India, US set to finalise aircraft carrier technology agreement

[Bhoot Pishach]

GT engine generates enough power for that.

Hope following post satisfy you:

Systems that use or will use electromagnetic aircraft launch systems
EMALS is a design feature of the Ford-class carrier.[15] Such a launch system was also considered as a retrofit for carriers of the Nimitz class, but was not workable due to the high electrical power requirements of the EMALS catapults, requirements that the two Westinghouse A4W reactors on board the ships of this class could not provide.[16] John Schank stated: "The biggest problems facing the Nimitz class are the limited electrical power generation capability and the upgrade-driven increase in ship weight and erosion of the center-of-gravity margin needed to maintain ship stability." [17] Therefore the newer Ford class' carriers were equipped with powerplants that produce more power than the ship actually needs as of now. This allows unforeseen technological advances to be implemented later, something which evidently was not possible with the Nimitz when the possibility for EMALS was considered on this class.

Converteam UK were working on an electro-magnetic catapult (EMCAT) system for the Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier.[18] In August 2009, speculation mounted that the UK may drop the STOVL F-35B for the CTOL F-35C model, which would have meant the carriers being built to operate conventional (CV) take off and landing aircraft utilizing the UK-designed non-steam EMCAT catapults.[19][20]

In October 2010, the UK Government announced it had opted to buy the F-35C, using a then-undecided CATOBAR system. A contract was signed in December 2011 with the General Atomics Company of San Diego to develop EMALS for the Queen Elizabeth-class carriers.[18][21] However, in May 2012, the UK Government reversed its decision after the projected costs rose to double the original estimate and delivery moved back to 2023, cancelling the F-35C option and reverting to its original decision to buy the STOVL F-35B.[22]

 

[topgun047]

If EMALS is certain then Nuke power is also certain. Hope we have N-FGFA.

No they are offering EMALS without nuke reactors and instead offer heavy gas turbines which will severly limit the range and endurance of the carrier and also decrease the fuel stores for the aircraft.
IN needs to do internal cost benefit analysis if it is prudent to spend huge amount of money on a carrier that will be very capable but limited to local conflicts or go for cheaper, longer range CATOBAR carrier whose airwing will be slightly inferior.
If EMALS is accepted it will fit in US strategy to keep IN localized in its near abroad to maintain supremacy of USN in ME and Pacific while also eroding any advantage PLAN carriers would have over IN in its reduced are of operations.
Overall great strategy by US-It achieves all its strategic objectives while getting paid alot from India.

 

[The Great One]

without nuke reactors

We don't need their nuke reactors. We can build our own now.

 

[egodoc222]

We don't need their nuke reactors. We can build our own now.

I think we already have the design an know how!!
I think 80 mw reactor in ins arihant would be enough for the Carrier...

 

[qwerrty]

first ever carrier with EMALS still under construction in the US. you guys must be out of your mind thinking the yanks offering that technology for sale. lol. not just that, you even dare to think they even give you ToT... wake up and come back down to earth

 

[topgun047]

We don't need their nuke reactors. We can build our own now.

No we cant.
Even with Russian help, we are struggling to make a small reactor for Arihant, forget about making big reactors for aircraft carriers.
Nuclear reactors for combat vessels need to have extremly, extremly strident safety measures so that they never malfunction at sea and keep working even after taking a few hits or atleast dont blow up.We are struggling with this aspect.
And US knows this fact.

 

[The Great One]

I think we already have the design an know how!!
I think 80 mw reactor in ins arihant would be enough for the Carrier...

USS Gerard Ford has A1B reactor producing 300MW. It has 2 of them...............yeah

No we cant.
Even with Russian help, we are struggling to make a small reactor for Arihant, forget about making big reactors for aircraft carriers.
Nuclear reactors for combat vessels need to have extremly, extremly strident safety measures so that they never malfunction at sea and keep working even after taking a few hits or atleast dont blow up.We are struggling with this aspect.
And US knows this fact.

How are we struggling? Where did you get this from?
Arihant reactor has already reached criticality
INS Arihant nuclear reactor goes critical - Livemint

 

[ito]

If EMALS is certain then Nuke power is also certain. Hope we have N-FGFA.

FGFA is too large for a A/C. Naval Rafale or F35 have better chance

 

[Bhoot Pishach]

I think we already have the design an know how!!
I think 80 mw reactor in ins arihant would be enough for the Carrier...

Nope not sufficient for 65k+ tons.

Minimum 160MW reactor and not 1 but 2 reactors on the Carrier.

 

[egodoc222]

USS Gerard Ford has A1B reactor producing 300MW. It has 2 of them...............yeah

Miniaturization of nuclear reactor is the most difficult part...if we could build a reactor that could fit in a submarine...sure we can build 300mw reactor on a carrier!!!

 

[anonymus]

No we cant.
Even with Russian help, we are struggling to make a small reactor for Arihant, forget about making big reactors for aircraft carriers.
Nuclear reactors for combat vessels need to have extremly, extremly strident safety measures so that they never malfunction at sea and keep working even after taking a few hits or atleast dont blow up.We are struggling with this aspect.
And US knows this fact.

Won't larger reactors be easier to construct than small reactors fitted in a SSBN?

USS Gerard Ford has A1B reactor producing 300MW. It has 2 of them...............yeah


How are we struggling? Where did you get this from?
Arihant reactor has already reached criticality
INS Arihant nuclear reactor goes critical - Livemint

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Since our carrier would be 70,000 Tonns compared to 100,000 Tonnes of Ford class, nearly 250MW output would be enough for us; which would mean 3X Arihant type reactors.

 

[The Great One]

FGFA is too large for a A/C. Naval Rafale or F35 have better chance

Su 33 is larger.

 

[Bhoot Pishach]

Miniaturization of nuclear reactor is the most difficult part...if we could build a reactor that could fit in a submarine...sure we can build 300mw reactor on a carrier!!!

India is right now going for 120MW nuke reactor for SSN.

After 120MW, 160MW reactor will not be that much difficult. But lets wait for what happens in future.

 

[kaku1]

I think we already have the design an know how!!
I think 80 mw reactor in ins arihant would be enough for the Carrier...

190 mW

And the work is going on inside BARC since 2013, expected it go critical by 2018.

 

[topgun047]

USS Gerard Ford has A1B reactor producing 300MW. It has 2 of them...............yeah


How are we struggling? Where did you get this from?
Arihant reactor has already reached criticality
INS Arihant nuclear reactor goes critical - Livemint

It was built with Russia's help after India struggled with it for more than a decade taking incremental Russian help due to fear of west. Thats what I meant.