India's First indigenous aircraft carrier to be launched this December.

[IND151]

I dont think IAC1 will be inducted in couple of years , infact it may very well take atleast 4-5 years for the carrier to get inducted. The hull will be constructed by end of year - then all the wiring work will need to be completed, installation of engines , radars , weapon systems , crew systems..finally testing....its practically a city on the water.....it will take time and will face its challenges...you can look at Gorshkov to understand the challenges & i sincerely hope that India has learnt some leasons from Gorshkov.

that's correct. its first time when we are building carrier so delays are bound to come.

 

[rajusri]

that's correct. its first time when we are building carrier so delays are bound to come.

Not a single naval ship built by Indian shipyards was there without delays but expecting very less delay for IAC because it is mostly Indian and built with modern technology.


You have a cool avatar.

 

[IND151]

Not a single naval ship built by Indian shipyards was there without delays but expecting very less delay for IAC because it is mostly Indian and built with modern technology.


You have a cool avatar.

courtesy of spark

on topic > i didn't know all ships had delay?

 

[Dalai Lama]

Not a single naval ship built by Indian shipyards was there without delays but expecting very less delay for IAC because it is mostly Indian and built with modern technology.


You have a cool avatar.

Are you sure about this?

 

[rajusri]

Are you sure about this?

Tell me about single Indian built ship built by Indian ship yards without delay. P-15A, P-17, Scorpene all are delayed by years.

 

[brational]

IAC 1? Not before 2013.. and induction by 2015.. All speculations.. we will dicuss it after it is in place..

 

[Dalai Lama]

Tell me about single Indian built ship built by Indian ship yards without delay. P-15A, P-17, Scorpene all are delayed by years.

It's always the same with Indian defence procurement/development isn't it. To be fair to the IN though, they're better than either the IAF or the IA.

 

[indiatech]

Expecting the launch to be on 4th December i.e Indian Navy day

 

[wind]

Why the opposition is not raising about LCA. Is it because the opposition party were in power during the development phase of Tejas

 

[LiberalAtheist]

will there be a LCA navy MK2? because if the LCA navy will be a MK1 but naval variant i can see why IN does not want a large number of it

 

[praveen007]

Defence News - Indigenous aircraft carrier launch this Dec
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December this year, after which the warship
will be launched, Defence Minister AK Antony
said Tuesday.
Antony, in a written reply to questions in the
Lok Sabha, said the Cochin Shipyard Limited
(CSL) had completed 75 percent of the hull
work on the IAC, which is also known as the
Air Defence Ship.
"Regarding the Air Defence Ship being
constructed at CSL, 75 percent of hull work
has been completed and is expected to be
launched in December 2011, after which further
works will be undertaken prior to
commissioning," Antony said.
He said the augmentation of infrastructure at
CSL was in progress and Indian-made hull
quality steel was now available that will reduce
the country’s dependence on foreign sources.
"With the infrastructure and experience,
indigenous aircraft carrier-sized ships can be
built at CSL. Additionally, Indian-manufactures
warship quality steel is now available, which
will reduce dependence on foreign countries,"
he said.
Declaring India's intention of having at least
two carrier task forces with aircraft carrier
warships as the pivot of such battle groups,
Antony said the country should be capable of
deploying them on two locations soon.
"To maintain effective presence in our area of
interest, Indian Navy should be capable of
deploying carrier task forces in two
geographically separated locations," he said.
The navy already operates the Centaur-class
INS Viraat aircraft carrier. The refit and
modernisation works on board the INS
Vikramaditya, formerly Russian Navy aircraft
carrier Admiral Gorshkov, are progressing in
an earnest manner, the minister said.
"Consequent to signing of supplementary
agreements in March 2010, the Russian side
has increased the manpower and material
resources considerably for the (Vikramaditya)
project. A majority of the equipment and
systems have been installed on board the
ship. The delivery of the ship is scheduled in
December 2012," he added.

 

[Firemaster]

Here is the letest pics of IAC
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Defence News - Indigenous aircraft carrier launch this Dec
.

.
.
December this year, after which the warship
will be launched, Defence Minister AK Antony
said Tuesday.
Antony, in a written reply to questions in the
Lok Sabha, said the Cochin Shipyard Limited
(CSL) had completed 75 percent of the hull
work on the IAC, which is also known as the
Air Defence Ship.
"Regarding the Air Defence Ship being
constructed at CSL, 75 percent of hull work
has been completed and is expected to be
launched in December 2011, after which further
works will be undertaken prior to
commissioning," Antony said.
He said the augmentation of infrastructure at
CSL was in progress and Indian-made hull
quality steel was now available that will reduce
the country’s dependence on foreign sources.
"With the infrastructure and experience,
indigenous aircraft carrier-sized ships can be
built at CSL. Additionally, Indian-manufactures
warship quality steel is now available, which
will reduce dependence on foreign countries,"
he said.
Declaring India's intention of having at least
two carrier task forces with aircraft carrier
warships as the pivot of such battle groups,
Antony said the country should be capable of
deploying them on two locations soon.
"To maintain effective presence in our area of
interest, Indian Navy should be capable of
deploying carrier task forces in two
geographically separated locations," he said.
The navy already operates the Centaur-class
INS Viraat aircraft carrier. The refit and
modernisation works on board the INS
Vikramaditya, formerly Russian Navy aircraft
carrier Admiral Gorshkov, are progressing in
an earnest manner, the minister said.
"Consequent to signing of supplementary
agreements in March 2010, the Russian side
has increased the manpower and material
resources considerably for the (Vikramaditya)
project. A majority of the equipment and
systems have been installed on board the
ship. The delivery of the ship is scheduled in
December 2012," he added.

It is Viraat

 

[praveen007]

It is Viraat

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Ok got it and corrected

 

[ironman]

Navy floats out first Indigenous Aircraft Carrier​

S. Anandan
K. A. Martin

Once back at building bay, ship will be launched at a 20,000-tonne displacement: naval source

The first Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC) of the Navy was floated out at the Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL), at a low-key event attended by senior shipping and naval officers on Thursday.

Among those present were Union Shipping Secretary K. Mohandas; Rear Admiral K.N. Vaidyanathan, Director General, Naval Design; and Commodore K. Subramaniam, Chairman and Managing Director of CSL.

The floating ceremony was followed by a meeting to review the progress in the work being done on the aircraft carrier, a 40,000-tonne fleet air defence platform of the Navy, which will be named after the legendary INS Vikrant. The Union Shipping Secretary told The Hindu that the work on the carrier was progressing, albeit not as per schedule, as so many variables were being factored into the extremely complex construction process.

The official added that the commissioning of the carrier, the keel of which was laid in February 2009, was likely to overshoot its original timeline.

According to a senior naval functionary, the carrier was ‘technically floated out' as the shipyard needed the dry-dock for ‘some other commercial work.' “The carrier has taken on about 14,000 tonnes. She would now undergo interior outfitting, including the laying of pipes before being dry-docked again in the latter half of next year for integration of the propulsion gear-box, generators and the like,” he told The Hindu.

As earlier reported by The Hindu, a delay in the delivery of gear boxes and associated systems had considerably slowed down the construction of the prestigious carrier. Naval officers, however, put on a brave face saying that the phase in which teething trouble was encountered was over. “The gear box is ready and undergoing trials, at last. The underwater package is all lined up but the rest of the equipment has to be identified and tested,” said a naval source.

After facing initial hiccups due to paucity of supply of steel, the carrier project got the much-required thrust with the Defence Metallurgical Research Laboratory (DMRL) and the Steel Authority of India (SAIL) fashioning carrier-grade steel indigenously.

After the steel supply stabilised, problems pertaining to quality gearbox put the brakes on the project. Elecon Engineering Company Limited, a Gujarat-based firm which had earlier manufactured CODOG marine gear boxes for the Navy's Shivalik-class stealth frigates, found itself in the red attempting to make the carrier's huge main gearboxes. “They have been able to overcome the difficulties with support from a German firm,” said a Navy officer.

The Hindu : News / National : Navy floats out first Indigenous Aircraft Carrier

 

[IndoUS]

Great news indeed hope to see some good pics. of the Carrier soon. Good to see that we have tapped into the private industries to get some of the equipment.