Taunting India, South Korea said – Aircraft carrier of no use
India has today inducted its second aircraft carrier INS Vikrant into the Navy for confrontation with China and Pakistan. When Vikrant has been included in the Indian Navy, at the same time an important news has come out from South Korea. The government of South Korea has decided that it will not add any aircraft carrier to its military. In its place, South Korea is going to build an army of state-of-the-art submarines equipped with killer missiles to give a befitting reply to any threat from North Korea, China and Russia. In India, unlike South Korea, there is a growing demand in the strategic corridor to approve the construction of a third multi-billion-dollar aircraft carrier amid China’s growing maritime power. At the same time, India is currently focusing on building nuclear submarines.
According to the report of The Drive, South Korea will significantly increase the number of its submarines. Earlier, South Korea had said that it was going to build the first aircraft carrier by the name of CVX. However, now the budget for this aircraft carrier has not been announced in the budget of 2023. This news has now dealt a blow to South Korea’s plans to buy America’s most modern F-35B stealth fighter jet. South Korea is now going to increase its fleet of submarines in a big way. It also includes the Dosan Ahn Changho class attack submarine capable of launching ballistic missiles.
Question on the usefulness of aircraft carriers in the era of hypersonic missiles
The government of South Korea announced the budget for the year 2023 on Tuesday. This defense budget is about $ 42.5 billion. South Korea has increased its defense budget by 4.6 percent for this year. South Korea’s budget for 2022 was $40.6 billion. In the year 2023, $ 12.7 billion has been earmarked for the purchase of new weapons. The budget will be tabled in Parliament on Friday for approval. The Drive report said that South Korea has now changed its priority. Indeed, South Korea is at risk of a nuclear attack by North Korea. The new government of South Korea has now started adopting a tough stance, leaving a defensive attitude towards North Korea, a friend of China.
Earlier, South Korea wanted to build a 45 thousand ton aircraft carrier equal to India’s Vikrant, but now it has changed its mind. South Korea is building its own fighter aircraft. While 20 thousand crores has been spent in making India’s Vikrant, it will also cost a lot every year to run it. Indeed, in this era of hypersonic missiles, questions are now being raised about the usefulness of aircraft carriers. North Korea has several super-destructive missiles. Kim Jong claims that his country has made hypersonic missiles. No country in the world has the capability to shoot down these killer hypersonic missiles. Experts say the aircraft carrier is the best symbol of naval might, but it does not fit South Korea, which is facing a major North Korean threat.
Chinese missiles can destroy US aircraft carrier
South Korea’s new government is now building a comprehensive defense shield to counter any North Korean nuclear attack. Under this, South Korea is now placing more emphasis on making submarines. Actually, the submarine lives inside the sea, so that in the event of the enemy country attacking first, it has the highest chance of survival. These submarines of South Korea are now going to be equipped with deadly missiles launched from under the sea. In view of the threat of attack by China and Pakistan in the Indian Ocean, India is also focusing on nuclear submarines especially right now. China also has hypersonic missiles, which India is not yet able to cut. Many experts are pushing for India to build a third aircraft carrier, but the government is focused on developing nuclear submarines. If China attacks, then these submarines will be most likely to survive.
The US Navy has also come under tension, given the edge over hypersonic missiles of China and Russia. US Navy Vice Admiral John Hill said recently that we need to protect against hypersonic missiles because their threat is now over. In the past few months, China has practiced destroying American aircraft carriers with its DF-26 hypersonic missiles. Apart from this, China also has DF-21D and DF-17 missiles which have the power to destroy any aircraft carrier. Russia has already deployed its Kinzhal missile. In view of this danger, now America has also started making hypersonic missiles. The US has also conducted several tests.
