IAC-1 to be floated on August 12: Cochin Shipyard

[Kunal Biswas]

As the ship under construction, I can add possibilities >>

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Atlantic Ocean (Dec. 17, 2003) -- USS George Washington (CVN 73) Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance Department (AIMD) jet shop tests a General Electric (GE) F-404 engine for an F/A-18 Hornet. The Norfolk, Va.-based nuclear powered aircraft carrier is conducting Composite Training Unit Exercises (COMPTUEX) in preparation for an upcoming deployment. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Janice Kreischer. (RELEASED)

Atlantic Ocean (Feb. 4, 2007) - An engine from an F/A-18C Hornet is taken to full afterburner during a test by Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance Department's (AIMD) jet shop on the fantail of USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). Truman is currently underway conducting operations in the Atlantic Ocean. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kristopher Wilson (RELEASED)

Coral Sea (June 17, 2005) - Sailors assigned to the Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance Department (AIMD) jet shop lower a F/A-18 Hornet engine into its container aboard the conventionally-powered aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63). Kitty Hawk is currently operating off the coast of Australia's Queensland region as part of exercise Talisman Sabre 2005. Talisman Sabre is an exercise jointly sponsored by the U.S. Pacific Command and Australian Defense Force Joint Operations Command, and designed to train the U.S. 7th Fleet commander's staff and Australian Joint Operations staff as a designated Combined Task Force (CTF) headquarters. The exercise focuses on crisis action planning and execution of contingency response operations. U.S. Pacific Command units and Australian forces will conduct land, sea and air training throughout the training area. More than 11,000 U.S. and 6,000 Australian personnel will participate. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 1st Class Hana'lei Shimana (RELEASED)

Atlantic Ocean (Jan. 24, 2004) - Aviation Machinist's Mates assigned to Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance Department's jet shop aboard USS George Washington (CVN 73) receive data while testing a jet engine after repair. The Norfolk, Va.-based nuclear powered aircraft carrier is on a regularly scheduled deployment. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Joan Kretschmer. (RELEASED)

 

[Abhi9]

India's First Indigenous Aircraft Carrier Near Completion | idrw.org

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.

 

[SajeevJino]

India's First Indigenous Aircraft Carrier Near Completion | idrw.org


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

Only for the ship or That's include the Flying wings

 

[Kunal Biswas]

Just related to Ship, Its flying wing is a different subject..

Only for the ship or That's include the Flying wings

 

[AVERAGE INDIAN]

India's first homegrown aircraft carrier set for 'launch', will be operational by 2018

NEW DELHI: India's first indigenous aircraft carrier (IAC), being built at the Cochin Shipyard, will finally "be launched into water" next month. But don't be in a hurry to pop the bubbly. The already long-delayed 40,000-tonne warship will not become operational anytime before 2018.

The IAC — to be christened INS Vikrant after the country's first carrier acquired from the UK in 1961 and later retired in 1997 — will be "launched with a weight of 20,000-tonne" at a ceremony to be chaired by defence minister A K Antony in Kochi on August 12.

"The launch signifies the underwater work and fitting of machinery in the warship is over. Now, the superstructure, the upper decks and the out-fittings will be done,'' said an official.

"We hope the IAC will be ready for trials from 2016 onwards. The trials will take well over one year since this is the first time the country is building an aircraft carrier,'' he added.

The 260-metre-long IAC, with a crew of 160 officers and 1,400 sailors, is supposed to carry 12 MiG-29Ks, eight Tejas Light Combat Aircraft and 10 anti-submarine and reconnaissance helicopters on its 2.5-acre flight deck and hangars. Powered by four American LM2500 gas turbines, the IAC will have an endurance of around 7,500 nautical miles at a speed of 18 knots.

But the huge delays in both the IAC project as well as the 44,570-tonne INS Vikramaditya — or the Admiral Gorshkov carrier that just began its sea trials after a $2.33 billion refit in Russia — has derailed the Navy's long-standing aim to operate two full-fledged carrier battle groups (CBGs).

INS Vikramaditya will now be ready only by end-2013 instead of the original induction schedule of August, 2008. The IAC, in turn, was first sanctioned in 2003. But its keel was laid only in February 2009, with the ``launch'' date then being fixed for October, 2010. The huge time and cost overruns in the IAC project has also meant that the plan for a 65,000-tonne IAC-II remains merely on the drawing board at present.

Consequently, the Navy will be forced to operate its solitary and ageing carrier, the 28,000-tonne INS Viraat, till at least 2016. Currently undergoing yet another life-extension refit, the 54-year-old INS Viraat is left with just 11 Sea Harrier jump-jets to operate from its deck. The 45 MiG-29K naval fighters, being procured from Russia for over $2 billion, can operate only from Vikramaditya and IAC.

This when CBGs, capable of travelling 600 nautical miles a day with accompanying destroyers, frigates, submarines, tankers, fighters and other aircraft, are considered very effective at projecting offensive power as well as taking the battle to the enemy.

The US, incidentally, has as many as 11 CBGs - with each carrier being over 94,000-tonne and capable of carrying 80-90 fighters - prowling the high seas around the globe. China, too, is pursuing an active carrier building programme after inducting its first carrier, the 65,000-tonne Liaoning, last September.

India's first homegrown aircraft carrier set for 'launch', will be operational by 2018 - The Times of India

 

[natarajan]

why we are not starting vishal construction now

 

[Kunal Biswas]

Vishal work is already on, But First they have to make an visual model / preliminary sketch of the ship, then rest of the program will be a go..

why we are not starting vishal construction now

 

[Armand2REP]

why we are not starting vishal construction now

Why should they? Get the first one operational so you don't make the same mistakes twice.

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[Monolith]

Nimitz couldn't dream of 130 SH. 90 is a full compliment but they run at half strength, 48.

Where are you getting this crap from? 130 SH is the commonly known maximum density for a Nimitz class. They're almost never below 60 total aircraft.

 

[Armand2REP]

Where are you getting this crap from? 130 SH is the commonly known maximum density for a Nimitz class. They're almost never below 60 total aircraft.

We are talking about Hornets, not total aircraft. The typical compliment is 48. At its maximum it can field 90. It must still maintain slots for all its support aircraft.

 

[lookieloo]

Where are you getting this crap from? 130 SH is the commonly known maximum density for a Nimitz class. They're almost never below 60 total aircraft.

Yeah, the SH is largely its own support aircraft these days, having taken over the tanking and EW roles on ship. Even with a complement of C-2s, E-2s, and SH-60s, we're still looking at over 100 SHs total if we really wanted to pack them on.

 

[Simple_Guy]

India will be operating two new aircraft carriers within the next five years

The launch would mean that the ship would be out of dry dock after completion of work related to fitting all underwater equipment like engines, gear box, shafting and diesel alternators.

The Cochin shipyard was specially prepared for construction of big ships. Goliath cranes were provided at the shipyard to pick up large blocks for modular construction.

Despite the delays, the construction of an indigenous carrier is a major boost to country's ship-building capabilities. At the moment, 46 of 47 new naval warships are being built in domestic shipyards. Stealth frigate INS Trikand, which was commissioned in Russia, was the last ship ordered from abroad. Now only the delivery of INS Vikramaditya is awaited.

 

[natarajan]

two new carrier mean another one will be constructed in 5 years or it means vikramaditya

 

[nirranj]

Can the MIG 29K refuel in Mid air... Can they do Buddy refueling... If this iis possible I think we can pack even more aircrafts to the Ships War time Air wing.

"Say in a hypothetical situation, where the carrier is operating in the south China sea, We can have MID air refueling tankers from Andaman which can keep the aircraft in air without the need for returning to the ship for refueling. In this condition we can also operate some more aircraft (MIG 29K) from the land based bases in Andaman. this land based aircraft can still land on the carrier for rearmament and refueling. So now we can operate around 24-30 MIG 29K in a battle zone within the operational limits of the MARS."

Is this possible?? Experts please advice...

 

[Decklander]

Can the MIG 29K refuel in Mid air... Can they do Buddy refueling... If this iis possible I think we can pack even more aircrafts to the Ships War time Air wing.

"Say in a hypothetical situation, where the carrier is operating in the south China sea, We can have MID air refueling tankers from Andaman which can keep the aircraft in air without the need for returning to the ship for refueling. In this condition we can also operate some more aircraft (MIG 29K) from the land based bases in Andaman. this land based aircraft can still land on the carrier for rearmament and refueling. So now we can operate around 24-30 MIG 29K in a battle zone within the operational limits of the MARS."

Is this possible?? Experts please advice...

Mig-29K can do buddy refueling. It does not need tankers.

 

[arnabmit]

Means INS Vikramaditya (First New) this year and INS VIkrant (IAC1, Second New) within the next 5 years.

Year. > 2013-----2014-----2015-----2016-----2017-----2018-----2019-----2020-----2021-----2022-----2023-----2024
CBG1> Virat------Virat-----Virat-----Virat------Virat-----IAC1-----IAC1------IAC1-----IAC1-----IAC1-----IAC1-----IAC1
CBG2> Viky------Viky------Viky------Viky------Viky------Viky------Viky------Viky------Viky------Viky------Viky------Viky
CBG3> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------IAC2

two new carrier mean another one will be constructed in 5 years or it means vikramaditya

 

[nirranj]

Mig-29K can do buddy refueling. It does not need tankers.

Is the deployment mentioned by possible?? with Mig 29 (or possibly Bigger Fighters capable of carrier operation) from Bases in Andaman islands operating into South China sea (refueling and rearming on a carrier) and returning to base (assisted by MARS) after achieving the objective...

 

[Decklander]

Is the deployment mentioned by possible?? with Mig 29 (or possibly Bigger Fighters capable of carrier operation) from Bases in Andaman islands operating into South China sea (refueling and rearming on a carrier) and returning to base (assisted by MARS) after achieving the objective...

If you have fuel in tanks, anything is possible but Vikramaditiya deck is limited to MIG-29 class of aircraft so Su is out of question for deck ops in IN.

 

[nirranj]

If you have fuel in tanks, anything is possible but Vikramaditiya deck is limited to MIG-29 class of aircraft so Su is out of question for deck ops in IN.

Kunal SIr in one of his posts mentioned that the SU33 can land, refuel, rearm and take off of Vikramaditya...

Not just land, But can also takeoff so does refuel and rearm, the only thing it cannot do is get into the hangers..