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While INS Vikrant will be delivered late, India starts design work on much larger, 65,000 tons, carrier
While INS Vikrant will be delivered late, India starts design work on much larger CV
Indian Navy Chief Admiral Nirmal Verma announced the nation's first indigenous aircraft carrier (IAC) INS Vikrant will not be ready until 2017, three years later than the planned schedule. However The New Indian Express daily reports that design work on the much larger aircraft carrier INS Vishal has already started.
"There were problems in manufacturing the gear box, which involves complex technology. The truck bringing generators overturned near Pune last year, further delaying the schedule," Indian Navy Chief Admiral Nirmal Verma explained.
While INS Vikrant will be delivered late, India starts design work on much larger, 65,000 tons, carrier