Re: Third World starts being stealthy. Think about it...

An article on third world navy that has begun building 'stealth' ships. 
The line between Basic, Enhanced and Superior in DS 2 seems to be rather
fluid potentially in the 'real world'!

Gracias,
Glenn
  
On Mon, 21 Apr 2003 08:47:41 -0400 "Wilson, Glenn M." <WilsonG@nima.mil>
writes:
>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/2959541.stm
>
>India trials stealth frigate
>		  By Monica Chadha 
>		  BBC correspondent in Bombay 
>
>
>		  The Indian navy's first
>		  indigenous stealth frigate has
>		  begun trials. 
>
>		  The INS Shivalik is the first of 12
>		  such warships the Indian navy
>		  plans to build. 
>
>		  Trials are being held in Bombay,
>		  also called Mumbai, where the
>		  vessel has been designed by the
>		  Naval Design bureau. 
>
>		  The ship is fitted with state-of-the-art technology 
>and
>bristles
>		  with a sophisticated system of radars and weaponry. 
>
>		  The 143-metre-long frigate, which is over nine metres 
>tall,
>is
>		  powered by two gas turbines and diesel engines to 
>help it
>reach
>		  speeds of up to 32 knots. 
>
>		  Its armaments include surface-to-surface and 
>surface-to-air
>		  missiles, torpedo tubes, rocket launchers and 
>indigenously
>		  designed sonar systems meant for detecting and 
>attacking
>		  submarines. 
>
>		  'Power and punch' 
>
>		  Attending the launch, Defence Minister George 
>Fernandes
>said
>		  the war on Iraq had shown the importance of a 
>country's
>navy. 
>
>		  He said the coalition forces'
>		  warships had played a major role
>		  in victory. 
>
>		  He also said the fact that India
>		  had built the ship itself was a
>		  major step forward, and the
>		  country should now aim to build ships for other 
>countries
>too. 
>
>		  Navy Chief Admiral Madhvendhra Singh said developing
>countries
>		  like India could not afford to buy warships and it 
>was
>important
>		  the country produced its own vessels. 
>
>		  He said the stealth frigate with its array of 
>weaponry and
>		  sensory systems would add "power and punch" to the 
>Indian
>		  navy. 
>
>		  INS Shivalik was built at a cost of $140m and will be
>		  commissioned in December 2005. 
>

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