India’s first Indigenous Aircraft Carrier ‘Vikrant’ handed over to Indian Navy

By ANI

NEW DELHI: Indian Navy took the supply of the Indigenous Aircraft Carrier ‘Vikrant’ from Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) in Kochi on Thursday.

“Indian Navy has created maritime history today by taking delivery of the prestigious Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (AC) ‘Vikrant from her builder Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL), Kochi. Designed by the Indian Navy’s in-house Directorate of Naval Design (DND) and built by CSL, a Public Sector Shipyard under the Ministry of Shipping (MoS), the carrier is christened after her illustrious predecessor, India’s first Aircraft Carrier which played a vital role in the 1971 war. Coinciding with the celebrations to commemorate the 75th anniversary of India’s independence ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’, the reincarnation of Vikrant is a true testimony to the country’s zeal and fervour in pursuing capability build up towards enhanced maritime security,” stated the Indian Navy.

The 262-meter-long provider has a full displacement of near 45,000 tonnes which is way bigger and extra superior than her predecessor.

The ship is powered by 4 Gas Turbines totalling 88 MW energy and has a most pace of 28 Knots. Built at an total value of near Rs 20,000 crores, the mission has been progressed in three Phases of contract between MoD and CSL, concluded in May 2007, Dec 2014 and Oct 2019 respectively. The ship’s keel was laid in Feb 2009, adopted by launching in Aug 2013.

With an total indigenous content material of 76 per cent, IAC is an ideal instance of the nation’s quest for “Aatma Nirbhar Bharat” and offers a thrust to Government’s ‘Make in India’ initiative. With the supply of Vikrant, India has joined a choose group of countries having the area of interest functionality to indigenously design and construct an Aircraft Carrier.

Vikrant has been constructed with a excessive diploma of automation for equipment operation, ship navigation and survivability, and has been designed to accommodate an assortment of fixed-wing and rotary plane. The ship can be able to working an air wing consisting of 30 plane comprising of MIG-29K fighter jets, Kamov-31, MH-60R multi-role helicopters, along with indigenously manufactured Advanced Light Helicopters (ALH) and Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) (Navy). Using a novel aircraft-operation mode often known as STOBAR (Short Take-Off however Arrested Landing), the IAC is provided with a ski- soar for launching plane, and a set of ‘arrester wires’ for his or her restoration onboard.

The ship has a lot of indigenous tools and equipment, involving main industrial homes within the nation viz. BEL, BHEL, GRSE, Keltron, Kirloskar, Larsen & Toubro, Wartsila India and so on. in addition to over 100 MSMEs. The indigenisation efforts have additionally led to the event of ancillary industries, in addition to the era of employment alternatives and bolstering plough again impact on the financial system, each regionally in addition to pan-India.

A significant spin-off of that is the event and manufacturing of indigenous warship-grade metal for the ship via a partnership between the Navy, DRDO and Steel Authority of India (SAIL), which has enabled the nation to develop into self-sufficient with respect to warship metal. Today all of the warships being constructed within the nation are being manufactured utilizing indigenous metal, added the Navy.

Several design iterations, together with the usage of 3D Virtual Reality fashions and superior engineering software program, had been utilized by the Directorate of Naval Design in shaping the design of the provider. CSL had additionally upgraded their shipbuilding infrastructure in addition to enhanced productiveness expertise in the course of the constructing of the ship.

Delivery of Vikrant was marked by the signing of acceptance paperwork on behalf of the Indian Navy by the Commanding Officer Designate of Vikrant, representatives of Naval Headquarters and Warship Overseeing Team (Kochi) and by the Chairman and Managing Director on behalf of Cochin Shipyard Ltd., within the presence of Senior officers of Indian Navy and Cochin Shipyard.

Vikrant has been delivered to the Indian Navy by CSL following intensive consumer acceptance trials performed between Aug 2021 and Jul 2022, throughout which ship’s efficiency, together with hull, principal propulsion, PGD, auxiliary tools, aviation amenities, weapon & sensors in addition to sea maintaining & manoeuvring capabilities had been proved passable in accordance with trial protocols and system parameters.

The supply of Vikrant at present is the end result of an extended design, construct and trials section, throughout which each the Indian Navy and CSL needed to overcome a large number of unprecedented technical and logistic challenges together with the COVID-19 pandemic and altered geo-political situation.

The profitable supply of the indigenous provider, a serious milestone exercise and historic occasion, is testimony to the devoted efforts of enormous variety of stakeholders inside Indian Navy, shipyard, business, OEMs & MSMEs for over twenty years, claimed the Navy.

The Indigenous Aircraft Carrier would quickly be commissioned into the Indian Navy as Indian Naval Ship (INS) Vikrant which might bolster India’s place within the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) and its quest for a blue water Navy. 

NEW DELHI: Indian Navy took the supply of the Indigenous Aircraft Carrier ‘Vikrant’ from Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) in Kochi on Thursday.

“Indian Navy has created maritime history today by taking delivery of the prestigious Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (AC) ‘Vikrant from her builder Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL), Kochi. Designed by the Indian Navy’s in-house Directorate of Naval Design (DND) and built by CSL, a Public Sector Shipyard under the Ministry of Shipping (MoS), the carrier is christened after her illustrious predecessor, India’s first Aircraft Carrier which played a vital role in the 1971 war. Coinciding with the celebrations to commemorate the 75th anniversary of India’s independence ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’, the reincarnation of Vikrant is a true testimony to the country’s zeal and fervour in pursuing capability build up towards enhanced maritime security,” stated the Indian Navy.

The 262-meter-long provider has a full displacement of near 45,000 tonnes which is way bigger and extra superior than her predecessor.

The ship is powered by 4 Gas Turbines totalling 88 MW energy and has a most pace of 28 Knots. Built at an total value of near Rs 20,000 crores, the mission has been progressed in three Phases of contract between MoD and CSL, concluded in May 2007, Dec 2014 and Oct 2019 respectively. The ship’s keel was laid in Feb 2009, adopted by launching in Aug 2013.

With an total indigenous content material of 76 per cent, IAC is an ideal instance of the nation’s quest for “Aatma Nirbhar Bharat” and offers a thrust to Government’s ‘Make in India’ initiative. With the supply of Vikrant, India has joined a choose group of countries having the area of interest functionality to indigenously design and construct an Aircraft Carrier.

Vikrant has been constructed with a excessive diploma of automation for equipment operation, ship navigation and survivability, and has been designed to accommodate an assortment of fixed-wing and rotary plane. The ship can be able to working an air wing consisting of 30 plane comprising of MIG-29K fighter jets, Kamov-31, MH-60R multi-role helicopters, along with indigenously manufactured Advanced Light Helicopters (ALH) and Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) (Navy). Using a novel aircraft-operation mode often known as STOBAR (Short Take-Off however Arrested Landing), the IAC is provided with a ski- soar for launching plane, and a set of ‘arrester wires’ for his or her restoration onboard.

The ship has a lot of indigenous tools and equipment, involving main industrial homes within the nation viz. BEL, BHEL, GRSE, Keltron, Kirloskar, Larsen & Toubro, Wartsila India and so on. in addition to over 100 MSMEs. The indigenisation efforts have additionally led to the event of ancillary industries, in addition to the era of employment alternatives and bolstering plough again impact on the financial system, each regionally in addition to pan-India.

A significant spin-off of that is the event and manufacturing of indigenous warship-grade metal for the ship via a partnership between the Navy, DRDO and Steel Authority of India (SAIL), which has enabled the nation to develop into self-sufficient with respect to warship metal. Today all of the warships being constructed within the nation are being manufactured utilizing indigenous metal, added the Navy.

Several design iterations, together with the usage of 3D Virtual Reality fashions and superior engineering software program, had been utilized by the Directorate of Naval Design in shaping the design of the provider. CSL had additionally upgraded their shipbuilding infrastructure in addition to enhanced productiveness expertise in the course of the constructing of the ship.

Delivery of Vikrant was marked by the signing of acceptance paperwork on behalf of the Indian Navy by the Commanding Officer Designate of Vikrant, representatives of Naval Headquarters and Warship Overseeing Team (Kochi) and by the Chairman and Managing Director on behalf of Cochin Shipyard Ltd., within the presence of Senior officers of Indian Navy and Cochin Shipyard.

Vikrant has been delivered to the Indian Navy by CSL following intensive consumer acceptance trials performed between Aug 2021 and Jul 2022, throughout which ship’s efficiency, together with hull, principal propulsion, PGD, auxiliary tools, aviation amenities, weapon & sensors in addition to sea maintaining & manoeuvring capabilities had been proved passable in accordance with trial protocols and system parameters.

The supply of Vikrant at present is the end result of an extended design, construct and trials section, throughout which each the Indian Navy and CSL needed to overcome a large number of unprecedented technical and logistic challenges together with the COVID-19 pandemic and altered geo-political situation.

The profitable supply of the indigenous provider, a serious milestone exercise and historic occasion, is testimony to the devoted efforts of enormous variety of stakeholders inside Indian Navy, shipyard, business, OEMs & MSMEs for over twenty years, claimed the Navy.

The Indigenous Aircraft Carrier would quickly be commissioned into the Indian Navy as Indian Naval Ship (INS) Vikrant which might bolster India’s place within the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) and its quest for a blue water Navy.