Shivalik-class & Nilgiri-class (Project 17 A/B) Frigates : Discussions

Another important point that is being said a lot:
Idling of the yards due to no further orders vis-a-vis the next generation of frigates/destroyers, and therefore losing experienced workers/disrupted supply chain.

I used to think the same, but my opinion has changed.
What supply chain are we talking about here??? Every major thing in our frigates & destroyers is imported or more appropriately assembled i.e. screwdrivered.

Turbines, diesel engines & driveshafts are all imported from 🇺🇦 or 🇺🇸 or some other european country(🪛 by HAL)
Radars - assembled here but most critical parts are imported from 🇮🇱 or 🇪🇸/🇫🇷

Even in missiles the most critical parts are directly imported & then assembled here.
Barak 8 - seeker assembly comes directly from 🇮🇱
Brahmos - Ramjet comes from 🇷🇺

Even the fu_cking gun - Oto Melara - has its most critical parts imported from 🇮🇹

BC bacha kya????:LOL: The actual supply chain is outside India.

So I ask again, what supply chain are people really worried about here??? MDL/GRSE only make the steel shell.

Its actually quiet brilliant :ROFLMAO:. Since these PSU shipyards only make the steel shell, Indian Navy doesnt have to worry about production line continuity. Thats the headache for foreign companies. I guess its a benefit of globalisation.

(This same thinking backfired in the case of GE404 as they closed the production line)