India's second aircraft carrier finally began the sea trial after years of delay. At this time, the Indian media began to worry about the construction of India's third aircraft carrier. Indian media recently reported that the displacement of India's third aircraft carrier will be lower than originally planned, because the aircraft carrier will adopt the shipborne aircraft matching mode of manned fighter + unmanned fighter, and also claimed that this method will save money and time. India's theprint website reported on November 16 that the displacement of India's third aircraft carrier (the second domestic aircraft carrier) will be lower than the original planned 65000 tons, because the aircraft carrier will adopt the "manned + unmanned" shipborne aircraft configuration, so as to reduce the size of the aircraft carrier to a certain extent, and reduce the construction cost and time. Picture of India's first domestic aircraft carrier "vikrand" going to sea The report quoted a source from India's defense and security department as saying: "we are considering equipping the third aircraft carrier with manned fighters and unmanned aircraft." when asked whether the unmanned carrier based aircraft are only used for surveillance tasks, the source said: "they will be different types (UAVs) with surveillance and attack capabilities at the same time." In response to this topic, another source talked about the decline in the weight of aircraft carriers and the construction of aircraft carriers, the report said. "The overall design of the aircraft carrier is based on the type and number of aircraft it will carry. In the case of mixed use of manned and unmanned equipment, the displacement of the aircraft carrier will be lower than the 65000 tons previously planned, and the cost will also be lower." the source also said that this will be the "first" aircraft carrier that can meet the needs of manned fighters and unmanned fighters at the same time. It is reported that the Indian Navy is currently equipped with only one aircraft carrier - "vikramatia", while India's first domestic aircraft carrier "vikrand" is currently undergoing sea testing and is scheduled to enter service in August next year, but it is not certain that it can be commissioned on schedule from the current progress. The aircraft carrier vikramatia of the Indian Navy In fact, the progress of the "vikrand" aircraft carrier, which began to build keel laying in 2009, has fallen far behind the original plan. The construction of the aircraft carrier is very slow, and the cost is rising all the way. At the end of 2011, the aircraft carrier was launched in advance in order to vacate the dock for other ships, and then returned to the dock to continue construction; In August 2012, vikrand was officially launched, but it was only 30% completed at that time, and the ship island was not installed. As for India's third aircraft carrier, which the Indian media are paying attention to, when it can be completed is unknown. (reporter Xu Luming) (outlook new era)