Insta
Indigenous Aircraft Carrier INS Vikrant Likely To Go For Basin Trials Next Year; Delivery To Navy By 2021
Swarajya Staff
Jul 10, 2019, 04:38 PM | Updated 04:38 PM IST
Save & read from anywhere!
Bookmark stories for easy access on any device or the Swarajya app.
Work on the Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC)-1, INS Vikrant is moving as per schedule and it is likely to go for basin trials in February-March next year, reports Economic Times.
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.”
In a seminar organised by FICCI on 'Nation Building Through Shipbuilding' Admiral Saxena said, "IAC-1 is presently moving at a very, very brisk pace and the plans are to go in for basin trials sometime in February-March next year and sea Sea trials and ultimately culminate in to delivery of the ship sometime in early 2021.”
"While India has developed a national capability to design and build world-class warships and submarines, we need to design and build our strengths in merchant marine with vessels for inland waterways, coastal ships and specialised merchant ships in the long run," the vice admiral said.
Basin trial is an important phase before sea trials, with the ship machineries and equipment being tested in floating conditions.
Flight trials are to start immediately after the sea trials with the carrier’s STOBAR landing configuration. The fighters to be operated from its flight deck, however, have not been confirmed as of now. MiG-29K fighters and Rafale M (Naval variant) are being considered along with McDonnell Douglas FA-18 Super Hornet.
Save & read from anywhere!
Bookmark stories for easy access on any device or the Swarajya app.
Support Swarajya's 50 Ground Reports Project & Sponsor A Story
Every general election Swarajya does a 50 ground reports project.
Aimed only at serious readers and those who appreciate the nuances of political undercurrents, the project provides a sense of India's electoral landscape. As you know, these reports are produced after considerable investment of travel, time and effort on the ground.
This time too we've kicked off the project in style and have covered over 30 constituencies already. If you're someone who appreciates such work and have enjoyed our coverage please consider sponsoring a ground report for just Rs 2999 to Rs 19,999 - it goes a long way in helping us produce more quality reportage.
You can also back this project by becoming a subscriber for as little as Rs 999 - so do click on this links and choose a plan that suits you and back us.
Click below to contribute.