All shortcomings will be cleared when they'll be equipped with FA-18 Super Hornet Block III, MH-60R Romeo/ HAL built ALH MK3
Besides that, we have started integrating our Mig 29ks with Astra A2A missiles
🔴 The upgrade programme involves integration of indigenous mission computers, laser pods, indigenous air-to-air and air-to-ground weapons.
indianexpress.com
A maximum of eight two-seater F-18 fighters are capable of launching from the deck of both Vikrant or Vikramaditya unlike Rafale-M two-seaters. This means while F-18 twin-seater fighters can be launched from carrier deck during war. The F/A-18 Hornet can carry up to four anti-submarine missiles which can prove to be deadly for the noisy Chinese submarines
Did I said that for a once? I have been talking about Indian Navy because p17a frigates are actually pretty good, it will be a force multiplier for least numerous destroyer fleet. It features flush deck, 8 brahmos VLUs, 32 Barak 8 ER(and 24- 32 VL astra)
It has lots of space for upgrade, especially in deck it has more space to add more VLUs, will feature MF-STAR S-band and LTR 25 L band radar (produced by Tata Power SED)
https://www.google.com/amp/s/m.econ...defence-ministry/amp_articleshow/68521044.cms and most importantly it will be build using a method called modular integrated construction (MIC) where Ships are built in the shortest time when a series of specific pre-planned modules are assembled like a Lego set which is unlike the russian way which is least expensive, needs less skilled labour but take longer to build, while MIC is more expensive,need skilled labour and construction will be faster, and this is how western countries and China builds its warships and that's how china pumped out so much warships in this short time