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INS Vikrant
February 07, 2023
India’s Aircraft Carriers Key to Indo-Pacific Strategy
By Ashok Sharma and David Rising
A refurbished Russian aircraft carrier, INS Vikramaditya, will join the indigenously manufactured INS Vikrant soon to boost India’s power projection in the Indian Ocean.
October 01, 2022
The Threats India’s New Aircraft Carrier Will Face
By Harshit Prajapati
Like all carriers, the Vikrant will be constrained in its operations, particularly by China’s A2/AD systems.
September 06, 2022
India Commissions Latest Aircraft Carrier
By Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan
While the Vikrant’s commissioning definitely boosts India’s naval capabilities, the overall trend in naval power is clearly shifting away from India.
September 02, 2022
India Launches New Aircraft Carrier as China Concerns Grow
By Ashok Sharma
The 47,400-ton warship will be fully operational by the end of 2023.
July 03, 2021
A Tale of 2 Navies: Reviewing India and China’s Aircraft Carrier Procurement
By Rick Joe
The 21st century carrier programs in India and China are fascinating for their similarities – and for their differences.
October 23, 2020
An Update on India’s Aircraft Carrier Aspirations
By Robert Farley
It is tempting but dangerous to compare India’s carrier progress with that of China. Still, there are some points of warranted comparison.
May 14, 2020
India’s Defense Chief Opposes Aircraft Carrier Plans
By Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan
CDS General Bipin Rawat reiterated doubts about acquiring a third carrier in a recent interview.
October 29, 2019
How India’s Aircraft Carriers Tell the Story of Its Diplomatic History
By Krzysztof Iwanek
India’s five aircraft carriers through time may represent the four stages of its evolving foreign policy.
July 10, 2019
India’s First Indigenous Aircraft Carrier to Conduct Basin Trials in 2020
By Franz-Stefan Gady
India’s IAC-1 aircraft carrier will likely conduct basin trials in February and March next year, according to a senior Indian naval official.
January 30, 2019
India Test Fires Long-Range Surface-to-Air Missile From Destroyer
By Franz-Stefan Gady
India has conducted its first test of a Barak 8 long-range surface-to-air missile since November 2017.
December 04, 2018
India’s First Homegrown Aircraft Carrier to Begin Sea Trials in 2020
By Franz-Stefan Gady
India’s first domestically built aircraft carrier is expected to be inducted into the Indian Navy in 2020.
October 25, 2018
Israel to Supply Missile Defense Systems to India’s Navy for $770 Million
By Franz-Stefan Gady
New Delhi has awarded an Israeli defense firm an additional contract for supplying Barak 8 LR-SAM Air and Missile Defense Systems to the Indian Navy.
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