Vijyes
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When did INS Vishal start construction? As far as I know, it hasn't even completed its design. So, how come you are so confident of it having USA signature? Are you time traveller?the Indian Navy also has a joint working group (JWG) with the US Pentagon for designing an aircraft carrier. In fact, the proposed design of INS Vishal bears a strong American signature, with advanced features like the “electro-magnetic aircraft launch system” (EMALS) that exists only on the latest US aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R Ford.
https://www.business-standard.com/a...arrier-ins-vishal-on-hold-119050600047_1.html
During the working group the U.S. and Indian navies held candid and open discussions on various aspects of aircraft carrier development, including design, integration, test, evaluation, management and oversight of carrier construction.
The Joint Working Group on Aircraft Carrier Technology Cooperation, co-chaired by United States Navy’s Program Executive Officer for Aircraft Carriers, RADM Tom Moore, and India’s Controller for Warship Production and Acquisition, VADM G.S. Pabby, is part of the larger India-U.S. Defense Technology and Trade Initiative (DTTI).
https://in.usembassy.gov/u-s-india-...r-technology-cooperation-holds-first-meeting/
The upcoming INS Vishal has been designed from the ground up for the F18 SH.