#IndianNavy’s First Indigenous Aircraft Carrier Vikrant Catching Up To #China
The Indian Navy’s first indigenous aircraft carrier, INS Vikrant, is expected to start sea trials soon. She'll be India’s 2nd carrier joining the Russian built INS Vikramaditya.
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The Indian Navy’s first indigenous aircraft carrier, INS Vikrant, is expected to start sea trials soon. She'll be India’s 2nd carrier joining the Russian built INS Vikramaditya.
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2/ At 45,000 tons the Vikrant will be around 67% the size of China’s existing aircraft carriers, which displace around 65,000 tons.
But her compact dimensions belie capabilities which are overall quite comparable to China’s first two carrier
But her compact dimensions belie capabilities which are overall quite comparable to China’s first two carrier
3/ Although the construction of the Indian and Chinese ships overlaps, in many respects the Indian carrier is a generation newer in design.
Design of Vikrant started in 1999 while the Chinese ships are rooted in 1970s Soviet technology.
Design of Vikrant started in 1999 while the Chinese ships are rooted in 1970s Soviet technology.
4/ The differences are most telling under the deck however.
The Chinese ships use traditional steam turbines while Vikrant uses a more modern gas turbine arrangement.
The Chinese ships use traditional steam turbines while Vikrant uses a more modern gas turbine arrangement.
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