R11 INS Vikrant Indigenous Aircraft Carrier IAC Indian Navy

Indian Navy - Bhāratīya Nau Senā - Aircraft Carrier
R11 - INS Vikrant

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Builder: Cochin Shipyard Ltd (CSL), Kochi, Kerala, India

STATUS:
Ordered: 2004
Laid down: February 28, 2009
Launched: August 12, 2013
Commissioned: September 2, 2022
IN SERVICE

Homeport: INS Kadamba (Naval Base Karwar)
Namesake: Vikrant means "courageous" in Sanskrit
Motto: I defeat those who dare to fight against me (translated)

Technical Data:
Displacement: 45,000 tonnes (full load)
Lenght: 262.5 meters (861 feet)
Beam: 62 m (203 ft)
Draft: 8.4 m (28 ft)
Speed: 30 knots (56 km/h)
Range: 8,000 NMI (15,000 km)
Complement: ~1,650 (incl. aircrew)

Propulsion:
4 x General Electric LM2500 Gas Turbine (80 MW / 110,000 hp)
2 x Elecon COGAG Gearbox
2 shafts / 2 propellers

Armament:
4 x 8-cell Vertical Launching System (VLS) for Barak 8 SAM missiles
4 x AK-630 Close-in Weapon System (CIWS)
5 x OFT 12.7 mm M2 Stabilized Remote Weapon System (RWS)

Aviation:
flight deck (12,450 square metres / 134,000 sq ft) with 14° ski-jump
hangar deck for up to 20 aircraft / 2 30-tonnes elevators

Carrier Air Group (up to 36 aircraft):
Fighter
Mikoyan MiG-29K Fulcrum-D
Dassault Rafale M (on order)
HAL TEDBF (in development)
Helicopter
Kamov Ka-31 Helix AEW
MH-60R Seahawk
HAL Dhruv

Systems:
Elta EL/M-2248 MF-STAR AESA multifunction radar
Selex RAN-40L 3D L-Band Air Surveillance Radar
DRDO Shakti EW suite
Kavach anti-missile system
Maareech Advanced Torpedo Defence System

R11 INS Vikrant

... is India's fourth carrier and the first to be built domestically.
It was constructed by the Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL). The name Vikrant is a tribute to India's first aircraft carrier INS Vikrant (1961). Vikrant means "courageous" in Sanskrit language.

Flight deck:
The flight deck measures an area of 12,450 square metres (134,000 sq ft). 12 fighter jets and 6 helicopters can be parked on the flight deck to respond immediately to an emergency situation. There is one shorter runway, and one longer runway accompanied by a 14° ski-jump for take-off. The flight deck is equipped with 2 restraining gears for take-off and 3 arresting gears (20 tonne steel cables) for landing. The deck features non-skid paint and Saturn Lighting System for night-time operations.

Aircraft hangar:
The hangar is situated 5 decks below the flight deck and has a 20 aircraft-capacity. It is equipped with 2 hydraulic 360° rotatable turntables, which are circular revolving platforms to turn an aircraft in any direction. The carrier has 2 giant elevators of 30 tonnes (30,000 kg) payload capacity.

Operations (Ops) Room:
The Ops Room is responsible for all the decisions for all the operations of not only the ship but also of the Carrier Battle Group accompanying it. The decisions on which gun or aircraft is to be deployed, the formation of the CBG, etc. is planned and executed from the Ops Room. It includes the Combat Management System, weapons controls and sensors, electronic charts, radar controls among other equipments. The Maritime Domain Awareness System also gives an insight on the position of all ships present in the Indian Ocean Region.

Ship Control Centre (SCC):
This is the command and control centre of the aircraft carrier. Every system on board the ship is controlled and operated from the SCC.

The Bridge of the ship is commanded by the Captain of the ship. Beside the Bridge, the Flight Control Position (FLYCO) is located. This is similar to an air traffic control tower of an airfield. It is at a height of 10 metres above the flight deck, providing all-round clear visibility of flight-deck, technical positions and as the helicopter landing spots. FLYCO is equipped with Automatic Weather Observations System (AWOS), a set of sensors which continually monitors various parameters crucial for flying such as temperature, pressure, relative humidity, wind speed and wind direction.

Medical facilities:
The ship houses a 16-bed hospital operated by five medical officers and 25 assistants. There are several wards inside the facility including a medical/general ward, an isolation ward, a female ward, and a casualty and ICU. It is capable to handle any kind of emergency on board the ship. A CT scan facility is also present.

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Mikoyan MiG-29K (Fulcrum-D)

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Mikoyan MiG-29K (Fulcrum-D)

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Mikoyan MiG-29K (Fulcrum-D)

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Kamov Ka-31 Helix Airborne Early Warning and Control helicopter

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HAL Dhruv helicopter

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HAL Tejas Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) tests

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Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawk flight operations

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R11 INS Vikrant:

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