The Aircraft Carrier in Indian Naval Doctrine

Authors

Ben Wan Beng Ho

Abstract

In October 2015, the Indian navy released a document entitled Ensuring Secure Seas: Indian Maritime Security Strategy (IMMS-2015). In contrast to its more conservative predecessor, Freedom to Use the Seas: India's Maritime Military Strategy, published in 2007, the new strategic document propounds a more assertive role for the Indian navy over the next ten years. To that end, New Delhi seeks to build up a force structure centered on three aircraft carriers, each of which would form the nucleus of a carrier battle group (CBG).

Recommended Citation

Ho, Ben Wan Beng (2018) "The Aircraft Carrier in Indian Naval Doctrine," Naval War College Review: Vol. 71: No. 1, Article 6.
Available at: https://digital-commons.usnwc.edu/nwc-review/vol71/iss1/6