The latest imagery acquired in May 2014 of INS Hansa, a location on India’s western coast in Goa, confirms that the Navy’s Shore Based Testing Facility (SBTF) is operational. Although India inaugurated the facility back in March, it was unknown at the time if the arresting cables had been fully installed allowing for both take-off and aircraft […]
Recap of Recent Activity On 09 June 2013, the Liaoning left its newly constructed homeport of Qingdao for sea training, the first time this year and the first time since it arrived at the port in February, according to the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy. Later in the month, China’s J-15 carrier-borne platform, (one pictured on the deck […]
After last year’s issues with the boilers of the INS Vikramaditya, India’s experience with aircraft carriers can only be described as difficult. The latest satellite imagery from 11 February 2013 show the INS Viraat still in the drydock undergoing a refit, while India’s Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC) is finally on its way back to the dry […]
