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i guess the IN's doctrine doesn't require one. on the liaoning and kuznetsov, blast deflectors at the short takeoff position make sense because there are aircraft and personnel behind the plane. not so sure as to their utility at the long takeoff position. coming to the vikramaditya, if you...

"No combat-ready unit ever passes inspection. And no inspection-ready unit ever passes combat" That said, we are indeed woefully short of such basic equipment, which also impacts the practice of using them when they are available.

call me underdeveloped, but are there any CIWS on the bow as well? how protected is that end? Liaoning may not be such a serious threat, but the chinese intend it to be a training platform anyway. they do have immense industrial potential, and can churn out hardware very quickly. looking at...

visited Vikramaditya. and yes, perks of being a navy kid! ;) i think those are decoy rockets, used for confusing enemy radars. much like chaffs i'd say?

i used to think the same, but that was before i visited the carrier. the deck is spic and span. it's probably the paint scheme that makes it look unkempt/shabby, but rest assured, it's not that way actually. one hell of a vessel she is!

maybe this youtube vid will change your mind: watch?v=1c0lfwxRpj0 in any case, is it possible to lift a downed plane from the water? won't it rapidly sink? also, does it make sense to do so? the US had to throw away some of its aircraft from its carriers while returning from vietnam. btw how...

how about a single well placed torpedo just below the hull? :) i'd say the greatest threat to vikramaditya would be from a submarine rather than a missile. glad that we are shoring up our ASW capabilities in that regard.

imho, wouldnt an amphibious assault ship require its front to be able to open like that of INS Magar? also, even if it does carry landing craft, how will viraat launch them? there is no platform for that except for cranes i'd say (which doesn't seem a very good option). now as far as stationing...

i guess this howler could be attributed to the lack of proper research from that website. vikrant was operating in the bay of bengal at the time of the 71 war. the significance of 4th december is due to operation trident, and not because an indian warship was docked off karachi, which by the...

pray tell, when did this ever happen??