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India's first homegrown aircraft carrier puts it among world's naval elites
An aircraft carrier is a warship equipped with a flight deck and facilities for carrying, arming, deploying, and recovering aircraft. It allows the naval force to conduct air operations away from its bases. The US navy has 11 nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, which lead the most powerful carrier strike groups in the world. Other P5, Permanent 5 nations of the UN security council, namely Russia, the UK, France, and China, all have at least one full-scale aircraft carrier. Other countries, like Brazil, Spain, and Japan have a smaller version, often for vertical takeoff and landing aircraft or helicopters. While the survivability of aircraft carriers is questioned in the missile age, some countries are still adding more to their fleet. In fact, India has just commissioned its first domestically built aircraft carrier, the INS Vikrant. The 45,000-ton carrier can carry as many as 30 fighter jets and cruise at 56 km/h. The estimated cost for the proud ship is USD 3 billion, not a small sum for India where many still defecate openly. National security seems to be the top priority, or rationale, for political leaders. Jobs and food are at the top of the list for most families.
Enjoy reading the article about a costly development by a developing country.
https://edition.cnn.com/2022/09/02/asia/india-indigenous-aircraft-carrier-vikrant-commissioned-intl-hnk-ml/index.html
India's first homegrown aircraft carrier puts it among world's naval elites
An aircraft carrier is a warship equipped with a flight deck and facilities for carrying, arming, deploying, and recovering aircraft. It allows the naval force to conduct air operations away from its bases. The US navy has 11 nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, which lead the most powerful carrier strike groups in the world. Other P5, Permanent 5 nations of the UN security council, namely Russia, the UK, France, and China, all have at least one full-scale aircraft carrier. Other countries, like Brazil, Spain, and Japan have a smaller version, often for vertical takeoff and landing aircraft or helicopters. While the survivability of aircraft carriers is questioned in the missile age, some countries are still adding more to their fleet. In fact, India has just commissioned its first domestically built aircraft carrier, the INS Vikrant. The 45,000-ton carrier can carry as many as 30 fighter jets and cruise at 56 km/h. The estimated cost for the proud ship is USD 3 billion, not a small sum for India where many still defecate openly. National security seems to be the top priority, or rationale, for political leaders. Jobs and food are at the top of the list for most families.
Enjoy reading the article about a costly development by a developing country.
https://edition.cnn.com/2022/09/02/asia/india-indigenous-aircraft-carrier-vikrant-commissioned-intl-hnk-ml/index.html
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