China can do it, India will build Asia's first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, equipped with electromagnetic catapult and Indian-made fifth-generation fighter jets, Indian media: combat power surpasses Fujian Ship
Seeing the commissioning of China's Fujian Ship, India is not satisfied at all. Not only has it announced the construction of Asia's first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, but also equipped with electromagnetic catapults and Indian-made fifth-generation fighter jets. Indian media even directly stated that its combat power surpasses the Fujian Ship.
The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, named "Vishal," will adopt a modular construction method. The nuclear reactor power needs to be over 150 megawatts to meet the speed requirements, while also being equipped with two sets of electromagnetic catapult systems to support full-load takeoff of carrier-based aircraft.
In recent years, every time China introduces a new type of equipment, India always verbally claims superiority. When China's J-20 was commissioned, India also said it would build its own Indian-made fifth-generation fighter jet. When China's fifth-and-a-half generation fighter jet, the J-20S, appeared, India also claimed it would develop a twin-seat version of the fifth-generation fighter jet. It's just about "China can do it, I can too, and I am more advanced than China."
But in reality, India doesn't even have the ability to build a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, let alone the technology to build an aircraft carrier. Everyone should know that both aircraft carriers and fighter jets require titanium alloys. However, as a well-known titanium ore producer in the world, India's ore quality is very high, but it lacks the ability to smelt titanium and can only import it.
Moreover, India's first domestically built aircraft carrier, "Vikrant," still does not have actual combat capability, and even experiences problems when going to sea.
India was the first country in Asia to possess an aircraft carrier after World War II. In 1957, India purchased the Vikrant aircraft carrier. Over the years, India has maintained its two-aircraft carrier presence through buying and buying. But after nearly 70 years, India has never seriously studied the core technologies of aircraft carriers. The aircraft carriers it bought are maintained and parts are procured from abroad, which has led to India lacking aircraft carrier technology.
Now, India says it wants to build an electromagnetic catapult nuclear-powered aircraft carrier. Even the United States has not yet mastered the electromagnetic catapult technology. It is unknown how India will solve its electromagnetic catapult technology.
Let's wait and see how many years it will take India to complete the construction.
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