China’s new aircraft carrier: Checkout Satellite Images of Type 003 carrier.
BANGKOK — China ’s most advanced aircraft carrier to date appears to be nearing completion, satellite photos analyzed by The Associated Press showed Friday, as experts suggested the vessel could be launched soon. The newly developed Type 003 carrier has been under construction at the Jiangnan Shipyard northeast of Shanghai since 2018. Satellite images taken by Planet Labs PBC on May 31 suggest work on the vessel is close to done. The launch has been long anticipated, and constitutes what the Center for Strategic and International Studies think…
India's largest warship doesn't have key defence weapons
It's been a year since the INS Vikramaditya , was commissioned. However, India's largest warship still does not have a close-on weapon system (CIWS). It will be installed only after a year. The CIWS is a defence weapon for detecting as well as destroying enemy aircraft and short-range missiles that may attempt to strike the warship. And that's not the only thing that's missing. During a refit, other weaponry systems like long range surface to air missile system, point defence missile system etc. will also be install…
India starts working on its largest AIRCRAFT CARRIER
Having two aircraft carriers already in the fleet, India has started working on second indigenous aircraft carrier, that would be the largest warship of Indian Navy. INS Vikramaditya of Russian origin in 45,000 tonnes category was recently inducted in the Navy, while INS Virat having water displacement capacity of 28,000 tonne has been in service for more than two decades. India's own aircraft carrier INS Vikrant was launched last year, which is undergoing series of vigorous sea trials at present. Rear Admiral Anil Kumar S…
Plan for Indio-Japanese naval drill approved
Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida and his Indian counterpart, Salman Khurshid, have agreed on plans for a joint exercise between the Maritime Self-Defense Force and the Indian Navy by the end of this year, Japanese officials said. Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida and his Indian counterpart, Salman Khurshid, have agreed on plans for a joint exercise between the Maritime Self-Defense Force and the Indian Navy by the end of this year, Japanese officials said. The drill, aimed in part at checking China’s increasingly …
IAF to procure equipment, platforms worth $150 bn
The Indian Air Force will procure $150 billion worth of equipment and platforms in the next 15 years. Giving this bit of information, Air Marshal P.P. Reddy, director general, inspection and safety, Wednesday said the Indian industry requires tax holidays and a more friendly import and export regime. Research and Develpment funds should also be made available to the private sector companies, Air Marshal Reddy said while speaking at the inaugural session of 8th International Conference on Energising Indian Aerospace Industry. …
J-15 better than U.S. F/A-18 and India's Mig-29k: Chinese daily
Recently, many keen military observers have noted that the J-15 shown on CCTV news is coated in a sea grey paint finish, and carries the navy flag under the rear part of the cabin. Recently, many keen military observers have noted that the J-15 shown on CCTV news is coated in a sea grey paint finish, and carries the navy flag under the rear part of the cabin. There is speculation that this may be the model released for mass production. Yin Zhuo also said that the air combat capabilities of the J-15 carrier-based aircraft were b…
INS Vikramaditya begins final trial today
The final sea trial of Indian Navy's Russian-origin aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya is all set to begin from Thursday off Russian north coast. Every component of the aircraft carrier and its fleet of MiG-29K fighter planes will be thoroughly checked by a team from Indian Navy headed by a two-star officer during the three-month-long trial. Subject to the trial’s success, the aircraft carrier will be commissioned in the Navy by December 2013, ending decades of trials and tribulations, and a last minute hitch that delayed the project…
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