India to consider a second aircraft aircraft carriers with catapults and nuclear power

British "Flight International" magazine official website December 6, 2012 published article said that India is about to make a second aircraft whether the aircraft carriers with catapult decision.
　　Aboard the aircraft carrier in the Indian Navy circles called IAC-2, which means "second domestic carrier ship", the first domestic carrier is Cochin Shipyard, aboard the aircraft carrier body like Vic la Tia No. (Russia used The aircraft carrier Gorshkov No.), a displacement of 36,000 tons, the carrier-based aircraft ski - jump.
　　Reported that the IAC-2 larger, the displacement of nearly 60,000 tons, is expected to be in service in 10 to 15 years, the source said, the Indian Navy within the senior generals tend to be equipped with the aircraft carrier catapult As steam catapult or electromagnetic catapult, which will be concluded in July 2013. India is considered as the second ship of China-made aircraft carrier with the possibility of nuclear power.
　　With three aircraft carrier Indian Navy plans to maintain two duty in both sides of the coast of the Indian peninsula, the other a maintenance or training mission, is only an old the retiring virrat No.. As planned, Vic Rama Tia number should be delivered this month, but was postponed until the second half of 2013.
　　The article commented that the IAC-2 assembly catapult can be equipped with even larger and more powerful fighter, the fighter can carry more fuel and weapons load, specific models such as the Dassault Rafale (has won 126 of the Indian Air Force medium multi-role fighter bid), or Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet; IAC-2 If the assembly catapult, can also be equipped with a similar U.S. E-2D carrier-based AWACS to provide than carrier-based early warning helicopters a wider range of situational awareness.