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QE2 and Princess of Wales both suffered from Engine malfunctions as per news reports !? Is RR MT 30 that reliable?

QE2 Was designed as a CVN/CV and later decided to be a jump Deck due to projected cost of maintenance ..this was the original Design https://www.naval-technology.com/projects/cvf/ https://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/02/06/defence_committee_carrier_badness/

Oh no.. if they start naming politicians we might end up with many gandhis.. or rajyasabha will not work.. Its better they naming convention remains what it is now

Exactly the Point i was making .. Supply Chain is more important to keep the Carrier Group Operational

Highly Doubt the Pure Endurance.. Nimitz or American carriers only carry Enough fuel for the aircraft for about 3 days operating all aircraft.. Since Soritie load is less on viki may be about a week's worth of Aircraft fuel . Guess operations will dictate which would be which one lasts...

Engine Characteristics vary based on need.. Commercial ships run steady with very less changes during voyage. Warships have a different need and im sure needs very different specifications... one i can guess is rapid changes in power levels of operations

I know how and why UK economy is the way it is and the spending is not on defence but its on social welfare and high inter euro immigration since uk has NHS.. So please dont tell me what UK is doing.. they can afford not to have that much of forces since its a NATO partner.. which is not the...

That is an example of another country poking the nose in our backyard. Fall in pound is not due to excessive military spending as you think.. UK economy is not dependent on its defence spending as it was the case of USSR.. India Needs least 3 carriers for safeguarding our flanks forget...

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/PLAN-ships-continue-to-prowl-around-Andamans/articleshow/51159533.cms Two days ago.. wake up from your bubble and smell the coffee

So has electronic warfare systems and satellite spoofing that is precisely why long range missiles use Inertial guidance and star navigation systems than satellite based

We will be facing off the Chinese in the IOR since they want to enter this region and we are defending our space

Foreign bases are expeditionary in the first place and if you dont have the power to back the far flung bases by other than just diplomacy then there is no point in having that base neither will the country hosting you inclined give you the base in the first place .. .. Look at it from the...

Your arguments are lame even to a child.. so pls forget childish ... As with the several posts posted above a carrier does not do lone wolf attacks which is the domain of submarines or destroyers to some extent .. A carrier will always be the command ship and will have several other...

Dude Just Google how carriers operate .. they never travel as a single ship.. they are always the centre of a battle group... and they move where ever required not just near shore.. AC usually carry ASW helos as well as fighters Even the delivery of INS Vikramadithya from Russia had two...

People lacking vision and force of dominance will lead to other countries taking things for granted .. Indian Ocean is not just a Ocean with India's Name .. it is the lifeline of our trade, Oil supply and backbone of our economy .. if we do not exert dominance over it and let other players...

Mate you have a knowledge looking only at cost of operating airbases ... you need to understand the strategic implications of actions as in thinking for steps ahead when you take an action.. Cost of a strategic position can best be explained by how we still man Icey heights of siachin ...

We are the only country on this planet to have an Ocean named after us.. Dont you think its imperative that we police it .. for doing so we need assets like CBGs .. Armed forces should not think of themselves any smaller compared to other forces.. Americans have the political will to back their...

When an moving air field can be hit with ease according to you .. how do you think an unmovable airfield fare?? I am only being rational .. An A/C is a potent diplomacy vehicle in peace time and a big potential in war time.. we are going to spend 90 % of the time of the life of A/C in peace...

Does Navy own AJT's as well or is it on loan from Air force?

Is that P8i Flanked by Mig 29k.. ?? what is the 3rd aircraft.. AJT??