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How long does it take for a ship to be completed from the time it is floated? Considering the fittings are delivered on time, should it not take just a couple of years for the construction to finish?

Dude - no matter how many Hahas and Hehes you put in, the fact remains that EMALS is NOT installed in any US carrier now, nor is it going to be installed in the first Ford class carrier coming out in 2015. If you know otherwise, you must be more knowledgeable than the US Navy website, which for...

Dude - I WILL NOT BELIEVE THAT TILL I SEE THE PICTS in some reputed journals/ websites. the "electric" catapaults have not even been tested by the USN although they started work on it back in the 80s. China started work on similar stuff post 2005. If you tell me China has built something that...

DMF - I feel for you. I admire China in some ways for their never say die attitude and getting things done no matter what. I have many chinese friends and I admire them a lot. But, I just do not trust or like the CCP leadership. They have been saying something and doing exactly the opposite...

dude - you don;t understand the point - do you? "Operating" a carrier is not the same as operating it well. The Isarel-Arab conflict is a case in point. Although the Arabs had MORE fighters and at times more advanced ones, the Israelis outfought them because of training and strategy. I am...

However, once PLAN has a couple of carriers in their tally they can then train their personnel and in a decade or so can be a force to reckon with. So, we would expect to see some PLAN on IN carrier action post 2025 - maybe in the South China sea or in the IOR. IN should have 3-4 carriers with...

Just because PLAN will commission it's carrier earlier than IN does not mean it will be of much benefit - remember, this will be the first carrier being operated by PLAN in the open seas - although they have trained their sailors in the carriers bought from Russia (and one from Australia), they...

I don't know about the J-20, but the FGFA will probably never have a naval variant. The naval 5th gen fighter for India is supposed to be the AMCA-naval, which according to available specs (read speculations - :D) is smaller than the SH and about as big as the Rafale. The IN by 2025 will fly...

I am not so sure about that - will believe it when I see the F-35C in action. Remember, in 20 years, there will be competition (Chinese, Indian and Russian fighters).

Naming of carrier? Wow - or was it the president that you named? LOL - then double wow!

Why? I though these systems are already in place.