally posted by: Zaphod58
a reply to: vonclod
Part of securing your borders includes the borders at sea. India is currently in a similar situation to us. They have a large military, but much of their equipment is old.
originally posted by: Zaphod58
a reply to: gariac
Meanwhile, China is building 10 carriers, and trying to grab as much territory in the sea around them as they can. They currently have two, with the third, which will be a CATOBAR just started construction.
Russia still has plans for a Nimitz sized carrier, and dreams of more than one.
India decides what they need for their military. They decided they need carriers, and STOBAR carriers are useful, but a CATOBAR would be more useful. As for shore based radar, that only defends so much territory. You need ships to patrol too. India wants a blue water force and decided this is the way to do it.
originally posted by: gariac
originally posted by: Zaphod58
a reply to: vonclod
Part of securing your borders includes the borders at sea. India is currently in a similar situation to us. They have a large military, but much of their equipment is old.
You can defend your border from...you know...the border. Build air bases a hundred or so miles inland and use surveillance radar.
Carriers are for projecting power away from the homeland. Bad enough the US wastes money on this, but India doesn't have that kind of money to burn.
originally posted by: anzha
The airwing size is also interesting: 57 aircraft. That's more than the Lizzies...
originally posted by: vonclod
a reply to: Zaphod58
They already have a huge military, if they have border issues secure the borders, I'm not sure how aircraft carriers fix that.
I'll be the 1st to admit I'm not a military strategist, and concede carriers might have relevance to that.
I will consider and look into what you have said.