Optimos Prime IA
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Aircraft carriers are indeed kept out of the enemy's reach by virtue of its escorting vessels (which is why you see Beijing & Delhi building destroyers and frigates). I'm not sure why you are bringing up this point as all navies with air arms conform to that practice.
You can't have a salt water fish in fresh water tank .Its not suitable . Same goes with environment you have and vessels you can operate . If you ask me A/C for PLAN is not the way to go .As its already be under enemy's radar lock . Submarine is the best weapon for PLAN
There are SAM systems that were designed to deal with the BrahMos and the PLAN is deploying them.
Can you name them ? Detecting and destroying the salvos of subsonic cruise missiles itself a big ask . Now compare the difficulty to intercept sea skimming Supersonic Cruise missiles ! Where the detection and interception time is very less .In seconds. So arming SCS with brahmos will be our bargaining chip against Chinese involvements with Pakistan . And seriously undermine PLAN in big time. Couple of Russian SAM and Coupled with Brahmos shore based missile will pose a great threat