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Its INS Vikramaditya the ex-Russian carrier whose design is specifically for MIGs as their are no other options for it, INS Vikrant on other hand has no such limitation and its an Indian design and was never built to use for specific air-frame in mind .. Source ...

Every time i look at IAC-1 island, It reminds me of IJN Carriers specially Hiyo and Shinano, The exhausts on the island are tiled a little so the exhaust will not be over flight deck. Much like today`s IAC-1, Its impressive to see uniqueness of our carrier design which is not common on the globe...

Massive 5 blade twin props of INS Vikrant ..

Give a look few pages back, Its not very hard .. Certain topics are already discussed ..

Our priorities don`t have to be same as theirs ..

From 2015 Launch .. =======================================

A single mishaps or a missile ( Of any dimension and size ) hit will put anything let it be a small corvette to a Aircraft carrier to docks for months, It does not necessarily have to be sunk to tip the balance of force . What you suggest is not economically possible as of now, It takes 20...

INS Vikrant is design to deploy up to 30 fixed-wing aircraft, besides carrying 10 Kamov Ka-31 or Westland Sea King helicopters where as INS Vikramaditya is design to deploy 26 fixed-wing aircraft, besides carrying 10 Kamov Ka-31 or Westland Sea King helicopters =========== Vice Admiral...

Old photos from 2015 .. Total Displacement: 40,000 tonnes, Right now +22,000 tonnes is done ..

Indian Navy needs no less than 4 carriers, The Idea of super-carrier is best not taken into consideration as we are not yet at that economical level nor have construction facility to replenish our loses .. Sinking of carriers in wartime is a very real possibility, During 1971 we escape that...

The article seems to say the same thing as i have said before ..

I hope for the best, We will know about it soon .. Do you have source navy mentioned so ..

Official their are no statements indeed, But if you look into foreign suppliers you can guess a little .. ========== I think you meant LCA and not LCH, IN should have shore based SU-30MKI for surveillance and strike ..

The People who came out so vocally about their opinion which is based on prototype and not production variant, NLCA MK1 was always meant for carrier deck from, You can read official data posted on this very thread .. The propulsion of the carrier is not finalize, Rest is only media speculation...

Its important to have functional hardware then just hanger queens specially when its about a aircraft carrier, Reasoning on basis of capabilities is fooling oneself .. When considering the whole nation and its maritime security in long term, Its important to remain self sufficient and NLCA let...

Whatever you said that makes it 60% indigenous, I will also add the propulsion is Indian origin also as these are license made by some private firm, I should also add many of her sensors are Indian also so does majority of electronics that makes her almost 65-70% Indian, The rest will get...

What MSM and what UP election has to do with INS Vikrant development and news ?

Vikrant is now one step closer to completion. It can be seen that MF-STAR radars are installed and works on installing Selex RAN-40L is progressing (it seems India already received the radar from Finmeccanica subsidiary). CSL hopes to begin builder's sea trials by mid 2017, and deliver the...

12 August 2013, INS Vikrant was launched, no body cared. 26 April 2017 PLAN Shandong was launched And everyone loses their mind. Media needs to have some basic knowledge to evaluate any military hardware or development. As we see, everyone is so fussing about Shandong as it just gave a port...

INS Vikrant at Dry dock .. ================= You have other thread to discuses such topics .. Keep this thread till IAC-1 development and news ..