INS Vikrant uses the EMALS system to launch aircraft.
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The Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System(EMALS) is a type of aircraft launching system developed by General Atomics for the United States Navy.
In Catapult Assisted Take-off But Arrested Recovery or (CATOBAR) system, an aircraft takes off from a completely flat deck with the help of catapults.
STOBAR is a system used for the launch and recovery of aircraft from the deck of an aircraft carrier, combining elements of "short take-off and vertical landing" with "catapult-assisted take-off but arrested recovery".
INS Vikramaditya works on a Short Take-Off But Arrested Recovery, or STOBAR mechanism with an angular ski-jump.
INS Vikrant uses the CATOBAR system to launch aircraft.