India will launch its 37,500-ton indigenous aircraft carrier (IAC-1) on August 12 at the Cochin Shipyard in Kerala. The ship is scheduled for induction by the end of 2018. Meanwhile, the former Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Gorshkov, now the INS Vikramaditya, conducted final trials in the Barents Sea this week with its squadron of MiG-29K combat jets embarked. It is due to be delivered by year-end, after a delay of more than four years.
Designed by the Directorate of Naval Design, the IAC-1 will be named INS Vikrant. It is 260 meters (850 feet) long and 60 meters (200 feet) wide. Powered by four gas turbines, it will be capable of more than 28 knots (56 km per hour). It will have two runways–206 meters (675 feet), including a ski-jump for takeoffs; and 145 meters (475 feet) for landings. The new carrier will accommodate the additional MiG-29Ks that are on order, as well as the naval variants of India’s own light combat aircraft (LCA) and advanced light helicopter (ALH). anti-submarine warfare will also be aboard.
09/08/13 Neelam Mathews/AINonline
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Designed by the Directorate of Naval Design, the IAC-1 will be named INS Vikrant. It is 260 meters (850 feet) long and 60 meters (200 feet) wide. Powered by four gas turbines, it will be capable of more than 28 knots (56 km per hour). It will have two runways–206 meters (675 feet), including a ski-jump for takeoffs; and 145 meters (475 feet) for landings. The new carrier will accommodate the additional MiG-29Ks that are on order, as well as the naval variants of India’s own light combat aircraft (LCA) and advanced light helicopter (ALH). anti-submarine warfare will also be aboard.
09/08/13 Neelam Mathews/AINonline
