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Depends on the variant F35B if by some miracle is completed then it will be an excellent aircraft in limited use, a few of them can be based on the 4 LPD/LPH plus there is no other VTOL air craft out there. Even the F35C variant is good for strike missions, but other options are available Rafale...

Navy needs more Aircraft Carrier Battle Groups Since a few years now, India has been working towards procuring three aircraft carriers, commensurate with the mission and request of the Indian Navy to defend India's sea coast and sea lanes. The three aircraft carriers are planned to serve the...

you are right with your analysis but everything has to be seen in the context of the IN 1) even with high oil prices it is cheaper to build and maintain a conventional AC, the new Gerald Ford class of the USN cost around 15 billion USD compared to 2 billion for conventional carriers. 2) India...

The front unfinished portion will be curved like the Viraat, The plan was for the IAC 1 to be 40000 ton with a ski jump and the IAC 2 should be a larger 60000 ton with either CATBAR or EMALS (electro magnetic aircraft launch system).

making the IAC2 nuclear powered will double the cost of the the AC. plus we don't need a nuclear powered AC as we will mostly be operating in the Indian ocean region only, US needs nuclear ACs because they operate far away from their home bases for extended periods of time plus US carriers are...