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Old 08-25-2007, 10:44 AM   #5 (permalink)
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What would India do with it? Where would the sailors come from? and what would she use for escorts?

Aside from the fact that the JFK is a maintenance wreck that would drain the Indian defense budget, They don't have the planes, personnel, or training to utilize a ship of her size or type.

The Nashville and the Trenton are ships that have capabilities that the Indian Navy can use today. The JFK is something they would be able to use effectively in 30-40 years.

About the only country that could make use of the JFK would be France.

Not a knock on the other Navies but the French Navy is the only Navy other than the US that has ongoing CATOBAR experience.
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