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Land attack. Or attacking irregular forces like pirates. Just a hunch. As attack helicopters are used for creating a security perimeter around an airbase, same can be done for a floating airbase.

I think 16 Mig-29K, rest helicopters. Helicopters could be a combination of AEW, utility and attack helicopters. Since INS Viraat will be retired soon, its helicopter group may be transferred to INS Vikrant. I hope this ship carries LCH (may be six at least).

The worst spender of capex is Indian army. Everybody knows the problems. Indian navy capex is being spent. There is lumping sometimes as some payments are large.

@abingdonboy, the specs of INS Vishal are not yet public. The ship is still on the drawing board. Anything you say is pure speculation So while you can engage in imagination and heresy, whatever I say is offensive to you. I can understand the attitude of many posters on this forum. No surprises.

I give very low possibility to Indian navy acquiring Rafael m. The budget is simply not there. However india will entertain French just as a matter of protocol.

Future of tejas mark 2 is not uncertain at all. The plan is firm for producing 16 units per year of tejas, where capability of the plane is enhanced periodically as technology becomes available.