The recent development of the navy of a certain country in South Asia has aroused great concern around the world. The first is the existence of a dual-carrier battle group that is rare outside the superpower navy, but this is only the beginning, not the end. Recently, the country has introduced basic planning goals for the naval fleet by 2030. That is, by 7 years, it will have at least 6 regular aircraft carriers, at least 12 giant Aegis ships of 17,000 tons to 20,000 tons, and at least 20 "ordinary" shield ships of 7,500 tons to 8,000 tons; There is also a huge lineup of at least 12 modern attack nuclear submarines. The ultimate goal is to have at least 250 surface and underwater capital ships, with a total of 2.5 million tons of "double 250" target! Seven years is not short, and it is not long. The country's current total fleet tonnage has not exceeded 380,000 tons, which is still inferior to the overall level of the French Navy, which is a watershed in the global naval strength, even if it is estimated according to the current 400,000 tons; Then in 7 years there will be 2.5 million tons; There was a difference of 2.1 million tons in the middle.
This is equivalent to saying that in the next 7 years, an average of 300,000 tons of new service will be added every year. In today's world, even the largest shipbuilding country can only launch about 150,000 tons of new water every year, and dare not say that it will increase its service by 300,000 tons per year. Is it an exaggeration to say that 300,000 tons more will be served every year? Moreover, as last year's 2022, the South Asian Navy and its own shipbuilding industry have worked hard to launch 57,000 tons of new ships. This is also a new tonnage record obtained after years of accumulation and concentrated launching. Even so, it is still several times different from the target of adding 300,000 tons per year. The South Asian Navy's response to this is that it cannot look at the future speed of development as a new superpower with old eyes. The country's shipbuilding and shipbuilding industry will soon grow exponentially. For example, last year, more than 50,000 tons of new ships were launched, and this year it may be 100,000 tons. Next year, it will be 200,000 tons of water, the year after that will be 400,000 tons, and the year after that, it will be 800,000 tons.
At this rate, it is not impossible to increase a total of 2.1 million tons in seven years. It is also said that many capital ships in this plan have not even been implemented so far; There are still major deficiencies in nature, and I am afraid that it will not be easy to implement in seven years. For example, now there are twin aircraft carrier battle groups. However, there are still four giant aircraft carriers that are short of 4 in the future, and they are ready to be launched, but neither electromagnetic catapults nor steam catapults are currently available in South Asia. There is also the so-called Super Aegis of more than 17,000 tons, which has no construction experience. The South Asian Navy does not think this is a big problem. Because the superpowers were happy to transfer the technology of the electromagnetic catapult on the Ford, even the entire drawings of the Ford. It has now been agreed to transfer the full production line of the F414 engine, which is just a greeting gift. The aid behind is even greater. As for the giant shield of 17,000 tons to 20,000 tons, the two major allies of the superpower in East Asia are also planning, and maybe they are very happy.
Share technical achievements. Not to mention the rapid increase in the tonnage of the fleet, it is not necessary to completely manufacture it yourself from scratch. In the next seven years, the superpower will retire at least four Nimitz-class aircraft carriers and more than 15 nuclear submarines. It is possible to package and transfer to itself. This is called: it is better to build than to buy, and it is better to buy than to rent. Renting is better than borrowing; It's better to borrow than not to borrow!