Vikrant-class aircraft carrier

	INS Vikrant with air wing.
Class overview
Name	Vikrant-class aircraft carrier
Builders	Cochin Shipyard Limited
Operators	Indian Navy Ensign Indian Navy
Preceded by	INS Vikramaditya
Succeeded by	INS Vishal
In service	2022–present
Planned	2
Completed	1
Active	1
General characteristics
Type	Aircraft carrier
Displacement	45,000 t (44,000 long tons)
Length	262 metres (859 ft 7 in)
Beam	62 metres (203 ft 5 in)
Draught	8.4 metres (27 ft 7 in)
Depth	25.6 metres (84 ft 0 in)
Propulsion	4 × General Electric LM2500 Gas Turbine (88 MW); 2 × Elecon COGAG Gearbox; Two shafts;
Speed	30 kn (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Range	8,000 nautical miles (15,000 km)
Complement	1,400 (including air crew)
Sensors and ; processing systems	Elta EL/M-2248 MF-STAR AESA multifunction radar; Selex RAN-40L 3D L-Band Air Surveillance Radar;
Electronic warfare ; & decoys	DRDO Shakti EW suite; Kavach anti-missile system; Maareech Advanced Torpedo Defence System;
Armament	2 × 16 VLS Barak 8 surface-to-air missiles; 3 × AK-630 CIWS; 5 x OFT 12.7 mm M2 Stabilized Remote Controlled Gun;
Aircraft carried	INS Vikrant:; 36 aircraft:; Fixed-wing:; MiG-29K ; HAL Tejas (trials); Rafale M (to be ordered); HAL TEDBF (in development); Rotary-wing:; Kamov Ka-31; MH-60R ; HAL Dhruv;
Aviation facilities	Flight deck area: 2.5 acres (110,000 sq ft; 10,000 m2)

The Vikrant class (lit. 'Courageous') (formerly Project 71 Air Defence Ship (ADS) or Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC)) is a class of aircraft carrier being built for the Indian Navy. The class represents the largest warships and the first aircraft carriers to be designed and built in India.

Preparations for building the lead vessel of the class, INS Vikrant, started in 2008, and the keel was laid in February 2009. The carrier was floated out of its dry dock on 29 December 2011,^[10] launched on 12 August 2013 and commissioned on 2 September 2022.^[11] ^[12] The scale and complexity of the project caused problems which delayed the construction for the carrier. Technical difficulties, the cost of refitting the Russian-built carrier INS Vikramaditya, and billions in cost overruns^[13] delayed plans for the first of the vessels to enter service.^[14]

^ "LM2500 Engines To Power India's First Indigenous Aircraft Carrier". Naval News. Archived from the original on 29 January 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Indigenous Aircraft Carrier, to be named INS Vikrant, is biggest ship made in India". The Hindu. 25 June 2021. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 28 June 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
^ Cite error: The named reference DN449 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "Annual Report 2019–20" (PDF). Cochin Shipyard Ltd. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 October 2020. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
^ ^a ^b Philip, Snehesh Alex (2 September 2022). "Floating airfield — PM Modi commissions INS Vikrant, India's first indigenous aircraft carrier". ThePrint. Archived from the original on 4 February 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
^ "List of Aircraft Carriers Under Construction: 2013". World Defense Review. Archived from the original on 19 May 2015. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
^ "Indians Discuss Future Carrier Plans". Aviation International News. Archived from the original on 13 August 2012.
^ Anand, Nisha (25 August 2022). "India's indigenous aircraft carrier Vikrant to be commissioned on Sept 2". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 4 February 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
^ "India selects naval version of Rafale: Dassault Aviation". The Hindu. 15 July 2023. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 15 July 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
^ "Navy floats out first Indigenous Aircraft Carrier". The Hindu. 30 December 2011. Archived from the original on 4 January 2012. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
^ "PM Commissions INS Vikrant". Press Trust of India. 2 September 2022. Archived from the original on 4 September 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
^ India launches first indigenous aircraft carrier INS Vikrant Archived 20 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine Times of India 12 August 2013
^ "Should India Be Building Another Carrier?". Defense News. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014.
^ Pandit, Rajat (27 July 2016). "India without aircraft carrier for 8 months". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2016.

[1] "LM2500 Engines To Power India's First Indigenous Aircraft Carrier". Naval News. Archived from the original on 29 January 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2022.

[The_Hindu-2] "Indigenous Aircraft Carrier, to be named INS Vikrant, is biggest ship made in India". The Hindu. 25 June 2021. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 28 June 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2021.

[DN449-3] Cite error: The named reference DN449 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[4] "Annual Report 2019–20" (PDF). Cochin Shipyard Ltd. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 October 2020. Retrieved 25 September 2020.

[theprint01-5] Philip, Snehesh Alex (2 September 2022). "Floating airfield — PM Modi commissions INS Vikrant, India's first indigenous aircraft carrier". ThePrint. Archived from the original on 4 February 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2023.

[6] "List of Aircraft Carriers Under Construction: 2013". World Defense Review. Archived from the original on 19 May 2015. Retrieved 17 May 2015.

[7] "Indians Discuss Future Carrier Plans". Aviation International News. Archived from the original on 13 August 2012.

[8] Anand, Nisha (25 August 2022). "India's indigenous aircraft carrier Vikrant to be commissioned on Sept 2". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 4 February 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2023.

[TH-9] "India selects naval version of Rafale: Dassault Aviation". The Hindu. 15 July 2023. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 15 July 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2023.

[hindu-float-10] "Navy floats out first Indigenous Aircraft Carrier". The Hindu. 30 December 2011. Archived from the original on 4 January 2012. Retrieved 31 December 2011.

[PTICommission-11] "PM Commissions INS Vikrant". Press Trust of India. 2 September 2022. Archived from the original on 4 September 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2022.

[TOILaunch-12] India launches first indigenous aircraft carrier INS Vikrant Archived 20 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine Times of India 12 August 2013

[13] "Should India Be Building Another Carrier?". Defense News. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014.

[TOI-2023-14] Pandit, Rajat (27 July 2016). "India without aircraft carrier for 8 months". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2016.

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Class overview
INS Vikrant with air wing.
Name	Vikrant-class aircraft carrier
Builders	Cochin Shipyard Limited
Operators	Indian Navy Ensign Indian Navy
Preceded by	INS Vikramaditya
Succeeded by	INS Vishal
In service	2022–present
Planned	2
Completed	1
Active	1
General characteristics
Type	Aircraft carrier
Displacement	45,000 t (44,000 long tons)
Length	262 metres (859 ft 7 in)
Beam	62 metres (203 ft 5 in)
Draught	8.4 metres (27 ft 7 in)
Depth	25.6 metres (84 ft 0 in)
Propulsion	4 × General Electric LM2500 Gas Turbine (88 MW) 2 × Elecon COGAG Gearbox^[1] Two shafts
Speed	30 kn (56 km/h; 35 mph)^[2]
Range	8,000 nautical miles (15,000 km)^[3]
Complement	1,400 (including air crew)
Sensors and processing systems	Elta EL/M-2248 MF-STAR AESA multifunction radar Selex RAN-40L 3D L-Band Air Surveillance Radar^[4]
Electronic warfare & decoys	DRDO Shakti EW suite^[2] Kavach anti-missile system^[5] Maareech Advanced Torpedo Defence System^[5]
Armament	2 × 16 VLS Barak 8 surface-to-air missiles 3 × AK-630 CIWS^[6] 5 x OFT 12.7 mm M2 Stabilized Remote Controlled Gun
Aircraft carried	INS Vikrant:^[7] 36 aircraft:^[8] Fixed-wing: MiG-29K HAL Tejas (trials) Rafale M (to be ordered)^[9] HAL TEDBF (in development) Rotary-wing: Kamov Ka-31 MH-60R HAL Dhruv
Aviation facilities	Flight deck area: 2.5 acres (110,000 sq ft; 10,000 m²)