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What does the sub heading mean, that the ship will be launched at 20,000 ton displacement? Does this mean that so far only 50% by tonnage has been completed?
great news ... it will carry 16 -- Mig 29k/N-Tejas combo ... will provide good air defence to nearby battle group...and will be more than enough to handle any navy ships other than USN ... great news
great news ... it will carry 16 -- Mig 29k/N-Tejas combo ... will provide good air defence to nearby battle group...and will be more than enough to handle any navy ships other than USN ... great news
In the defending mode,we can kick USN too (i think!)
may be if thr ships are close to our land, but on open seas they are the TOP DOG ... they have the most formidable Air Defense and Ground Attack Punch out thr ... we have still ions to go before we acquire capabilities like thrs ...
No,INS Vikrant will carry 30 fixed wing fighters and 10 Helicopters onboard.
By the way,couldn't they have used glass reinforced plastic-carbon composite combo instead of steel to build the hull??It could have made the Vikrant much lighter,tougher and increased the speed and range.
Atleast,we can kick their arse real hard!
Remember our jaguars already sank uss kitty hawk! Though viraat was sank in return!
Here's what she'll look like....
Capabilities
The ship will have an endurance of 8,000 nautical miles. It will have two takeoff runways and a landing strip with 3 arrester wires. It will be able to carry a maximum of 30 aircraft with adequate hangarage capacity. The carrier is designed with a very high degree of automation for machinery operation, ship navigation and survivability.
Weapons and Sensors
The carrier will field long-range surface-to-air missile (LR SAM) systems with a multi-function radar, a close-in weapon system, the most modern C/D band early air-warning radar and the V/UHF tactical air-navigational and direction finding systems. It will have jamming capabilities over the expected electromagnetic (EM) environment, along with carrier control approach radars to aid air operations. Integration of all weapon systems on board will be through an indigenous combat management system (CMS). The ship’s integration with the Navy’s network-centric operations will provide for force multiplication.
Aircraft Complement
The Navy plans to equip IAC-1 with a mix of MiG-29K / LCA Naval Variant currently under development at ADA. However, in view of the slow progress of the LCA project, the service is actively looking at alternatives. It has isued an RFI (request for information) to several global aviation majors, including American Boeing, French Dassault and Russian MiG companies, for ‘an alternate deck-based aircraft’. The US has even offered the F-35.
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