INS Vikrant Aircraft Carrier (IAC)

[Maharaj samudragupt]

It means we build ships based on Soviet philosophy ?

 

[fire starter]

Western carriers don't carry any SAMs, whether British, French or American.

Group air defence is entirely taken care of by AAW destroyers (Burke, Daring, Horizon) and/or cruisers (Tico).

So vikrant carries a heavy punch truly a perfect carrier.

 

[Maharaj samudragupt]

So vikrant carries a heavy punch truly a perfect carrier.

Da, 64 barak 8 missiles.

 

[Aditya Ballal]

Western carriers don't carry any SAMs, whether British, French or American.

Group air defence is entirely taken care of by AAW destroyers (Burke, Daring, Horizon) and/or cruisers (Tico).

Don't the Gerald R Ford class carriers carry RIM 162 ESSM and RIM 116 RAM Surface to air missiles?

 

[Gessler]

So vikrant carries a heavy punch truly a perfect carrier.

It's all about doctrine.

Soviet carriers used to have cruise missiles as well, not just SAMs.

And I should rephrase - Western carriers (at least the American ones) do carry SAMs - just not the medium/long-range ones like Barak-8. They carry short-range point defence SAMs like the ESSM & RAM.

 

[Aditya Ballal]

Don't the Gerald R Ford class carriers carry RIM 162 ESSM and RIM 116 RAM Surface to air missiles?

It's all about doctrine.

Soviet carriers used to have cruise missiles as well, not just SAMs.

And I should rephrase - Western carriers (at least the American ones) do carry SAMs - just not the medium/long-range ones like Barak-8. They carry short-range point defence SAMs like the ESSM & RAM.

Even Charles De Gaulle carries Aster and Mistral SAMs

Aster

Mistral

 

[Haldilal]

It's all about doctrine.

Soviet carriers used to have cruise missiles as well, not just SAMs.

And I should rephrase - Western carriers (at least the American ones) do carry SAMs - just not the medium/long-range ones like Barak-8. They carry short-range point defence SAMs like the ESSM & RAM.

Ya'll Nibbiars aap sanyas le lo aab.

 

[Gessler]

 

[Gessler]

Even Charles De Gaulle carries Aster and Mistral SAMs
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Aster
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Mistral

Yes, forgot about the Asters.

Still nowhere near the area-defence capabilities of Barak-8 though.

30km vs 70-90km.

 

[Jimih]

Na , total length of vikky is 284 m , for vikrant it's 262 m

The biggest ship Made in India
Length 263 mts
63 mts wide
15 decks
40,000 tonnage

 

[Bleh]

This is sooo pretty..

 

[Bleh]

 

[Starlight]

So proud to recieve these two guys after all their trials and tests. Congratulations to the Navy and Airforce for these two great boys, INS Vikrant and the HTT-40.

 

[Nationalist Manasvi Papa]

Vikramaditiya has 4 weapon lifts, Vikrant has 2.

 

[abingdonboy]

Looks old and rusty

The nature of ships.

Normally they get a fresh lick of paint before a deployment and of course on the day of commissioning she will will look immaculate

 

[abingdonboy]

Dont agree there's clearly something installed there.
Here a zoomed in pic

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Looks like a panel, no reason for VLS to be is installed when MFSTAR isn’t even there.

 

[abingdonboy]

Wish Vishal will be a reality. Want to see a flattop catobar in navy.

2040s

We will all be old men

 

[Blank]

Lol, I collected about 22 pics posted in social media of vikrant today.

 

[FalconSlayers]

 

[gslv markIII]