Aircraft carrier INS Vikrant delivered to Indian Navy
Highlights:
- The Indigenous aircraft carrier INS Vikrant was delivered to Indian Navy on July 28, 2022.
- It is India’s first indigenous aircraft carrier that has been built by Cochin Shipyard.
- Thus, the final countdown for commissioning has started.
- INS Vikrant is a 45,000-tonne warship, constructed at a cost of around Rs 20,000-crore.
- It is 262-meter long and 62-meter wide.
- It has an operational endurance of 7500 nautical miles, with cruising speed of 18 knots.
- The aircraft carrier is capable of carrying 30 fighters and helicopters.
- They are scheduled to be commissioned in August 2022.
- The carrier will be christened INS Vikrant, in the honour of India’s first aircraft carrier that was acquired in 1961 from United Kingdom.
- India’s first aircraft carrier had played a significant role in 1971 war and was decommissioned in 1997.
- INS Vikrant is powered thorough four gas turbines, with total power of 88 MW.
- It has an overall indigenous content of 76%.
- It will have a crew of 1,700, including women.
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