Aircraft carriers of India!
India currently owns 4 aircraft carriers out of which
2 are in service.
INS Vikrant R11 : Purchased from the United Kingdom in 1957, upon completion in 1961 it was commissioned as the first aircraft carrier of the Indian Navy. After a distinguished service, she was decommissioned in January 1997. She was laid down in 1943 and launched in 1945. Her name before being sold to India was HMS Hercules.
Displacement : 15700 tons standard. 19,500 tons full load.
Aircraft : It could carry approximately 20 aircraft -
a combination of helicopters and fixed wing aircraft
such as :
Westland Sea King
HAL Chetak
Sea Harrier
Breguet Alizé Br.1050
& Hawker Sea Hawk.
INS Viraat : Purchased from the United Kingdom in
1987, upon completion in 1959 she was
commissioned as the Royal Navy's HMS Hermes
and was transferred to India in 1987. She has
under gone many refits and is still in service. She
was launched in 1953.
Displacement : 23,900 tons standard. 28,700 tons
full load.
Aircraft : It is a STOVL type aircraft carrier and can
carry 30 aircraft - a combination of helicopters and
fixed wing aircraft such as :
Westland Sea King.
Sea Harrier.
HAL Dhruv.
HAL Chetak.
INS Vikramaditya : Purchased by India in 2004, the
ship completed her sea trials in July 2013 and her
aviation trials in September 2013. She was formally
commissioned into the Indian Navy on 16
November 2013 at a ceremony held at
Severodvinsk, Russia. Before being commissioned,
the ship underwent a major refit and modifications.
These upgrade plans involve stripping all the
weaponry and missile launcher tubes from the
ship's foredeck to make way for a STOBAR
configuration. This converted the Gorshkov from a
hybrid carrier/cruiser to a pure carrier. She was
originally commissioned in 1987 but was
decommissioned in 1996 as she was too expensive
to operate by Russia in a post Cold War budget.
Her previous named were Baku and Admiral
Gorshkov. Before being decommisioned in 1996 she
was used as a helicopter carrier which probably
was also used as STOVL carrier for Russia's VTOL
aircraft.
Displacement : 45400 tons loaded.
Aircraft : it is a STOBAR type of aircraft carrier and
can carry a total of 34 aircraft - a combination of
helicopters and fixed wing aircraft such as :
MiG-29K.
Kamov Ka-28.
Kamov ka-31.
HAL Dhruv.
INS Vikrant 2/IAC-1 : India's first indigenous
aircraft carrier. Laid down in 2009, she was
launched on 12th August 2013 and is expected to
be commissioned in 2017-2018. She is part of the
Vikrant-class aircraft carriers. When commissioned,
she will serve as the 4th aircraft carrier of India.
Displacement : When the aircraft carrier was
launched, it weighed 37500 tons. When completed,
the aircraft carrier will weigh 40000 to 45000 tons.
Aircraft : It is a STOBAR type aircraft carrier and
may carry up to 40 aircraft - a combination of
helicopters and fixed wing aircraft such as :
MiG-29K.
HAL Tejas MK2 Naval variant.
HAL Dhruv.
Kamov Ka-31/Westland Sea King.
And possibly future aircraft of Indian Navy Air Arm.
Planned/proposed aircraft carriers of the past and
present of Indian navy.
INS Vikram (R-13) : Laid down as HMS Leviathan
(R97) of the Royal Navy on 18 October 1943 and
launched on 7 June 1945, the ship was never
completed. Laid down for future use, she would
have been bought by India had some budgetary
problems not come in the way. She was scrapped
incomplete in 1968. If completed, she would have
looked like the INS Vikrant (R11).
INS Vishal/IAC-2 : It is planned aircraft carrier
which will be part of the same class as INS Vikrant
2. Design stage for INS Vishal (IAC-II) has begun,
which is being undertaken by the navy’s 'Naval
Design Bureau'. The navy has decided not to seek
outside help in preparing the design concept and
implementation plans. The navy might later seek
help from the Russian Design Bureau in order to
integrate the Russian aircraft onto Vishal.
Displacement : It is planned to weigh in at 65000
tons loaded.
Aircraft : It is to be a CATOBAR type aircraft carrier
and may carry more than 40 aircraft. Naval
versions of Tejas, Sukhoi/HAL FGFA, Advanced
Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) and the Rafale M
fighter jets are likely to operate from the aircraft
carrier, helicopters as well will be operated from the
carrier. EMALS may be used for it's catapult.
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Key :
STOVL : Short Take Off Vertical Landing.
STOBAR : Short Take Off But Arrested Landing.
CATOBAR : CAtapult Take Off But Arrested landing.
IAC : Indigenous Aircraft Carrier.
EMALS : Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System.
India currently owns 4 aircraft carriers out of which
2 are in service.
INS Vikrant R11 : Purchased from the United Kingdom in 1957, upon completion in 1961 it was commissioned as the first aircraft carrier of the Indian Navy. After a distinguished service, she was decommissioned in January 1997. She was laid down in 1943 and launched in 1945. Her name before being sold to India was HMS Hercules.
Displacement : 15700 tons standard. 19,500 tons full load.
Aircraft : It could carry approximately 20 aircraft -
a combination of helicopters and fixed wing aircraft
such as :
Westland Sea King
HAL Chetak
Sea Harrier
Breguet Alizé Br.1050
& Hawker Sea Hawk.
INS Viraat : Purchased from the United Kingdom in
1987, upon completion in 1959 she was
commissioned as the Royal Navy's HMS Hermes
and was transferred to India in 1987. She has
under gone many refits and is still in service. She
was launched in 1953.
Displacement : 23,900 tons standard. 28,700 tons
full load.
Aircraft : It is a STOVL type aircraft carrier and can
carry 30 aircraft - a combination of helicopters and
fixed wing aircraft such as :
Westland Sea King.
Sea Harrier.
HAL Dhruv.
HAL Chetak.
INS Vikramaditya : Purchased by India in 2004, the
ship completed her sea trials in July 2013 and her
aviation trials in September 2013. She was formally
commissioned into the Indian Navy on 16
November 2013 at a ceremony held at
Severodvinsk, Russia. Before being commissioned,
the ship underwent a major refit and modifications.
These upgrade plans involve stripping all the
weaponry and missile launcher tubes from the
ship's foredeck to make way for a STOBAR
configuration. This converted the Gorshkov from a
hybrid carrier/cruiser to a pure carrier. She was
originally commissioned in 1987 but was
decommissioned in 1996 as she was too expensive
to operate by Russia in a post Cold War budget.
Her previous named were Baku and Admiral
Gorshkov. Before being decommisioned in 1996 she
was used as a helicopter carrier which probably
was also used as STOVL carrier for Russia's VTOL
aircraft.
Displacement : 45400 tons loaded.
Aircraft : it is a STOBAR type of aircraft carrier and
can carry a total of 34 aircraft - a combination of
helicopters and fixed wing aircraft such as :
MiG-29K.
Kamov Ka-28.
Kamov ka-31.
HAL Dhruv.
INS Vikrant 2/IAC-1 : India's first indigenous
aircraft carrier. Laid down in 2009, she was
launched on 12th August 2013 and is expected to
be commissioned in 2017-2018. She is part of the
Vikrant-class aircraft carriers. When commissioned,
she will serve as the 4th aircraft carrier of India.
Displacement : When the aircraft carrier was
launched, it weighed 37500 tons. When completed,
the aircraft carrier will weigh 40000 to 45000 tons.
Aircraft : It is a STOBAR type aircraft carrier and
may carry up to 40 aircraft - a combination of
helicopters and fixed wing aircraft such as :
MiG-29K.
HAL Tejas MK2 Naval variant.
HAL Dhruv.
Kamov Ka-31/Westland Sea King.
And possibly future aircraft of Indian Navy Air Arm.
Planned/proposed aircraft carriers of the past and
present of Indian navy.
INS Vikram (R-13) : Laid down as HMS Leviathan
(R97) of the Royal Navy on 18 October 1943 and
launched on 7 June 1945, the ship was never
completed. Laid down for future use, she would
have been bought by India had some budgetary
problems not come in the way. She was scrapped
incomplete in 1968. If completed, she would have
looked like the INS Vikrant (R11).
INS Vishal/IAC-2 : It is planned aircraft carrier
which will be part of the same class as INS Vikrant
2. Design stage for INS Vishal (IAC-II) has begun,
which is being undertaken by the navy’s 'Naval
Design Bureau'. The navy has decided not to seek
outside help in preparing the design concept and
implementation plans. The navy might later seek
help from the Russian Design Bureau in order to
integrate the Russian aircraft onto Vishal.
Displacement : It is planned to weigh in at 65000
tons loaded.
Aircraft : It is to be a CATOBAR type aircraft carrier
and may carry more than 40 aircraft. Naval
versions of Tejas, Sukhoi/HAL FGFA, Advanced
Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) and the Rafale M
fighter jets are likely to operate from the aircraft
carrier, helicopters as well will be operated from the
carrier. EMALS may be used for it's catapult.
---------------------------------------------
----------------------
Key :
STOVL : Short Take Off Vertical Landing.
STOBAR : Short Take Off But Arrested Landing.
CATOBAR : CAtapult Take Off But Arrested landing.
IAC : Indigenous Aircraft Carrier.
EMALS : Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System.
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