Aircraft carrier INS Vishal

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Classification

Ship class:

Vikrant-class aircraft carrier

Type:

type: Supercarrier

Basic information

Country of build:

India

Builder:

builder: Cochin Shipyard Limited

Operator:

Indian Navy

Status:

Under construction

Ship measurements

Displacement:

75000 t

Length:

330 m

Beam (overall):

60 m

Draught:

8.4 m

Machine

Combined propulsion:

COGAG

Propulsion:

4 * General Electric LM2500+ gas turbines
2 * shaft 80+ MW

Speed:

28 knots

Range:

7,500 nmi (13,900 km)

Crew

Complement:

1400

Combat assets

Electronics:

1 * Selex RAN-40L
L-band, early warning
C/D band early air-warning radar

Armament:

4 * Otobreda 76 mm
LR SAM systems with a multi-function radar
CIWS

Aircraft:

36 * F/A 18E/F Super Hornet (36 * HAL Tejas)
18 * Kamov Ka-31 (18 * Westland Sea)

INS Vishal — second ship Vikrant-class aircraft carrier. Building the started in 2018. The keel was laid down in 2020. The launched planed in 2022 and its sea trials began in 2024. INS Vishal will commission in 2025.

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