.Although the trip to Pakistan has gained a lot, Mu Haoyang also spent a lot of money.

When he returned to the General Staff, he realized that the necklace that Karava gave Lu Wen was worth 180,000 yuan, which was almost his one-year allowance.

Fortunately, Pang Yuelong paid back the money, and Li Xiaoming was not found for the time being.

After gritting his teeth, Mu Haoyang bought the gem necklace.

However, when he was doing this, he did not discuss it with Lu Wen, but instead made a decision without authorization. As a result, he was scolded by Lu Wen after he returned.

In Lu Wen's words, how many times does she have to wear a necklace?

Usually, both of them are in military uniforms, and even when attending social events, they are mainly in military uniforms. The military has regulations, not to mention necklaces, even wedding rings cannot be worn.

Spending more than 100,000 yuan to buy a decoration that can only be seen but not used is definitely a problem with your brain.

Fortunately, the two of them are not short of this money and never take it seriously.

It was already early November after Mu Haoyang handled the military cooperation project with Pakistan. The "Ten-National Naval Treaty" had been passed by the legislative bodies of eight countries, and only the United States and Japan were still hesitating. As the initiator, the United States' attitude is easy to understand. Only when the pressure was finally passed can the importance of the United States be demonstrated. The Japanese Congress has been reluctant to ratify it, and it is obviously not very satisfied with some of the terms in the treaty.

Of course, the problem should not be big.

As long as the United States is determined to make the treaty effective, the Japanese Congress will make an informed decision.

What really surprised Mu Haoyang was that the Indian National Assembly passed the arms treaty at the end of October, but did not reject the treaty as predicted by the outside world.

You know, India is subject to very strict restrictions.

Later, when I met Li Mingyang, Mu Haoyang learned that India was willing to make concessions and the United States played a crucial role.

In terms of naval armament, India encountered much more trouble than Japan and much more than Pakistan.

In the crucial nuclear submarine project, India encountered an insurmountable obstacle, that is, the trial production project of the nuclear reactor has not been able to pass the naval acceptance.

Nuclear reactors cannot be built, nuclear submarines cannot be built naturally.

Without external assistance, the "Enemy Annihilation" will not only be impossible to launch the water in 2022, but will also face the risk of demolition and reconstruction.

The reason is very simple, the size of the domestic nuclear reactors in India is seriously exceeding the standard.

If the hull size is used, the output power of the nuclear reactor cannot reach the index. The designed speed of the "Enemy Annihilation" is only 26 knots. If the power index is reduced, the maximum speed is likely to drop to about 20 knots. For nuclear submarines, this is an unacceptable speed.

India's nuclear submarine project will have to be postponed for at least a decade to redevelop a nuclear reactor.

Obviously, India can't wait for so long.

During his visit to New Delhi, McMillan used this as a bargaining chip, that is, the United States helped India improve its nuclear reactors, while India signed an arms treaty.

Because at the Washington Disarmament Conference, the five nuclear powers had reached an agreement to prohibit providing India with any technical assistance related to strategic forces, when dealing with this issue, the United States built a plank road openly and secretly went to Chencang. On the one hand, it claimed a high-profile technical blockade on India, and on the other hand, it provided India with key technologies to improve ship-use nuclear reactors by helping India build civilian nuclear power plants.

Even with the help of the United States, the launch time of the "Enemy Annihilation" must be delayed again.

It is optimistic that the "Enemy Annihilation" will not be launched until at least 2025. Because India once rented Russian attack nuclear submarines, it only takes two years to make domestic nuclear submarines have combat capabilities. However, before that, there were many variables, and no one can guarantee that the "Enemy Annihilation" can be launched on time. As for formal service and forming combat capabilities, it will definitely be a longer time.

Even if the "Annexer" successfully serves, the threat is not great.

The reason is very simple. The initial technology of this submarine came from the V3 class of the former Soviet Union, which was a whole generation behind the 093 class of the Chinese Navy and was much worse than the 095 class. According to the intelligence provided by the Second Department, the design noise level of the "Enemy Annihilation" is 130 Bei. Even if the performance was improved from the United States, the "Enemy Annihilation" only solved the problem of whether it exists or not.

More importantly, this is an attack nuclear submarine.

Because India's submarine-launched cruise missile technology is not advanced, the Brahmos anti-ship missile jointly developed with Russia is too large to be launched with torpedo tubes, so its strategic deterrence capability is very limited. Its deployment in the Andaman Sea can only pose a threat to southwest China.

Strictly speaking, the symbolic significance of the "Annihilation of the Enemy" is far greater than the actual combat value.

If one day in the future, the Chinese Navy has to enter the Indian Ocean and face the Indian Navy and actively offensive and anti-submarine deployment, the "Enemy Annihilation" will remain in the port forever.

For the Indian Navy, the real focus is on aircraft carriers.

This is also easy to understand. Nuclear forces are only strategic guarantees. For a long period of time in the future, conventional military forces will still be the main means to realize national interests.

If India wants to become the overlord of the Indian Ocean, it must first strengthen its conventional military power, especially its naval fleet.

Unfortunately, the Indian Navy is on the decline.

Although the Vikramadia purchased from Russia and the domestic Vikrat have been in service, the Vikrat, which has been in service for more than half a century, has long been unable to go to sea. The Indian Navy has only two aircraft carriers, and only one can barely be regarded as an offensive aircraft carrier.

If you only face the Pakistani Navy, two aircraft carriers will be enough.

However, India must consider the threat from the east, that is, the Chinese navy that is heading towards the ocean and will certainly enter the Indian Ocean one day in the future.

The Chinese Navy already owns one aircraft carrier and two aircraft carriers under construction.

Within ten years, the number of aircraft carriers of the Chinese Navy will increase to three, and will continue to grow, reaching six by 2040.

To this end, India must start construction of two aircraft carriers as soon as possible.

The problem is that with India's national strength, even if it can build an aircraft carrier, it is a small aircraft carrier with a displacement of less than 30,000 tons and has no ability to build a large aircraft carrier.

Faced with the Chinese Navy's offensive aircraft carrier, India's small domestic aircraft carrier must be unable to do so.

In order to strengthen the naval strength, India has no choice but to rely on external support.

Macmillan was able to convince the Indian authorities to allow India to sign an arms treaty, and the aircraft carrier technology provided by the United States played an irreplaceable role.

However, in this matter, the measures taken by the United States are more concealed.

According to Li Mingyang, the United States did not directly sell aircraft carrier construction technology to India. With India's industrial strength, even if it obtains technology or even obtains complete design drawings, it cannot be made. Not to mention anything else, India does not have large rolling mills that are indispensable when building large warships.

In order to solve this problem, the United States adopted a roundabout tactic, namely, first helping Japan build an aircraft carrier, and then letting Japan help India build an aircraft carrier.

With Japan's industrial and technical strength, it is not difficult to build a large aircraft carrier.

What Japan needs is only experience in building large aircraft carriers.

If the intelligence of the Second Department is reliable, Japan will help India build a large aircraft carrier with a displacement of about 60,000 tons after the construction of the first large aircraft carrier, and at the same time help Indian shipyards improve their technical capabilities and provide India with the necessary industrial equipment to build large warships. If everything goes well, India will purchase an aircraft carrier from Japan before 2030 and then build one on its own.

Because India has signed an arms treaty, the intelligence of the second ministries should not be bad.

Now, the key lies in Japan.

Japan's delay in signing the arms treaty must have had problems with technical cooperation, such as the United States' failure to provide technical support as promised.

As long as Japan cannot pass this threshold, it doesn’t matter whether India signs an arms treaty.

At the end of November, the judgment of the second department was confirmed.

On the 28th of that month, the Japanese Ministry of Defense announced that the design of a large aircraft carrier had been completed and construction would start in 2021.

Just three days later, the Japanese House of Representatives passed the arms treaty.

On December 7, a large aircraft carrier named Akagi started construction at the Mitsubishi Shipyard in Kobe. Many officials, including the Prime Minister, attended the ceremony of laying the keel.

According to the aircraft carrier design plan announced by the Japanese Ministry of Defense, the "Akagi" is very similar to the "Kitty Hawk".

Although the Kitty Hawk class is the last large aircraft carrier built by the United States in the 1960s and has lagged behind in many technologies, as a large attack aircraft carrier, the basic structure of the Kitty Hawk class has continued to the Ford class, and after using new equipment, its performance will definitely not be lagging behind.

In fact, the "Akagi" and the "Kitty Hawk" class are just similar in terms of ship types and are completely different inside.

For example, in the power system, the Akagi uses four MT-30 gas turbines, with a maximum output power of up to 135 megawatts. When the warship is sailing at a speed of 30 knots, it can also provide 45 megawatts of electricity to the electronic equipment and weapon systems on the warship.

With three backup generators, the Akagi can support four electromagnetic catapults at the same time and provide power supply for future installation of energy weapons.

From the selection of the power system, the focus of the "Akagi" can be seen.

When the "Akagi" sails at a 18-knot cruise speed, the maximum cruise distance is only 4,500 nautical miles, and if it sails at 30 knots, it is only 1,800 nautical miles. Such a short endurance indicates that the "Akagi" can only move around Japan and is completely targeted at the Chinese Navy.

The endurance is limited and the ability to continue combat is also very limited.

Obviously, the main tactical task of the Akagi is to control the sea, rather than act as a maritime platform for ground strikes.

These tactical indicators are also suitable for the Indian Navy, because for a long time in the future, the main task of the Indian Navy is to prevent the Chinese Navy from entering the Indian Ocean.

In the Andaman Sea, the Indian Navy's aircraft carrier does not require much endurance.

At the end of December, the U.S. Congress passed an arms treaty.
Chapter completed!