Shahzana Mallick
The Global Times said that Britain and India deploying aircraft carriers to China is just a "political trick" because they still have many technical errors.
"The waters around China will soon be flooded with foreign aircraft carriers with the goal of countering Beijing. The UK plans to deploy an aircraft carrier strike group to the western Pacific as early as 2021, and the Indies.
HMS Queen Elizabeth received US F-35B squadron off the coast of England in September Photo: US Navy
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced in November that the aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth next year would lead the British naval group and its allies in the Mediterranean, Indian Ocean and East Asia in "ambitious deployment.
Indian Naval Commander Karambir Singh is urging the government to invest in a third aircraft carrier project with a 65,000-ton displacement and electromagnetic catapult (EMALS) facility.
"British and Indian carriers are more likely to have technical problems, while China has anti-ship ballistic missiles that frighten US aircraft carriers. This makes carriers.
Military expert Song Zhongping in Hong Kong said that HMS Queen Elizabeth is not yet capable of fighting fully, her crew on board is also not ready to serve.
HMS Queen Elizabeth is the largest warship in British naval history, named after Queen Elizabeth II.
But also said that India should focus on completing the INS Vikrant, its first domestic carrier, before considering building a third in service.
INS Vikrant tested the engine at the factory on November 30 Photo: Indian Navy
The ship building program, the INS Vikrant, has been continuously delayed from planning and funding.
"India's weak shipbuilding industry makes this forecast overly optimistic. Even when it is put into service, it could still face many technical problems," Song said.
The Global Times article suggests that India may have to rely on the United States to develop a third aircraft carrier, which uses technologies such as nuclear reactors, EMALS and ship fighters.
Chinese experts warn Britain and India to also worry about anti-ship ballistic missile systems, especially after the test of two DF-21D and DF-26 bullets aimed at mobile targets in the South China Sea.
"They just want to show that the military presence, the combat capabilities of the carriers are not the focus. They can support the US Navy by forming many aircraft carrier combat groups, but the main one.
