India's first domestic aircraft carrier is in service, can it really "serve"? How is its performance?

India's first domestic aircraft carrier can't "serve" and its performance is not enough to support the service demand.

The rapid development of India's military industry is still difficult to hide the fact that the core components of domestic aircraft carriers are highly dependent on foreign countries and have insufficient domestic colors. Although the localization rate is close to 80%, most of them are hull structures with 90% localization rate, while the localization rates of more critical power systems and carrier-based aircraft combat systems are only 50% and 30%.

Viklandt, India's first domestic aircraft carrier, as a gift for Independence Day, can only be regarded as a semi-finished product. Up to now, there is still no blocking cable installed on its deck, so it does not have the ability to actually recover the fixed-wing carrier aircraft, and the E/LM-2248 active phased array has not been boarded, which means that this aircraft carrier has not yet formed a real combat power.

The role of aircraft carriers:

1, a strategic deterrent force at sea

The aircraft carrier has its own combat power, which can convey the will of the country by demonstrating its strength, thus forming a strategic deterrent. As we all know, the aircraft carrier is equipped with all kinds of fighters, fighter-bombers and helicopters, which can carry out combat operations in the sea far from home to show its strength and determination.

2. Aircraft carrier is of great significance to regional control.

The carrier-based aircraft of the aircraft carrier can quickly invest troops, attack targets and provide long-range surveillance capabilities. This makes the aircraft carrier a key tool for regional control. No matter in a tense geopolitical situation or in wartime, aircraft carriers can send a strong signal to hostile forces by launching combat operations to control and maintain the stability of the sea area. The existence of the aircraft carrier has effectively enhanced the influence and control scope of the country at sea.