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🇮🇳 INS Vikrant
Naval · Cochin Shipyard Limited (Hindistan) — Donanma Savaş Tasarım Bürosu tasarımı · 2022
India's first domestically built aircraft carrier; a ~45,000-ton STOBAR ski-jump carrier with conventional propulsion. It operates MiG-29K fighters and will be reinforced with Rafale M.
Specifications
- Type: Aircraft carrier (STOBAR, 14° ski-jump)
- Full-load displacement: ~45,000 t
- Length: 262.5 m
- Propulsion: 4× GE LM2500 gas turbines (COGAG), twin shaft, conventional
- Max speed: ~56 km/h (30 knot)
- Range: ~14,800 km (8,000 nmi)
- Air group: ~30-36 aircraft: MiG-29K, Ka-31, MH-60R, Rafale M (ordered)
- Builder: Cochin Shipyard Limited (India)
- Cost: ~$2.7B
Beats: Cavour (İtalya) — ~30.000 t hafif taşıyıcıya karşı Vikrant ~45.000 t ile daha büyük gövde ve daha geniş (~36 uçak) hava grubu, Shandong'a yakın gövde sınıfında daha modern entegre sistemler iddiası
Loses to: Charles de Gaulle (Fransa): nükleer tahrik + CATOBAR mancınık ile daha yüksek sortie ve AEW kabiliyeti, Queen Elizabeth (Birleşik Krallık): daha büyük deplasman ve geniş hava grubu kapasitesi
The STOBAR ski-jump needs no catapult but cannot carry fixed-wing AEW; the Rafale M's wingspan exceeds the elevator width, so integration may require modifications.
Related systems
Related systems (Naval): TCG Anadolu, TF-2000, Atmaca, AKYA, ORKA, MARLİN SİDA, Hisar Sınıfı ADKG, MİLGEM, Reis Sınıfı, ULAQ