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India: three new air carriers by 2011

New Dheli, India - They will be able to carry up to 30 aircraft each also including the Mig-29s and the naval version of the LCA

The preliminary project related to structure and main systems to be adopted for the new Indian air carriers has been completed. India schedules to make some three main naval units enter service by 2012 which will be deployed together with the only unit currently operated (and they will replace it later), endowed today with the Sea Harrier short takeoff and vertical landing combat airplanes. Two of...

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