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Pipavav Shipyard Limited (PSL) a prominent private-sector shipyard in India, located in
Pipavav, in southern Gujarat coast and also one of the largest Shipyards in India spread
over almost 500 acres, with massive dry docks of over 680 meters length and 62 meters
might be birth place for Indias next Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC II).
If Sources are to be believed Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) which is constructing
Vikrant class carriers (IAC I) which is a Conventional-powered STOBAR carrier with
displacement of 40,000 tons ,can only build aircraft carriers with displacement up to
40,000 tons only due to its limited size of the dry docks .
While IAC-II which is still on the drawing board will have higher displacement of 65,000
tons and will utilize steam catapults,
which will also be able to accommodate more aircrafts
and larger aircrafts (AEW aircraft) order for which is expected to be placed by mid
or end of 2011, will require bigger dry docks then the current dry docks which CSL have.
Recently Defence minister A.K Anthony had said that from 2011 onwards PSU will have
to compete with Private ship builders to meet growing needs of Indian navy and coast
guards. Pipavav Shipyard Limited is also working on a larger Dry dock which is over 700
meters long and 65 meters wide when completed in 2012 it will be second largest dry
dock in the world so PSL will be a logical choice to construct IAC-II for Indian navy.
Indian Navy have not officially confirmed if it will be going for a 65,000 tons IAC-II aircraft
carrier or will stick with another 40,000 tons very similar to the first carrier ,but Navys
effort to buy four carrier-based fixed airborne early warning and control aircraft does
suggests that IAC-II might be 65,000 tons aircraft carrier .
Request for information (RFI) to provide fixed-wing early warning platform has been issued.
But source have confirmed it is not toping Navys priority list. Navy has also send
RFI to acquire new line of 4.5 generation fighter jet for the second carrier which has been
responded by same vendors currently in the race to provide 126 jets to Indian air force under
MMRCA contract.
Experts believe that a CARTOBAR based IAC-II aircraft carrier will enable Navy to operate
in future fifth generation aircrafts like N-AMCA or N-FGFA ,since Aircraft carrier
generally have service life 40 to 50 years .
March Issue of “SECURITY MAGAZINE”
Pipavav, in southern Gujarat coast and also one of the largest Shipyards in India spread
over almost 500 acres, with massive dry docks of over 680 meters length and 62 meters
might be birth place for Indias next Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC II).
If Sources are to be believed Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) which is constructing
Vikrant class carriers (IAC I) which is a Conventional-powered STOBAR carrier with
displacement of 40,000 tons ,can only build aircraft carriers with displacement up to
40,000 tons only due to its limited size of the dry docks .
While IAC-II which is still on the drawing board will have higher displacement of 65,000
tons and will utilize steam catapults,
which will also be able to accommodate more aircraftsand larger aircrafts (AEW aircraft) order for which is expected to be placed by mid
or end of 2011, will require bigger dry docks then the current dry docks which CSL have.
Recently Defence minister A.K Anthony had said that from 2011 onwards PSU will have
to compete with Private ship builders to meet growing needs of Indian navy and coast
guards. Pipavav Shipyard Limited is also working on a larger Dry dock which is over 700
meters long and 65 meters wide when completed in 2012 it will be second largest dry
dock in the world so PSL will be a logical choice to construct IAC-II for Indian navy.
Indian Navy have not officially confirmed if it will be going for a 65,000 tons IAC-II aircraft
carrier or will stick with another 40,000 tons very similar to the first carrier ,but Navys
effort to buy four carrier-based fixed airborne early warning and control aircraft does
suggests that IAC-II might be 65,000 tons aircraft carrier .
Request for information (RFI) to provide fixed-wing early warning platform has been issued.
But source have confirmed it is not toping Navys priority list. Navy has also send
RFI to acquire new line of 4.5 generation fighter jet for the second carrier which has been
responded by same vendors currently in the race to provide 126 jets to Indian air force under
MMRCA contract.
Experts believe that a CARTOBAR based IAC-II aircraft carrier will enable Navy to operate
in future fifth generation aircrafts like N-AMCA or N-FGFA ,since Aircraft carrier
generally have service life 40 to 50 years .
March Issue of “SECURITY MAGAZINE”
