IN news and discussion

IN has a revamped webpage now. The main plus points are
a one stop listing of inventory, photos of most of the ship
crests and some rare photos not found in other pages wrt IN.

http://indiannavy.nic.in/ships.htm
http://indiannavy.nic.in/subs.htm

a delhi class(ins mysore) and french ship on exercise
http://indiannavy.nic.in/images/mysore1.jpg

ins rajput (kashin) firing a torpedo
http://indiannavy.nic.in/images/rajput3.jpg

great photo of viraat flight deck
http://indiannavy.nic.in/images/VIRAAT_lengthy.jpg

sea harrier gaining height off the deck
http://indiannavy.nic.in/images/VIRAAT_7.jpg

ins talwar (krivak3) in rough seas
http://indiannavy.nic.in/images/Talwar2.jpg

ins brahmaputra firing a ss-n-25
http://indiannavy.nic.in/images/btr03.jpg

found this in a dictionary:
Noun 1. cobber – Australian term for a pal
buddy, chum, crony, pal, sidekick, brother – a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities

RN has given up operating air launched ASMs I think and not much stress on ship launched either. Their main anti ship tool is SSNs which is ok if you have a bunch of good SSNs like they do.

the MAKO design was a bit bizarre jmho. who needs stealth in a AJT ? in buying AJTs most people want function, safety and cheap to operate in large nos as assets. stealth, fighter radar, BVR etc are extra bells-n-whistles few are willing to pay for.

what does Stg3A contain ? the -21U has none of the modern radars, avionics, pods and munitions that can truly make a pilot combat ready. Other than a raw speed advantage over the Hawk it really has nothing to offer over continuing to use Hawks on Stg3a jmho. the Hawk probably has a far better
training cockpit with MFDs and simulations than 21U.

for supersonic ACM training prior to posting into sqdns I feel
using a limited pool of 2-seater Jags/M2K/Mig29 is a better and safer soln than continuing with the ancient -21U.

are the ADS and CVF of the same length ?

the CVF however being 60K looks like a much wider ship overall with
the wide part extending all the way down to the stern. It maybe better
able to accomodate the wingspan of E2 wrt parked aircraft in the rear.

lets wait and watch. with Unkil moving onto EM cats and relations quite good at the moment, they maybe willing to supply a steam cat . generating steam on demand without a nuclear reactor steam plant will be quite a challenge I think.

guys take the trade discussion elsewhere please. it disrupts the thread.

Jagan, Mig conversion made sense when the bulk of IAF was Migs. now
that onlee 120 Bisons would be around (say until 2012) and maybe 50
upg Mig27ML, cant the stageIII be done at the squadrons themselves using 2-seaters or better yet use a few 2-seater Mirage2000/Mig29 for the job? both are more reliable than using Mig21.

btw I read the HJT-16 is a direct replacement for the Kirans
so it would move one step up the ladder in the your chart imo.
The Iskras are way long in tooth and dont think poland makes
new ones anymore.