Friday, November 20, 2009

Aircraft Carrier News -- November 19, 2009

The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force helicopter destroyer JS Hyuga (DDH 181) leads a formation of U.S. Navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ships during Annual Exercise (ANNUALEX 21G).

Carrier Alternative Weekly -- New Wars

Calcutta’s Carrier Conundrum

It’s official now. None of the 2 new British aircraft carriers will be going to India as earlier reported. Still, it seemed like a good idea, so much that we “scooped” the plan last week while working on the draft for this week’s post. I kept the proposal in, because next year’s UK Defence Review might still hold some surprises!

We have posted on this story before, of India’s continous attempts to replace aging warships and create a modern naval air arm. In so doing, they find themselves in an amazing predicament, in no wise unique, according to the Times of India:

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More News On Aircraft Carriers

Keel laid for newest Navy aircraft carrier -- Navy Times
Shipyard lays keel of carrier in solemn tribute to Gerald R. Ford -- Daily Press
Gerald R. Ford keel laying kicks off construction on massive aircraft carrier -- MLive.com
Heavy metal: Shipbreaker gets biggest project to date with Navy carrier's arrival -- Brownsville Herald
India's sole aircraft carrier turns 50 Wednesday -- Sify News
Navy chief to wish 50th 'happy birthday' to Viraat -- Times Of India
Russia, India agree to sign new deal on aircraft carrier overhaul -- RIA Novosti
Russia, India close to resolving Adm. Gorshkov impasse -- domain-b
Royal Navy Invests £55M In New Aircraft Carriers -- The Gov Monitor
China’s New Missile May Create a ‘No-Go Zone’ for U.S. Fleet -- Bloomberg
Chinese missile threatens US Navy’s Pacific fleet -- The First Post
China to build anti-ship BMs -- Global Times
Inside one of America’s largest warships -- MSNBC
Chinese Aircraft Carrier Program -- ISN
Can Killer Drones Land on Carriers Like Human Top Guns? -- The Danger Room
Vought schedules carrier-landing taster for F-35C test aircraft -- Flight Global

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