STOBAR
![The Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov with a ski-jump for STOBAR](/Images/godic/202502/13/Defense.gov_News_Photo_960111-N-9085M-0010023.jpg")
![Construction of the ski-jump on INS Vikramaditya](/Images/godic/202502/13/Vikramaditya_70023.jpg")
![HAL Tejas (NP-1) short take-off during test flight.](/Images/godic/202502/13/HAL_Tejas_NP-1_takes-off_from_the_Shore_Based_Test_Facility_at_INS_Hansa,_Goa0023.JPG")
STOBAR (Short Take-Off But Arrested Recovery) is a system used for the launch and recovery of aircraft from the deck of an aircraft carrier, combining elements of both short take-off and vertical landing (STOVL) with catapult-assisted take-off but with arrested recovery (CATOBAR).