Aircraft Carriers III

Looks like CVN 78 goes to sea around February next year (go to 1:50 mark in video).

CVN, LHD, LHA status to 3 December

Status update on Prince Of Wales.

And a recent tour of the Queen Elizabeth

What beauty finaly after many years RN will regain the onboard naval power.

But the program was maintained only because it would have cost more expensive to cancel it so almost a miracle.

pics from today's combined commander's conference held on the INS Vikramaditya.
all three service cheifs were present, and also the Prime minister and defence minister.

the lone akula was accompanying the 2 carrier group of Viraat and Vikramaditya
also noticed 1 Kolkata

some eye candy

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Vik flight ops

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Vik flight ops

It looked like a small fleet review. The big international IN fleet review is sheduled in February if I remember it well?

got another pic , this is the only shot of the Akula with the Vikramaditya
and it's not everyday you get to see pictures of INS Chakra




this was not a fleet review, just a commander's conference
with the cheif of air staff , the army cheif and the navy cheif being present.

the top generals and commanders from the three defence services were present
so many people in the line of command were in the same place at the same time.

i am sure that the akula was not the only sub around.
i suspect all the available Kilos and HDW's were around too. unseen in the photos
just as i am sure whatever migs weren't aboard VKD were kept in quick reaction mode at Kochin.


wish the AF had brought some MKI's