India launches its 1st indigenous aircraft carrier INS Vikrant

[thestringshredder]

India, looking to boost its naval presence in the Indian Ocean, is one step closer to putting its first indigenous aircraft carrier (IAC) into the water—as soon as August.

The first sea trials are likely to follow 10 months later, says a senior government official. Still, the IAC, named INS Vikrant after India’s first carrier, will not see deployment for another five years.

The carrier is being constructed at the Cochin shipyard and the vessel “will be floated out on Aug. 12 and taken to the repair dock to carry out remaining work,” says Commo. K. Subramaniam, chairman and managing director of Cochin Shipyard Ltd. Hull work will be completed by June 2014, he adds.

The carrier is expected to be handed over to the navy for induction by January 2018.

The 45,000-ton IAC is estimated to cost $5 billion.

Cochin shipyard personnel have been working with the navy on the vessel for more than six years. The contract for the construction of the aircraft carrier was signed in 2007, and the keel was laid in February 2009, Subramaniam says.

The IAC was originally slated to enter service in 2014. Through last year, Indian officials insisted it could be commissioned in 2017. But a number of factors led to construction delays, including lack of adequate and appropriate steel from Russia and technical issues in the gearbox and other systems, a defense ministry official says.

India’s other aircraft carrier, the 45,000-ton, 284-meter-long (932-ft.) INS Vikramaditya, formerly the Russian Kiev-class Admiral Gorshkov, is undergoing trials and will soon join the current sole carrier, the INS Virat.

Increasing India’s naval force in the Indian Ocean is crucial, especially to combat sea piracy, says Ajay Lele, a defense pundit at the New Delhi-based Institute for Defense Studies and Analyses.

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[IND151]

India, looking to boost its naval presence in the Indian Ocean, is one step closer to putting its first indigenous aircraft carrier (IAC) into the water—as soon as August.

The first sea trials are likely to follow 10 months later, says a senior government official. Still, the IAC, named INS Vikrant after India’s first carrier, will not see deployment for another five years.

The carrier is being constructed at the Cochin shipyard and the vessel “will be floated out on Aug. 12 and taken to the repair dock to carry out remaining work,” says Commo. K. Subramaniam, chairman and managing director of Cochin Shipyard Ltd. Hull work will be completed by June 2014, he adds.

The carrier is expected to be handed over to the navy for induction by January 2018.

The 45,000-tonIAC [??wasn't its displacement 40,000 ton? is it typo]is estimated to cost $5 billion.

Cochin shipyard personnel have been working with the navy on the vessel for more than six years. The contract for the construction of the aircraft carrier was signed in 2007, and the keel was laid in February 2009, Subramaniam says.

The IAC was originally slated to enter service in 2014. Through last year, Indian officials insisted it could be commissioned in 2017. But a number of factors led to construction delays, including lack of adequate and appropriate steel from Russia and technical issues in the gearbox and other systems, a defense ministry official says.



India’s other aircraft carrier, the 45,000-ton, 284-meter-long (932-ft.) INS Vikramaditya, formerly the Russian Kiev-class Admiral Gorshkov, is undergoing trials and will soon join the current sole carrier, the INS Virat.

Increasing India’s naval force in the Indian Ocean is crucial, especially to combat sea piracy, says Ajay Lele, a defense pundit at the New Delhi-based Institute for Defense Studies and Analyses.

 

[dray]

Great news!!!

 

[senkakudefender]

HONGWAD what do you say?

 

[deep.ocean]

Please post the pics..

 

[lepziboy]

if they can do sea trials next year thats pretty fast for our shipyards to make a ship this big. It only means they are getting better in terms of time frame

 

[American spying]

Will people stop calling this 'indigenous'. There is nothing Indian about this carrier apart from the paint job (even the paint is probably imported from China). India simply cannot make ANY components by themselves, therefore it's not an indigenous carrier. In order to be indigenous, you must make the vast majority of the components indigenously. India had to beg Russia to speed up the carrier repairs, why can't India do it themselves? Because you don't have the technical knowledge to make components let alone full carriers.

Making something inside India imported from foreign suppliers DOES NOT make it indigenous.

Stop deluding yourselves please.

 

[gslv mk3]

Will people stop calling this 'indigenous'. There is nothing Indian about this carrier apart from the paint job (even the paint is probably imported from China. India simply cannot make ANY components by themselves, therefore it's not an indigenous carrier.) In order to be indigenous, you must make the vast majority of the components indigenously. India had to beg Russia to speed up the carrier repairs, why can't India do it themselves? Because you don't have the technical knowledge to make components let alone full carriers.

About first bolded part:got any proofs Kid??
About second part : you dont know what you're saying

Cochin Shipyards first ship was built back in 1981 and it was 75,000 DWT...Today it has capability to build 125,000 tonne ships

So STFU and GTFO

 

[Archie]

About first bolded part:got any proofs Kid??
About second part : you dont know what you're saying

Cochin Shipyards first ship was built back in 1981 and it was 75,000 DWT...Today it has capability to build 125,000 tonne ships

So STFU and GTFO

Coz he is just Hongpoop replying through another fake id coz he is too embarrassed to use his real ID

 

[Alphacharlie]

Will people stop calling this 'indigenous'. There is nothing Indian about this carrier apart from the paint job (even the paint is probably imported from China). India simply cannot make ANY components by themselves, therefore it's not an indigenous carrier. In order to be indigenous, you must make the vast majority of the components indigenously. India had to beg Russia to speed up the carrier repairs, why can't India do it themselves? Because you don't have the technical knowledge to make components let alone full carriers.

Making something inside India imported from foreign suppliers DOES NOT make it indigenous.

Stop deluding yourselves please.

Mr Han please stop using Google Translater, reading your posts gives headache. By the way should I apply for Chinese Passport as your notes signify, one day you will rule the World.

 

[djsjs]

Mr Han please stop using Google Translater, reading your posts gives headache. By the way should I apply for Chinese Passport as your notes signify, one day you will rule the World.

Mr Han don't have to use Google translater.there are doze of Chinese translating sofewares better than the Google garbage.
but.i think some so called IT sopoor powder have no choice but using the Google...

 

[navtrek]

Will people stop calling this 'indigenous'. There is nothing Indian about this carrier apart from the paint job (even the paint is probably imported from China). India simply cannot make ANY components by themselves, therefore it's not an indigenous carrier. In order to be indigenous, you must make the vast majority of the components indigenously. India had to beg Russia to speed up the carrier repairs, why can't India do it themselves? Because you don't have the technical knowledge to make components let alone full carriers.

Making something inside India imported from foreign suppliers DOES NOT make it indigenous.

Stop deluding yourselves please.

lol why are you posting the same comment in all threads. I do agree we are not good at building everything but making a statement as above only shows that you know nothing about what we can produce.

stop trolling..

 

[gslv mk3]

Mr Han don't have to use Google translater.there are doze of Chinese translating sofewares better than the Google garbage.
but.i think some so called IT sopoor powder have no choice but using the Google...

Google is banned in China coz CCP do not like it..

 

[Alphacharlie]

Mr Han don't have to use Google translater.there are doze of Chinese translating sofewares better than the Google garbage.
but.i think some so called IT sopoor powder have no choice but using the Google...

Your posts are rubbish, without any substance..

 

[djsjs]

Google is banned in China coz CCP do not like it..

oh,haha......why are indians have so little knowledge of the world?thanks to those who tell you fake information everyday....
Google get no liscence in mainland, so they moved the servers to HK, there is no problem visiting Google.hk.now Google search have more than 1% market share in mainland China,nice job,isn't it?
anyway,it's all about Google search,nothing to do with other products, you should remember that China makes android phone more than any other country,if banned ,most of you trollers can not afford a smartphone now...