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June 17th, 2016, 01:34 PM
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Indian Navy Iac 1
Hello buddy I want to know about the Indian Navy Indigenous Vikrant class Aircraft Carrier (IAC- I) can you provide me the details about it ??
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#2
June 17th, 2016, 01:41 PM
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Re: Indian Navy Iac 1
As you want to know about the Indian Navy Indigenous Vikrant class Aircraft Carrier (IAC- I) the details as under: About INS Vikrant (IAC-I) is the first aircraft transporter built in India and the first Vikrant-class aircraft carrier built by Cochin Shipyard (CSL) in Kerala's Kochi, for the Indian Navy. The motto of the ship is Jayema Sam Yudhi Sprdhah, which is taken from Rig Veda 1.8.3 and is translated as "I defeat those who fight against me". Details Name: INS Vikrant Namesake: INS Vikrant (R11) Owner: Ministry of Defence Operator: Indian Navy Ordered: 2004 Builder: Cochin Shipyard Limited Laid down: 28 February 2009 Launched: 12 August 2013 Commissioned: 2018 (expected) Status: Fitting out General characteristics Class and type: Vikrant-class aircraft carrier Displacement: 40,000 tonnes (44,000 short tons) Length: 262 m (860 ft) Beam: 60 m (200 ft) Draught: 8.4 m (28 ft) Depth: 25.6 m (84 ft) Installed power: 4 × General Electric LM2500+ gas turbines Propulsion: Two shafts Speed: 28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph) Range: 8,000 nautical miles (15,000 km; 9,200 mi)[1] Crew: 1,400 (including air crew) Sensors and processing systems: Selex RAN-40L long-range early warning and surveillance AESA radar. Elta EL/M-2248 MF-STAR AESA multifunction radar. Armament: 4 × Otobreda 76 mm (3 in) dual purpose cannons Barak 1 & Barak 8 surface-to-air missile launchers (2 x 32 cells VLS) AK-630 CIWS Aircraft carried: fixed-wing aircraft including Mikoyan MiG-29K and HAL Tejas rotatory-wing including Kamov Ka-31 and HAL Dhruv. Aviation facilities: 10,000 m2 (110,000 sq ft) flight deck |
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