Indigenous Aircraft Carrier Vikrant to be delivered to Navy by February 2021
The country's first Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC), Vikrant, is in advanced stage of construction and will be delivered to the Navy in 2021 for advanced trials, according to Vice Admiral A.K. Saxena, Controller of Warship Production and Acquisition in the Navy.
"Starting of gas turbines will take place in the third
"Starting of gas turbines will take place in the third quarter of this year. Basic trials will be conducted in February-March next and contractor sea trials after that. It will be delivered to the Navy in 2021,"
Indian aircraft carrier Vikrant to be delivered to navy in 2021: officer
NEW DELHI, July 8 (Xinhua) -- The Indian navy will get a new aircraft-carrier in early 2021, a senior Indian navy officer Vice Admiral A K Saxena said Monday. According to...
India's Indigenous Aircraft Carrier Ready to Assist Russia-Made Vikramaditya by 2021 - Navy
New Delhi (Sputnik): India's first domestically built aircraft carrier, the Vikrant, is expected to commence basin trials in 2020, Indian Navy's Vice Admiral A.K. Saxena...
Sputnik 2019-07-08
The commander of the Russian Navy says it's getting a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier — just not anytime soon
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The commander of the Russian Navy says it's getting a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier - just not anytime soon
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Indigenous Aircraft Carrier likely to go for basin trials next year
Vice Admiral A K Saxena, controller of Warship Production and Acquisition, said the gas turbines are expected to start in the third quarter of this year. ......
INS Viraat could go the Vikrant way
The plan to convert decommissioned aircraft carrier INS Viraat into a maritime museum seem to have run into a rough weather. If things go worse, Viraat may meet the same fate as Vikrant. The British-made INS Viraat is currently docked at the Mumbai harbour since its decommissioning on March 6, 2017. Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, and Goa - had initially evinced interest in the...
Deccan Herald
Govt\'s decision to scrap INS Viraat leads to heartburn among naval veterans
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Govt invites foreign partners to build submarines worth ₹45,000-cr
The Centre has asked global warship makers to submit proposals to build six conventional submarines in India to boost local shipyard capability and plug gaps in the navy's underwater warfare fleet. France's Naval Group SA, German Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems GmBH, Swedish Saab Kockums, Spanish Navantia SA and Russian Rosoboronexport OJSC were asked to show if they can transfer...
Navy mounts \'full court press\' to fix problems on aircraft carrier Ford
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Tribune News Service) — The Navy has dispatched a team of independent specialists to the aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford in an all-out effort to fix its troublesome weapons elevators. The team, drawn from government and the civilian world, arrived on the ship two weeks ago. The Ford is moored at Newport News Shipbuilding, where it has been undergoing...
Britain's most expensive aircraft carrier has sprung a leak
The "future flagship" of the British Royal Navy's fleet, has a leak so severe that it reached "neck-high" in some flooded parts of the ship, forcing a hasty return to its base in Portsmouth. The aircraft carrier was meant to be on five weeks of sea trials. "Following a minor issue with an internal system on HMS Queen Elizabeth, the ship's company were required to remove a small...
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