Refitted Viraat more lethal

[Varunastra]

Maybe we should go for 10-15 more, whadd'ya say?

why dude???.......harriers have become old and there is no chance of recieving any further upgrades......if we want vertical lift capability then F-35 B will be better i say.

 

[surya kiran]

Sea Apaches on the Viraat, backed with the ASW choppers. And a squadron of Naval Rustoms. Add this to any escort and it would be really lethal. This can be used as a potent SEAD platform.

 

[sancho]

why dude???.......harriers have become old and there is no chance of recieving any further upgrades......if we want vertical lift capability then F-35 B will be better i say.

Why would you procure a totally new and highly expensive fighter, for a carrier that will be used only for 5 to 6 years? Not to mention that the fighter might only be available by then!

 

[SQ8]

Apparently.. the refit was focused on Chappati's and thai food??
The article seems to focus on that..
Its an old hulk, best left to rust after IAC nears completion...or anchor it off goa and let some entrepreneur make it into a hotel or wedding hall.

The upgrade may be with the FRS mk-51's..
or the Sea Kings.. not with the Viraat.

 

[surya kiran]

Apparently.. the refit was focused on Chappati's and thai food??
The article seems to focus on that..
Its an old hulk, best left to rust after IAC nears completion...or anchor it off goa and let some entrepreneur make it into a hotel or wedding hall.

The upgrade may be with the FRS mk-51's..
or the Sea Kings.. not with the Viraat.

There is a naval museum in Goa having lots of old IN aircraft. Will try and upload a few of those photos, had clicked. But yeah, she deserves a righful resting place.

 

[Varunastra]

Why would you procure a totally new and highly expensive fighter, for a carrier that will be used only for 5 to 6 years? Not to mention that the fighter might only be available by then!

i never mentioned that F-35 B should be used only for Viraat.................if you read my post carefully then you will see that i have written that if we require vertical lift capability then we should go for F-35 as it is the better fighter for any purpose necessary......but for your part i agree with the fact that buying F-35 B focused only on the viraat will be foolish....

 

[sancho]

Apparently.. the refit was focused on Chappati's and thai food??
The article seems to focus on that..
Its an old hulk, best left to rust after IAC nears completion...or anchor it off goa and let some entrepreneur make it into a hotel or wedding hall.

The upgrade may be with the FRS mk-51's..
or the Sea Kings.. not with the Viraat.

It is about the upgrade of Viraat, which was necessary, since induction of INS Vikramaditya is delayed. IN had either the chance to do it or not to have a carrier at all and since this carrier would be useful as a helicopter carrier, it is useful in disaster relief missions in the meantime as well.

i never mentioned that F-35 B should be used only for Viraat.................if you read my post carefully then you will see that i have written that if we require vertical lift capability then we should go for F-35 as it is the better fighter for any purpose necessary......but for your part i agree with the fact that buying F-35 B focused only on the viraat will be foolish....

Vertical lift is not needed anyway, because Sea Harriers and F35B are taking off via ski-jump from Viraat and since you replied to Skull and Bones idea to add more Harriers to Viraat, there was only one why to understand it.

 

[T90TankGuy]

There is a naval museum in Goa having lots of old IN aircraft. Will try and upload a few of those photos, had clicked. But yeah, she deserves a righful resting place.

been there , but quiet some time ago . it had more of weapons sys than aircrafts . only remember a harrier parked out there. and there was an Hawker Sea Hawk parked out at the dabolim junction for ages. but did not see any other AC