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US Pacific commander admits US-India jointly tracking Chinese submarines

Says jointmanship would improve with signing COMCASA

INS vikramaditya
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The project, dubbed Project 17A, follows the Project 17, in which Mazagon Dock built three 5,600-tonne frigates: INS Shivalik, Satpura and Sahyadri

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Admiral Harry Harris, the United States Pacific Command (USPACOM) chief, admits “there is probably nothing that could prevent China from sailing an aircraft carrier into the Indian Ocean today”.
 
The four-star admiral who, from his headquarters in Hawaii, heads the military component of America’s “rebalance to Asia”, dismisses China’s lone aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, as far less capable than an American carrier. He says even the Indian Navy, which operates INS Vikramaditya, is more capable and experienced than the Chinese at carrier deck aviation.
 
Yet, China’s growing strength and aggression are clearly driving the US and Indian navies

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