Arrested development: India's plans for second indigenous carrier hampered by setbacks

摘要

The Indian Navy (IN) is battling acute financial constraints and enduring delays by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) in determining the future of its proposed Indigenous Aircraft Carrier-2 (IAC-2), which is aimed at enforcing sea control and boosting India's regional power ambitions.The IN currently operates a single 46,000-tonne refurbished Kiev-class carrier, INS Vikramaditya (ex- Admiral Gorshkov), which was formally operationalised with a twin-engine MiG-29K/KUB ('Fulcrum-D') fighter group in May 2014.