INS Vikramaditya (Adm Gorshkov) aircraft carrier

she will carry 30 fighters..

Full range 13500 miles ..

Top speed 29 knots..

it says 30 aircraft, helos included. I think she will carry around 20 Mig 29ks

From what I have read the life is expected to be 40 years as it has been refurbished all over.

Unfortunately, true.

The new chinese carrier's will be able to get a far higher tempo, heck even the chinese training ship shi lang will get a far greater tempo.

This is going to be a dockyard darling.

So its kind of totally new carrier

Why Can't we have 5 of these rather
HTMS Chakri Naruebet


Cost - US$336 million
Range: 10,000 nautical miles (19,000 km; 12,000 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
7,150 nautical miles (13,240 km; 8,230 mi) at 16.5 knots (30.6 km/h; 19.0 mph)

And Can carry about 30 (Total) Air Assets

Equip them with F-35s. Wolla we have quite a detterent...

You mean this piece of s**t? Why dont we sail on a commode instead?

Ex-Baku, ex-Gorshkov, INS Vikramaditya, at Shevmash, Severodvinsk!

Ex-Baku, ex-Gorshkov, INS Vikramaditya, at Shevmash, Severodvinsk!

I like that class of ship but IN planned for 3 carriers at most, With 3 CBGS also, There are new class of destroyers and Frigates under-construction part of that plan...

F-35B is better idea to replace Harriers, But again Gov have no plans for that..

Size is not the only Area that has to be kept in mind. Its cheaper and thus because of large numbers can take care of larger areas. Ideas may differ. Because of being smaller in size we can also look at stealth as an option.

The AC seems to have ample parking space. Will easily host 10-12 Aircraft. Is it going to retain any element of being a Air Cruiser...?