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Old 26th Nov 2012, 00:08
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Navaleye
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If I may....

The Russian carrier operates its Flankers as air defences units and they are moving to smaller and lighter Mig 29s. The current and new Indian vessels are described accordingly as Air Defence Ships, not Strike Carriers.. The Chinese ship is no different. Stobar is the least efficient means of launching fast jets. Our F35 ships will be far more efficient.

I would like to see that video re-run again with with a full war load. Hope they have a good plane guard chopper nearby!
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