INS Vikrant Aircraft Carrier (IAC)

[Manish Khan]

we are now so glad to see that Vikrant is the main power of our navy ,however ,the indigenous carrier production ability need be improved further,only the independent production can make a great contribution to our military production,thus ,we can have initiative in The India Ocean in future.

 

[Prashant12]

Defence Secretary Reviews Indigenous Aircraft Carrier Project at Kochi

The Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC) Project was reviewed by Shri Sanjay Mitra, IAS, the Defence Secretary at Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) on 19 Jul 18. He was accompanied by Vice Admiral Ajit Kumar, AVSM, VSM, Vice Chief of the Naval Staff, Vice Admiral D M Deshpande, AVSM, VSM, Controller Warship Production & Acquisition, ShriSatinder Pal Singh, IPS, Joint Secretary (Shipping) and other senior officers from the Indian Navy.The Defence Secretary had arrived Kochi on 18 Jul 18.

During the onboard visit, the Defence Secretary was given a first-hand briefing on the progress of IAC construction by Commodore Cyril Thomas, the Warship Production Superintendent. ShriMadhu S Nair, CMD,CSL, highlighted the shipyard’s focus on outfitting and trial activities as the project enters its final phase, and re-iterated the CSL’s commitment to meet the timelines for delivery of the ship.

The ship was launched in Aug 2013 and presently, the main propulsion plant, power generation equipment, deck machinery and auxiliary equipment have been installed and integrated on board. Outfitting of various aviation equipment, navigation and communication equipment, weapons and sensors are progressing. In-house trials of ship’s systems by the Carrier Acceptance & Trials Team have already commenced and the sea trials are expected to commence by early 2020.

http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx

 

[WolfPack86]

I hope CSL deliver INS Vikrant in 2019 before schedule.

 

[G10]

I will be happy if CSL delivers vikrant before it starts crumbling of rust. More than a decade and we are still working on it.

 

[lcafanboy]

I will be happy if CSL delivers vikrant before it starts crumbling of rust. More than a decade and we are still working on it.

I hope CSL deliver INS Vikrant in 2019 before schedule.

Vikrant work started in 2005 with steel cutting and block assembling and keel laid in 2009 and still not delivered. Shame on reservation quota chaaps and their mentality...... idiots of highest order. Compare it with chinese who have delivered their first carrier within just 7 years....

And yes steel has shelf life so it will impact on life of carrier and it will start rusting and eventually we would have to change hull plates or replace the carrier earlier than planned due to rust...

 

[abingdonboy]

Vikrant work started in 2005 with steel cutting and block assembling and keel laid in 2009 and still not delivered. Shame on reservation quota chaaps and their mentality...... idiots of highest order. Compare it with chinese who have delivered their first carrier within just 7 years....

And yes steel has shelf life so it will impact on life of carrier and it will start rusting and eventually we would have to change hull plates or replace the carrier earlier than planned due to rust...

11 years from keel laying to sea trails is far too long agreed but it’s also the first of its class (time delays always happen as a result) and there was a MAJOR setback when the ship’s gearboxes were written off early into production.

Any future IAC-1 class will be built in 60% of the time if not less BUT sadly Rhea aren’t clever enough to appreciate this so will probably see a ten year delay in completing IAC-1 and commencing work on IAC-2 so none of the expertise built up for IAC-1 will be leveraged

 

[arya]

Any update ?? no news is coming ...............

 

[Jackd]

Does Ins Vikrant have any of those jet blast deflectors? Are they required?

 

[Chinmoy]

Does Ins Vikrant have any of those jet blast deflectors? Are they required?

INS Vikrant doesn't have one as it adds up to the complexity level.

 

[abingdonboy]

INS Vikrant doesn't have one as it adds up to the complexity level.

Complexity level? They are just deck mounted hydraulically operates screens, far less complex than even an elevator.

I couldn’t tell you why they aren’t featured, seems like a huge design oversight IMHO, surely means fighters can’t be “stacked”

 

[Chinmoy]

Complexity level? They are just deck mounted hydraulically operates screens, far less complex than even an elevator.

I couldn’t tell you why they aren’t featured, seems like a huge design oversight IMHO, surely means fighters can’t be “stacked”

Blast deflectors are used to deflect the hot engine blast so that technicians could get another jet ready by the time first jet leaves the deck.

But the hot blast makes the surface practically unusable for sometime to bring up another jet. So the carriers does have a intricate web of pipes running through it which pumps sea water to cool off the surface. But this system is prone to frequent break down and maintenance intensive. So another method is to use ceramic tiles on top of these blast deflectors which makes it easier to maintain. But these ceramic tiles needs to be replace regularly which means you need to keep a ready stock of these tiles on board. Moreover a dedicated team of crew to regularly maintain it is even more undesirable for IN right now.

 

[Jackd]

Will we see a mix of new fighters and mig 29k on Ins Vikrant or will we continue with migs?

 

[Chinmoy]

Will we see a mix of new fighters and mig 29k on Ins Vikrant or will we continue with migs?

We would continue with Mig only as of now. Changing on board planes means training pilots accordingly. Basics may be same, but operating a fighter from deck is different from operating it on land. It would require intensive training and practice. So even if we go on and order F18 or NLCA for that as of today, the induction and few years after that would only see Mig-29 on board.

 

[Narasimh]

Is Brahmos going to be part of Vikrant's armament? Also Is it possible to integrate the Migs with Brahmos and launch from Vikrant?

 

[lcafanboy]

Is Brahmos going to be part of Vikrant's armament? Also Is it possible to integrate the Migs with Brahmos and launch from Vikrant?

Brahmos NG will be integration with MIG29k and will carry 3 of these but ins vikrant itself won't be having any brahmos vls. Although ins vikrant won't be sailing alone but in a carrier group where other ships will be carrying brahmos vls.

 

[Advaidhya Tiwari]

Brahmos NG will be integration with MIG29k and will carry 3 of these but ins vikrant itself won't be having any brahmos vls. Although ins vikrant won't be sailing alone but in a carrier group where other ships will be carrying brahmos vls.

All ships will have some kind of offensive and defensive measures. Vikrant may not use these as the other battle group ships will cover but nevertheless, it is imperative that such a big, expensive and crown jewel weapon has some sort of defences and offensive weapons in case of exigency

 

[Narasimh]

Brahmos NG will be integration with MIG29k and will carry 3 of these but ins vikrant itself won't be having any brahmos vls. Although ins vikrant won't be sailing alone but in a carrier group where other ships will be carrying brahmos vls.

Also want to about sub protection.. I know the Seakings or other Helis will be there with sonar buoys but is there any towed sonars going to be deployed on Vikrant or that is also going to be with battle group subs and ships?

 

[Advaidhya Tiwari]

Also want to about sub protection.. I know the Seakings or other Helis will be there with sonar buoys but is there any towed sonars going to be deployed on Vikrant or that is also going to be with battle group subs and ships?

Towed array sonar is not used by ships like Vikrant. Towed array sonar is very big in size and creates a lot of drag. If VIkrant comes under fire, it has to run fast which will be hindered by the towed array sonar. Vikrant has only hull mounted sonar, not towed array sonar

 

[Filtercoffee]

The following pictures are of the Cochin Ship Yard Ltd. dated - 29.10.2018 focused on the INS Vikrant build.

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[Aaj ka hero]

Brahmos NG will be integration with MIG29k and will carry 3 of these but ins vikrant itself won't be having any brahmos vls. Although ins vikrant won't be sailing alone but in a carrier group where other ships will be carrying brahmos vls.

I have doubt on the carrying capacity of mig-29k
I read somewhere that su-30mki will carry three brahmos-ng and is capable of carrying only one heavy Brahmos as we see in videos as of now.
All other aircrafts like mig-29,mirrage, rafale will carry one brahmos-ng.