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  1. aditya10r

    INS Vishal (IAC- II) Aircraft Carrier - Flattop or Ski Jump

    Yeah but that will require some heavy modifications to the design like adding an angled deck,maybe 1 more elevator,and probably removal of 1 island. A waste of opportunity for an elongated VIKRANT. AN elongated VIKRANT is the best shot we have in next 8-10 years,IEP+EMALS plus RAFALE and maybe...
  2. aditya10r

    INS Vishal (IAC- II) Aircraft Carrier - Flattop or Ski Jump

    I would also settle for an elongated version of INS VIKRANT(something like Charles de Gaulle carrier). Given it can only operate 1 type of aircraft now that is f-35,that makes things complicated for us.On one hand we are purchasing s-400 and we want to purchase f-35B,that won't go down well with...
  3. aditya10r

    INS Vishal (IAC- II) Aircraft Carrier - Flattop or Ski Jump

    Sorry. Don't need this abomination. _________________________________________
  4. aditya10r

    INS Vishal (IAC- II) Aircraft Carrier - Flattop or Ski Jump

    Let's see only time can answer these questions. ________________________________________
  5. aditya10r

    INS Vishal (IAC- II) Aircraft Carrier - Flattop or Ski Jump

    United states is not a reliable ally. _________________________________________ Only in gulf war of 1990 and only when oil trade was threatened it has never helped it's ally. No intervention in SCS in the early days like 2011,trump asking for more from their Japanese and Korean counterparts...
  6. aditya10r

    INS Vishal (IAC- II) Aircraft Carrier - Flattop or Ski Jump

    I have a strong feel that ins Vikramaditya will serve till 2050+. At least 40 years and navy has a dominant role in affecting the politics of your neighbours so I believe indian navy will increase the number of projected aircraft carriers,but that will only happen after 2030 or so. I don't...
  7. aditya10r

    INS Vishal (IAC- II) Aircraft Carrier - Flattop or Ski Jump

    I think Indian Navy will go for IOC 2 type of configuration for IOC-3(assuming IOC-3 enters service post 2035). Only then we would go after nuke powered+emals+aag aircraft carrier. _________________________________________ By 2040 we would be economically sound and be a powerful to afford...
  8. aditya10r

    INS Vishal (IAC- II) Aircraft Carrier - Flattop or Ski Jump

    First off a nuke carrier would have been useful if we had to operate faaaaar beyond IOR,I don't see Indian Navy going beyond IOR for a next decade. Secondly-how sane is the idea to spend over 15 billion usd running a aircraft carrier when we have a budget of 60 billion only and other sister...
  9. aditya10r

    INS Vishal (IAC- II) Aircraft Carrier - Flattop or Ski Jump

    USS Gerald Ford costs over 12 billion usd without aircrafts. ___________________________________________
  10. aditya10r

    INS Vishal (IAC- II) Aircraft Carrier - Flattop or Ski Jump

    It was rejected simply because nuke carrier would have costed some 8-9 billion usd compared to 4-5 billion usd on this one. We can build nuke carriers onwards from post this project,let BARC come up with a good powerful reactor and navy comes up with a good design.
  11. aditya10r

    INS Vishal (IAC- II) Aircraft Carrier - Flattop or Ski Jump

    Logical decision. It would be similar to use Kitty hawk class.
  12. aditya10r

    INS Vishal (IAC- II) Aircraft Carrier - Flattop or Ski Jump

    Dude even Pakistan and china is hostile and non negotiable, doesn't mean we can wipe them out of the face of earth. Look Aircraft carriers are a great tool of force projection,no doubt.But their is nothing in this world which can come close to a silent fleet of SSN and SSK.We need them in...
  13. aditya10r

    INS Vishal (IAC- II) Aircraft Carrier - Flattop or Ski Jump

    Nuclear propulsion is expensive and we cannot afford it now, may be iac-3 will be a nuke powered flat top. Plus it's Navy's long term vision to operate 6 aircrafts carriers by mid century,some 25-30 years later.
  14. aditya10r

    INS Vishal (IAC- II) Aircraft Carrier - Flattop or Ski Jump

    Even USA does not makes a carrier/year..............................
  15. aditya10r

    INS Vishal (IAC- II) Aircraft Carrier - Flattop or Ski Jump

    By 2030 India will be 12 trillion dollar economy. Will be affordable by then but not at the moment
  16. aditya10r

    INS Vishal (IAC- II) Aircraft Carrier - Flattop or Ski Jump

    No need to dance I don't think an Ac with emals catapult and nuclear propulsion is affordable. We have 4 options 1.emals + conventional 2.steam + conventional 3.stobar+ conventional 4.stobar+nuclear For a moment let's assume we go for emals + nuke powered Ac the costs will be $8 billion + as...
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