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Should have gone for more Vikrant carriers in the beginning and dump Vikramaditya from the start.

And we have countermeasures for this.

I always wonder about that. Why can't they move that island more to its right/starboard side?

That news article is so rife with errors. For instance, it says there are 240 Rafale-Ms in the French Navy. There were only 46 Rafales Ms delivered to the French Navy. A total of 240 Rafales include the Ms have been produced.

Then how V22 can be folded and stowed and carried through lifts? IIRC, it is too big for the lifts. And that is the not the main issue. The main issue is radar coverage with the huge turboprops in the way. From Quora:

we made sure that they were sanctioned proof meaning that we have spares on standby so those weapons don’t get stranded.

And the IN don't want them. So before IN gets additional carriers, IN needs to declare the type of aircraft they want and make sure that the proposed carriers are capable of hosting them. Otherwise the carrier project is a giant boondoggle and waste of money and resources.

The problem is that we don't have an aircraft type to go with these carriers. Before GoI opens her checkbook, IN needs to answer the question of which aircraft type would be most compatible with the carriers.

Those jets are in the same situation as the F-35Bs. IIRC, the F-35B carry more payload taking off vertically.

I know that Ashley Tellis is an US based defense analyst and that some of his writings are pro US and not really in the interests of India but take a look at this video and you will fully understand why IN did not go for another IAC-1 carrier. They simply want to wait for the IAC-2 to fully...

Won't work. The problem of the 29k is the spine of the 29k. It can't hold up that well after the stress of slamming down on the deck and being launched at full afterburner on a daily basis. It is like the Tank Ex saga where they tried to plonk an Arjun turret on a T-72 chassis. The problem...

And we need to go for catapult systems to be able to launch a full payload combat jet.

Oh fucking please. Owaisi is nothing but a snake. He’s no patriot. He takes orders from his paymasters in Pakistan.

I recall hearing about international standards for such flags but I do not know if it is voluntary or required of a navy to adhere to certain standards. But it does not follow you need a cross. It was just that we changed it before and then under MMS it was changed back. Hopefully this time...

I am not defending the continued use of St. George's Cross, only commenting on why it stuck around for so long. I asked this of an Indian sailor a while ago and that is what he told me.

You have to remember the new design needs to meet certain consideration. It has to be very visible on the vast stretches of the ocean. That's why St. George's Cross was very popular. It stood out and was easily recognizable and you could tell which navy it was. Adding too much detail would...

I still think that we need to get two more of IAC-1 before going for IAC-2 type.

I did never like the St. George's Cross as an emblem of the IN. We need to break cleanly from any British tradition or history. They have no part in India's culture and traditions as they are an unwanted foreign element.

It is the immediate band aid solution. TEDBF and N-AMCA (or a stealth version of TEDBF) are the future of IN.

No IAC-2 will not come around mid 30s if IN is going for a new design. The only way IAC-2 is coming online if the design remains the same but with increased tonnage.