INS Vikrant Aircraft Carrier (IAC)

[Vamsi]

 

[Okabe Rintarou]

IAC-1/Vikrant
42,800T
262.5m long, 61.6m wide, 61.6m high
Flight deck area - 12,500m²
Crew - 1600
Speed - 28 knots
Range - 7,500nm at 18 knots
Aircraft capacity - over 30
Propulsion - 88MW
Electric - 24MW
10+5 deck
2,300 compartments
32 MR-SAM
AK-630 as CIWS
2× 10*14 aircraft elevator (30T capacity)
2× weapon elevator (2T capacity)
145m & 203m take off position
191m long landing runway

Indigenous CMS (Tata), EW Suite (BEL), Ship's data network (BEL), power distribution system (L&T), Integrated platform management system (BHEL).

Just noticed, is it 32 Barak-8 or 64 Barak-8?

 

[DocK]

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If anyone wants to have an idea of which jet will win mrcbf contest, just see this picture. The entrance to the hanger is even smaller than the lift itself. Enough to pass foldable wing MiG 29k and F-18s( i am not sure of length of F-18). Regarding Rafale we have to see how much of the 'wingtip' or wing of Rafale needs to be removed each time one has to get in and out of hanger

Really amateur question.

Why would someone want to sit on an active flight deck and keep attaching and removing wing tips? Who will be responsible if the tips were fitted too loose or too tight?

 

[Bhaubai]

Indian Navy press conference about vikrant. Explain about almost all major indigenous system developed for vikrant.
Also VCNS clearly said that imported fighter jets are for the interim requirements and they are involved with drdo and ADA for tedbf.

 

[jai jaganath]

Just noticed, is it 32 Barak-8 or 64 Barak-8?

I read somewhere 32 barak-8 will be present
Never heard of 64

 

[Marliii]

India defensive country vroo....India doesn't need Aircraft carriers vro ..

Is it me or anyone who has relied on submarines as their crore strategy tend to lose in wars .Germans in WW1 and WW2,Soviets ,napkais in 1971

 

[Okabe Rintarou]

I read somewhere 32 barak-8 will be present
Never heard of 64

Somebody needs to correct Wikipedia. This entire time I was expecting Vikrant to carry 64 Barak-8. I thought that even with less VLS on our destroyers, the carrier battlegroup would have enough sams.

 

[surya kiran]

It’s not even about money so much as neither option really works.

it’s highly unlikely both IN carriers will be put to sea simultaneously (other than for some PR and high level exercises). They’ll just flog the ~40 odd MIG-29K to death (sadly this is quite literal). The 2020s and 2030s are going to be a very rough time for Indian carrier history, there will be a lot of tragedy and shortcomings but IN only has themselves to blame for this

Its more to do with the 2 views in the IN. One is of the opinion, that, carriers need to be given priority. Second, believes sub surface fleet has to be given priority. The IN wants both. Question they need to answer is, which first.

Which is why both are technically stuck. Rest is just joomla of giving reasons of why there is no progress.

 

[Vamsi]

 

[Adm Kenobi]

Just noticed, is it 32 Barak-8 or 64 Barak-8?

32, as is already pointed out.
Some pics-

It was always going to be 32, but we deluded ourselves into believing that it will be 64 for some reason.

 

[Okabe Rintarou]

32, as is already pointed out.
Some pics-

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It was always going to be 32, but we deluded ourselves into believing that it will be 64 for some reason.

At this point I am even doubting if the four Oto Merla 76mm would be present because they are also not metioned in the Navy's presentation.

 

[NutCracker]

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If anyone wants to have an idea of which jet will win mrcbf contest, just see this picture. The entrance to the hanger is even smaller than the lift itself. Enough to pass foldable wing MiG 29k and F-18s( i am not sure of length of F-18). Regarding Rafale we have to see how much of the 'wingtip' or wing of Rafale needs to be removed each time one has to get in and out of hanger

Even F-18's 9.8m folded looks TIGHT fit...

Insane headache in the name of IAC-1 is developed by short-sighted clowns.

 

[Super Flanker]

If this "Data" about the Lift size of INS Vikrant is accurate then the F/A-18 will fit on the lift more comfortably than the Rafale-M as F/A-18 is having a folded wingspan of 9.32 m which is enough to fit on Vikrants lift. Another advantage for F/A-18 in IN's MRCBF tender for in my opinion.

 

[Super Flanker]

Even F-18's 9.8m folded looks TIGHT fit...

Insane headache in the name of IAC-1 is developed by short-sighted clowns.

Correction : F-18's folded wingspan is actually 9.32 m and not 9.8m.

 

[Suryavanshi]

IN will be a 2 carrier force at least until the mid 2040s

Being too liberal with the timeline buddy.
We might see another carrier being flagged after 2024 elections. Either that or a Nuclear propelled one in 2030.

 

[Dharmic_Crusader]

Ops Room i.e Combat Information Centre of INS Vikrant

am I seeing shit or does it say Windows XP on the screen?

 

[Super Flanker]

am I seeing shit or does it say Windows XP on the screen?

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Yes it says "Windows XP" on the screen.

Spoiler

 

[abingdonboy]

Being too liberal with the timeline buddy.
We might see another carrier being flagged after 2024 elections. Either that or a Nuclear propelled one in 2030.

Nope. IN hasn’t even completed the design of IAC-2 or even gotten to the fundamentals of what they want- nuclear powered? EMALS?

So at least another 5 years of debating. 2-3 years for CCS sanction after that.Optimistically keel is laid in ~2030, 10+ year build period and you’re into the 2040s. Within a couple of years of IAC-2 being around Vikky will have to be retired (she might not even make it to 2040 if things keep going as they are)

the earliest India will have 3 carriers (with one of them not being Vikky) isn’t until mid-2040s maybe 2050s if they insist on IAC-2 being another single ship class.

 

[abingdonboy]

If this "Data" about the Lift size of INS Vikrant is accurate then the F/A-18 will fit on the lift more comfortably than the Rafale-M as F/A-18 is having a folded wingspan of 9.32 m which is enough to fit on Vikrants lift. Another advantage for F/A-18 in IN's MRCBF tender for in my opinion.

It’s over. F-18 isn’t happening despite all the Boeing talking points thrown out there

 

[Suryavanshi]

am I seeing shit or does it say Windows XP on the screen?

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A few years ago ATM all across India were running Widnows XP.

India tells its banks to get Windows XP off ATMs – in 2019!