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Aircraft carrier INS Vishal (IAC-2)

Aircraft carrier INS Vishal (IAC-2) 0

Classification

Ship class:
Vikrant-class aircraft carrier
Type:
Fleet carrier

Basic information

Operator:
Indian NavyIndian Navy
Country of build:
Builder:
Cochin Shipyard Limited
Status:
Under construction

Ship measurements

Displacement:
75,000 t
Length:
330 m
Beam:
60 m
Draft:
8.4 m

Machine

Propulsion system:
COGAG
Propulsion:
  • 4 * General Electric LM2500+ gas turbines
  • 2 * shaft 80+ MW
Speed:
28 knots
Range:
7,500 nmi (13,900 km)

Personnel

Complement:
1,400

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, also known as Indigenous Aircraft Carrier 2 (IAC-2), is a planned aircraft carrier to be built by Cochin Shipyard Limited for the Indian Navy. It is intended to be the second aircraft carrier to be built in India after INS Vikrant (IAC-1). The proposed design of the second carrier class will be a new design, featuring significant changes from Vikrant, including an increase in size and displacement. An Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) CATOBAR system is also under consideration. Its name Vishal means 'giant' in Sanskrit. The INS Vishal 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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