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huh?? Where do you get your source of info to make such sweeping generalizations?

:sad: Looks like that way. Thinking more about it I understand their attitude but I feel that they are missing the bigger picture. We need to maintain the building skills of an aircraft carrier if we do not get another order. We can always convert the IAC-1 types into helo carriers once we get...

i thought so too but IN feels differently. They’d rather save the money for IAC-2 and make do with what we have.

I want to add that it looks like China has reached the same conclusion as the IN. They realized that a carrier with a ski jump will not add meaningful payload or range. A carrier of over 65k ton with a catapult is the way to go. Anything less requires a VTOL plane which is a harrier which has...

I do not think so. It requires a serious reworking of the internals of Vikrant. You might as well build a new ship and convert Vikrant to a helo carrier.

The IN does not want another IAC-1. They want a 65k ton carrier with a catapult. This happened after the testing with N-LCA and realized that they cannot get any meaningful payload and range with ski-jump from MiG-29Ks or N-LCAs. They are pushing for the IAC-2 which is a 65k ton carrier with...