- Indigenous aircraft carrier ‘Vikrant’ is set to commission on September 2, 2022 in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
- The aircraft landing trials on INS Vikrant will begin in November and will be completed by mid-2023. The carrier should be fully operational by the end of 2023.
- It is also known as Indigenous Aircraft Carrier One (IAC-1). It is being constructed by Cochin Shipyard, Kerala for the Indian Navy. It has an overall indigenous content of 76%.
- This warship is 262 meters long, 62 meters wide and its height is 59 meters. Its construction started in 2009.
- INS Vikrant has over 2,200 coaches, designed for a crew of about 1,600 people, including special cabins to accommodate women officers.
- Vikrant has a cruising speed of 18 knots, a top speed of about 28 knots and an endurance of about 7,500 knots.
- This mechanism is very much similar to mechanism in the present carrier INS Vikramaditya.
- INS Vikrant is powered by 4 General Electric gas turbines.
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