Woah! INS Viraat To Remain In Service Till 2018

[Capt.Popeye]

Sir I'm just saying in the face of the MKIs, 11 LUSH standard SHs offers very little military utility to the Indian nation. As such the real utility of this ship is as a training vessel.

You're mixing things up or are getting mixed up.

Fleet Defence is the primary charter of the Fleet Air Arm. The IAF has no part of it, not even the MKIs.
While Coastal Air Defence is the charter of the IAF, not the IN's Air Wing. Shore Based air attack has been given to the IM Jaguars of the IAF not even the MKI. MKIs may back-up if required just as the MiG-29Ks may back-up if required to the IAF.
But the main AORs are well delineated.

Now the Sea Harriers had/have the role of fleet defence with a secondary fleet attack role. Do you consider that to be of "little military utility to the Indian nation"?
Maybe you do not think so, but the Sea Harriers are critical to defence/preservation of the Indian Fleet at sea. Not MKIs.

Let us not assign imaginary or wishful roles to the various military assets in the Indian Armory. The MoD/Armed Forces (in their wisdom) have already done some allocation of responsibilities and assignment of tasks. Some modifications and adjustments were undertaken in the past but the essential delineations have been adhered to.

 

[JohnyD]

is viraat still sailing !!

 

[Capt.Popeye]

is viraat still sailing !!

What kind of question is that?
What exactly do you mean by that?
Is it even a question, in the first place?

 

[JohnyD]

What kind of question is that?
What exactly do you mean by that?
Is it even a question, in the first place?

chill out!!!...thot, viraat is retired from service.

 

[DeathInvader]

Funny that you should directly come to the conclusion that you have there. What has been the primary function of the INS Viraat and its Harriers? Or the earlier Carrier. Nothing that the IAF has taken over.



Can it be modified into a troop-carrier?

Neither!! Aircraft carriers are not stealth!! easily detectable because of the large size and traceable with the amount of smoke that ship emits....(unlike nuclear powered) Modification would mean a completely new engine and refurbished steel! Refurbishing this carrier will take time and money!! Best option would have been for LHD... but still it would be wiser to scrap it.... a commercial use would be better than risking lives of our soldiers!!

 

[Capt.Popeye]

chill out!!!...thot, viraat is retired from service.

Ok; I'll chill out.
But were you "thinking"?

 

[HongWu]

So... they are letting Indians know Vikra is heading directly for the scrap heap... another project failed miserably.

 

[AUSTERLITZ]

So... they are letting Indians know Vikra is heading directly for the scrap heap... another project failed miserably.

Hi HongWu.Now off with you .