India’s Aircraft Carrier Plan Hit by US Tech Delays: US Betraying Indian Navy?

India’s carrier modernisation is at a crossroads, with its ambitions to field a next-generation CATOBAR (Catapult Assisted Take-Off But Arrested Recovery) carrier delayed by external technology bottlenecks. The Indian Navy currently operates two STOBAR (Short Take-Off But Arrested Recovery) carriers—INS Vikramaditya and INS Vikrant—both limited by ski-jump launches that restrict fighter aircraft
India’s carrier modernisation is at a crossroads, with its ambitions to field a next-generation CATOBAR (Catapult Assisted Take-Off But Arrested Recovery) carrier delayed by external technology bottlenecks. The Indian Navy currently operates two STOBAR (Short Take-Off But Arrested Recovery) carriers—INS Vikramaditya and INS Vikrant—both limited by ski-jump launches that restrict fighter aircraft
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