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INDIAN NAVY PUTS ON HOLD PLANS TO BUILD IAC-2, BUT IS CONSIDERING REPEAT ORDER OF INS VIKRANT New Delhi: The Indian Navy has put on hold its plans to design and build a larger indigenous aircraft carrier (IAC), known as IAC-2, and is looking at the possibility of a repeat order of the recently...

INDIA'S 1ST INDIGENOUS AIRCRAFT CARRIER 'VIKRANT' TO BE COMMISSIONED ON SEPTEMBER 2: REPORT Kochi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will commission the country's first indigenously-built aircraft carrier (IAC) Vikrant on September 2, official sources said. The Prime Minister will officially induct...

Indian Navy tries out Rafale for carrier operations The Indian Navy is beginning practical tests of foreign aircraft as it seeks a new carrier-borne fighter. First up is the Rafale. The Indian Navy (IN) is scheduled to begin flight trials of Dassault’s Rafale Maritime (M) fighter from 6 January...

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India’s New Aircraft Carrier INS Vikrant Starts Sea Trials Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC) ‘Vikrant’ designed by Indian Navy’s Directorate of Naval Design(DND) is being built at Cochin Shipyard Limited(CSL), a Public Sector Shipyard under Ministry of Shipping(MoS). IAC is a leading example of...

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Defence Min Rajnath Singh to Visit CSL on June 25 to Review Progress of Indigenous Aircraft Carrier Kochi, Jun 22 (PTI) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will visit the Cochin Shipyard Limited on June 25 to review the progress of the Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC) being built there, official...

Basin trials of Indigenous Aircraft Carrier completed successfully in Kochi KOCHI: The basin trials of an Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC) were successfully completed at Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) on Monday. Basin trials are primarily aimed at proving the main propulsion plant of the carrier...

Sea Trials of India's First Indigenous Aircraft Carrier Vikrant Set To Begin In Jan 2021 The Indian Navy is set to begin sea trials of its new aircraft carrier named after the erstwhile INS Vikrant which was decommissioned in January 1997. The new INS Vikrant which is yet to be commissioned...

‘Aircraft Carrier Trials To Begin Soon’ Despite pandemic, Cochin Shipyard has returned to 75% capacity: CMD October marks a watershed month for Cochin Shipyard Ltd. (CSL), a Mini Ratna PSU, as India’s maiden indigenous aircraft carrier (IAC-I) being built by the company is starting basin...

INS Vikrant to begin sea trials in December India’s first Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IA C) – INS Vikrant might begin its sea trials in Karwar waters, which is scheduled to begin in December. India’s first indigenously built aircraft carrier is finally entering into the pre-induction stage. It...

India’s first indigenous aircraft carrier INS Vikrant begins trial, know what is special India’s first indigenous aircraft carrier INS Vikrant is expected to hit the sea soon. According to Navy sources, the INS Vikrant’s harbor trials have been completed and the basin trials are likely to begin...

Another recent photo of the IAC-1 Vikrant. The elevators and the radar are clearly visible here.

One more recent photo of the IAC-1 from Cochin. The mid section of the island seems to hold a new search radar (Likely, Selex RAN-40L). Work on other radar mounts, EW and communications equipment in ongoing.

Recent photos show IAC-1 Vikrant moving out of its berth in Cochin Shipyard and later returning back to its berth. The ship appears to be moving on its own engine power. This could indicate the beginning of basin trials. Work on radar mounts is ongoing. Pic credit to owner.

Delivery date of Indian Navy Aircraft Carrier INS Vikrant once again delayed Sea trials of India’s indigenous aircraft carrier INS Vikrant have been delayed again. Senior naval sources say the Covid-19 pandemic has set back the start of trials by at least six months – perhaps more if the...

Combat Management System (CMS) for India’s 1st indigenous aircraft carrier (New Vikrant-class) handed over to the @IndianNavy.

#BREAKING Indigenous carrier INS Vikrant likely to be based in Visakhapatnam India’s first indigenous aircraft carrier, INS Vikrant, currently being built at the Cochin Shipyard Limited, is likely to be based at Visakhapatnam, the headquarters of the Eastern Naval Command to add to its...

Nice shot of IAC1 in the @IndianNavy’s teaser film for #NavyDay2018. (@zone5aviation or @arunp2810 could tell us if this looks recent.)

On ski-jump of indigenous aircraft carrier, IAC-1with Warship Overseer Cmde Cyril. Inspiring to see giant vessel of great complexity, taking shape; with Indian ingenuity defying all odds. Like Arihant, Navy shows the way, yet again; how to "Make in India". Sea trials by 2020?