Latest Satellite Imagery Shows INS Vikrant (IAC-I) Making Steady Progress at Cochin Shipyard (CSL)

[HRK]

Yes it will, The Indian navy has already placed an order for its first six N-LCA's.

Navy places Rs 900-cr order for 6 Tejas LCA - Rediff.com India News

should I reply .... with off topic post ....

I don't wanna derail your thread enjoy your moments .....

 

[Chanakya's_Chant]

should I reply .... with off topic post ....

I don't wanna derail your thread enjoy your moments .....

You'r welcome to - I have had many moments to enjoy and thankfully forever will.

 

[Stephen Cohen]

will it have DSI capable fighters on board

DSI is banned in India

 

[Kinetic]

or a flat pitch for Virat Kohli to get his centuries?

Cricket pitches are enough for him. This is the ground of enemy slayers, thwy will create havoc in enemy land!

IAC-1 for sure change the scenario of naval warfare in Indian ocean.

 

[Chanakya's_Chant]

INS Vikrant launch on May 28
‘Structural work is over and internal compartments have all been welded in’​

India’s first indigenous aircraft carrier, INS Vikrant, will be undocked on completion of structural work at the Cochin Shipyard on May 28.

“All major equipment has gone into the vessel, which has now acquired the shape of an aircraft carrier, with a finished hull. Barring a bit of ongoing work on the super structure, structural work is all over and the internal compartments have all been welded in,” said a yard official.

Outfitting is steadily progressing at the moment, but a major part of it — including piping, electrical cabling, control system wiring — will be carried out after the vessel is launched, marking the culmination of the third stage of work in the second phase of carrier construction for which a contract was signed between Cochin Shipyard and the Navy in December last year.

The extended first phase of work on the carrier was completed in August 2013 when the carrier had its official launch, but there was a delay in the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) sanctioning money for the second phase, which as per a schedule prepared in 2010 should be over in 2016.

The CCS sanction for the first phase was Rs. 3,261 crore, while the allocation for the critical second phase is Rs. 2,840 crore. The equipment already fitted in will be set to work towards the end of the ongoing phase after which basin trials will commence in 2017 to be on time for delivery in end-2018. The aircraft carrier will displace over 40,000 tonnes at the time of its induction into the Navy.

Contract with Rosoboronexport
While some 14 contracts have been signed with the Russian Rosoboronexport for the carrier’s aviation complex, delivery of major aviation equipment has not begun yet.

The aviation complex is designed by the Nevskoye Design Bureau, as Vikrant will have a complement of Russian-origin MiG 29 K fighter planes operating from its flight deck alongside the indigenously developed Naval LCA (when it receives operational clearance).

Meanwhile, the yard is awaiting clearances from the Directorate of Naval Design (DND) to start installation of heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems.

“Ironically, obsolescence of equipment already delivered and stacked for sometime could pose a problem towards the end of the second phase when they are set to work,” said an official.

Equipment such as the massive gas turbines, for instance, would have outlived its guarantee period by the time the pre-delivery trials begin, he pointed out.

Source:- INS Vikrant launch on May 28 - The Hindu

 

[ptldM3]

Rather than having DSI capable aircraft, there should be DSI in the carrier itself.

You did not hear it from me but according to an "insider" the Vikrant will have DSI in the ski jump, the tower, and snack bar--god willing.

 

[PatriotLover]

You did not hear it from me but according to an "insider" the Vikrant will have DSI in the ski jump, the tower, and snack bar--god willing.

What is DSI?

 

[Neemo neemo]

What is DSI?

Blasphemy..

Die Kafir Die. Burn

@Abingdonboy @anant_s

 

[PatriotLover]

Blasphemy..

Die Kafir Die. Burn

Are you mad or what?

 

[illusion8]

What is DSI?

Pure alien tech that makes any fighter superior to all the rest.

 

[skynet]

What is DSI?

Diverterless supersonic inlet - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[Chanakya's_Chant]

Shipyard to Undock INS Vikrant Today​

KOCHI: The indigenous aircraft carrier (IAC) being built at the Cochin Shipyard for the Indian Navy will be undocked on Saturday, marking completion of the critical stage of phase-II of the constriction.

“Though it is a major step towards the the completion of a crucial phase of the prestigious project, no formal function has been organised in connection with the undocking of the vessel,” said Shipyard authorities.

“Undocking means that the work that needs to be carried out in the dry dock has been completed. All the underwater works have been completed, and the ship is ready to float out of the dry dock. The remaining work can be completed while the ship is floating,” they said.

When the first phase was completed in August 2013, the 37,500-tonne warship was launched by then Defence Minister A K Antony’s wife Elizabeth, and was named INS Vikrant. The warship is supposed to begin sea trials in 2017, and will be inducted into the Navy by 2018 end.

INS Vikrant is capable of carrying 36 fixed-wing aircraft, including Russian-made MiG-29K and the yet-to-be-inducted indigenous Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas, developed by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL).

Source:- Shipyard to Undock INS Vikrant Today -The New Indian Express

 

[Kinetic]

any pic?

 

[sudhir007]

any pic?

One month old pic

 

[cirr]

INS Vikrant launch on May 28
‘Structural work is over and internal compartments have all been welded in’​

India’s first indigenous aircraft carrier, INS Vikrant, will be undocked on completion of structural work at the Cochin Shipyard on May 28.

“All major equipment has gone into the vessel, which has now acquired the shape of an aircraft carrier, with a finished hull. Barring a bit of ongoing work on the super structure, structural work is all over and the internal compartments have all been welded in,” said a yard official.

Outfitting is steadily progressing at the moment, but a major part of it — including piping, electrical cabling, control system wiring — will be carried out after the vessel is launched, marking the culmination of the third stage of work in the second phase of carrier construction for which a contract was signed between Cochin Shipyard and the Navy in December last year.

The extended first phase of work on the carrier was completed in August 2013 when the carrier had its official launch, but there was a delay in the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) sanctioning money for the second phase, which as per a schedule prepared in 2010 should be over in 2016.

The CCS sanction for the first phase was Rs. 3,261 crore, while the allocation for the critical second phase is Rs. 2,840 crore. The equipment already fitted in will be set to work towards the end of the ongoing phase after which basin trials will commence in 2017 to be on time for delivery in end-2018. The aircraft carrier will displace over 40,000 tonnes at the time of its induction into the Navy.

Contract with Rosoboronexport
While some 14 contracts have been signed with the Russian Rosoboronexport for the carrier’s aviation complex, delivery of major aviation equipment has not begun yet.

The aviation complex is designed by the Nevskoye Design Bureau, as Vikrant will have a complement of Russian-origin MiG 29 K fighter planes operating from its flight deck alongside the indigenously developed Naval LCA (when it receives operational clearance).

Meanwhile, the yard is awaiting clearances from the Directorate of Naval Design (DND) to start installation of heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems.

“Ironically, obsolescence of equipment already delivered and stacked for sometime could pose a problem towards the end of the second phase when they are set to work,” said an official.

Equipment such as the massive gas turbines, for instance, would have outlived its guarantee period by the time the pre-delivery trials begin, he pointed out.

Source:- INS Vikrant launch on May 28 - The Hindu

How many times is India gonna launch this thing？

This is the 3rd time if my memory still functions.