Two F-35B fighters fly over the HMS Queen Elizabeth, Twitter handle of HMS Queen Elizabeth
Australian Defense: BAE Systems offers Queen Elizabeth carrier design to India
Speaking at the 2019 Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace (LIMA) exhibition last week, a BAE Systems representative confirmed that the company is offering its Queen Elizabeth Class (QEC) aircraft carrier design to the Indian Navy.
India currently has one aircraft carrier in service, the 45,000 ton former Soviet Kiev-class Admiral Gorshkov, now known as the INS Vikramaditya, which accommodates embarked MiG-29K fighters and helicopters. The country is also building a second carrier, the 40,000 tonne INS Vikrant, in a local shipyard and this vessel is expected to begin sea trials in 2020.
However, the Indian Government also has a requirement for a third, larger, carrier in the 65,000 tonne class, to be known as the INS Vishal. Like Vikrant, the ship will be built locally, in the Cochin shipyard.
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Update: British aircraft carrier design being offered to Indian Navy: Report (The Week)
WNU Editor: Some are wondering if the British government is thinking of selling one of its QE class aircraft carriers to India.
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