The INS Vikrant was launched General characteristics Type: Aircraft carrier Displacement: INS Vikrant 40,000 tonnes INS Vishal 65,000 tonnes[2] Length: 262 metres (860 ft) Beam: 60 metres (200 ft) Draught: 8.4 metres (28 ft) Depth: 25.6 metres (84 ft) Decks: 2.5 acres (110,000 sq ft; 10,000 m²) Propulsion: 4 General Electric LM2500+ gas turbines, 2 shafts 80+ MW Speed: 28 kn (52 km/h) Range: 8,000 nmi (15,000 km)[3] Complement: 1,400 (incl air crew) Sensors and processing systems: 1 x Selex RAN-40L L-band early warning Electronic warfare & decoys: C/D band early air-warning radar[3] Armament: 4x Otobreda 76 mm LR SAM systems with a multi-function radar[3] CIWS Aircraft carried: INS Vikrant;[4] 12 Mikoyan MiG-29K 8 HAL Tejas 10 Kamov Ka-31 or Westland Sea King The Vikrant class (formerly Project 71 Air Defence Ship (ADS) or Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC)) is a class of two aircraft carriers being built for the Indian Navy. The two vessels are the largest warships and the first aircraft carriers to be designed and built in India. They are being built by Cochin Shipyard Limited. Preparations for building the lead vessel of the class started in 2008, and the keel was laid in February 2009. The carrier was floated out of its dry dock on 29 December 2011,[5] and launched on 12 August 2013.[6] The scale and complexity of the project caused problems which delayed the commencement and timeline of construction for the carrier. Technical difficulties, the huge cost of refitting the Russian-built carrier Admiral Gorshkov, and billions in cost overruns[7] have delayed plans for the first of the vessels to enter service, which is now scheduled for 2018.[6] Contents [hide] 1 Background 2 Design and description 2.1 INS Vikrant 2.2 INS Vishal 3 Carrier air group 4 Construction 4.1 Launch 4.2 Ships of the class 5 See also 6 References 7 External links 7.1 Videos
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