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Which aircraft carrier of the Indian Navy has been destroyed?

Which aircraft carrier of the Indian Navy has been destroyed?

INS Viraat
INS Viraat was the flagship of the Indian Navy before INS Vikramaditya was commissioned in 2013. The ship was completed and commissioned in 1959 as the Royal Navy’s HMS Hermes, and decommissioned in 1984….INS Viraat.

India
Acquired May 1987
Recommissioned 12 May 1987
Decommissioned 6 March 2017
Out of service 23 July 2016

Which countries has aircraft carriers in ww2?

List of ships

Ship Country or organization Type
Chenango United States Navy escort carrier
Chitose Imperial Japanese Navy light aircraft carrier
Chiyoda light aircraft carrier
Chūyō escort carrier

Which is India’s strongest destroyer?

INS Kolkata, the lead ship of the Kolkata-class destroyer with about 7,500 tonnes of displacement, is the largest.

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Could China’s new missiles break the US aircraft carrier?

A prominent Chinese hawk suggested that sinking an aircraft carrier could break the US’ will in a kind of “bloody nose” attack. US experts agree that China’s new missiles pose a risk to carriers and that losing one would traumatize the nation.

Can the Indian Navy counter the China Navy blockade?

The Indian Navy, with its force of submarines, aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya and surface ships could easily curtail the the flow of trade between China and Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. It would take the Chinese Navy weeks to assemble and sail a fleet capable of contesting the blockade.

Could China use ballistic missiles to attack India?

Beijing’s large fleet of conventionally armed ballistic missiles could be used to bombard Indian territory and compel India to a ceasefire. China could even argue that as an Indian blockade harms China’s economy, Indian economic targets, such as factories, refineries, and energy reserves would be fair game.

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What if India blockades China’s Shipping from Indian Ocean?

In the event India blockades Chinese shipping from the Indian Ocean, China will have to send a fleet to engage the Indian Navy and break the blockade. At the forefront of such a fleet will be the next generation of Chinese aircraft carriers.