Reasons are publically available. From gear shaft to steel. Phase 3 funding was approved only in 2019. Then covid hit.
Thats why i said its impressive time frame ( obviously with a condition ).
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Nilgiri class is the first ships with fully modular construction. Both shipyards took two-year break just to modernize which was after P15B. There will be obvious delays because of covid as the entire supply chain was disrupted. Unlike armchair generals, this is real-world work.
Come back and quote me the day we finish construction of a destroyer class ship with in a short time like 2-3 years . And don't brag like a failed blacksmith blaming his tools, planned time frame for most of the Nilgiri class is 4+ years.
Well our shipbuilding isn't really at first world levels. The Brits constructed the QE class within 3 years and commissioned it too. Same for the second QE class. Shows how much behind we are in shipbuilding..
This is what I am also telling. We are taking hell lot of time for construction. And 12 years is an impressive time for an AC in India's way of shipbuilding.
HMS QE’s construction started in 2009 and commissioned in 2017, so ~8-9 years for a country which has years of experience of building aircraft carriers. HMS Prince of Wales also took the same amount of time but was intentionally delayed sine Royal Navy was unable to absorb 2 carriers at the time so probably would have taken 6 years if it was inducted on time.
