We lack lot of technologies.
Building aircraft carrier is not like building fishing boat. It took 8 years to build and commission ford class carrier for usa with that much of experience and knowledge.
Aircraft carrier are more complicated.
We already 'built' aircraft carrier which is still in dockyards not yet sailed or atleast went for a trails.
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Vikrant is not operational yet. Its still in the dock. Building a 65,000 ton warship is exceptionally complicated. Even Vikrant faced delays over tech availability. Also IAC II is to use different launching mechanisms and (potentially) propulsion. So yeah, we have a fairly long way to go.
Vikrant faced delays due to UPA, not technology availability.
Fairly long is a relative term. If it is 15 years, it is unfairly long term.
USA launched NIMITZ carriers quite quickly if that is the standard. Even ford class was launched in 3-4 years but commissioned 4 years later. So, the concept of 15 years is your ill intent qnd not reality. Vishal is also 65000 ton and not 11000 ton as Ford class which reduces time.
We lack lot of technology is so vague, it appears that it is your spite and ill intentions that make you speak that way. More specifically, which is the technology we lack that takes such long times is the real question.
About nuclear propulsion, India is building 1 submarine every year of nuclear category and that is proof enough to Indian capability of making reactor and propulsion. Also, the scaling up of arihant reactor to Aridhaman reactor is also an example of scaling up ability. It means, even 180MW Reactor can be made fairly quickly.
EMALS is a new technology and for that USA had agreed to sell 2 EMALS which will reduce the time needed to develop and test.
Vikrant was 40k ton carrier spanning 2.5 Acre area and that has been built. Drawing on the experience, building Vikrant becomes easier.