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Indias own carrier program is for three in the vikrant class. After that India will think of super carriers. Indias last carrier will come in by the 2020-22 timeline after it's approved. Even the second ship will get approval only by next year and come along by 2016. Viraat will be gone by then. Well we still don't know the final outcome on the gorshky. One thing is for sure, it will help india either bargain for that carrier or dump it altogether if it comes to that and get our money back. But if we see the final cost of the gorshky at about 3.4 billion that the Russians are demanding, it's better to pay 4-5 for the QE. Even if we get both the carriers it enhances indias power projection in an earlier timeframe. The support ships will come as india is planning about 200 odd boats in the next 10 years. Nuke subs will also come along during that time.