Consider the following statements regarding INS Vikrant: It is India&r...
's first indigenous aircraft carrier.
It was commissioned in 2021.
It has a displacement of over 40,000 tonnes.
It is named after the first Indian aircraft carrier, INS Vikrant (R11), which was decommissioned in 1997.
Only the first and fourth statements are correct. INS Vikrant is indeed India's first indigenous aircraft carrier. However, it has not been commissioned yet. As of 2021, it is still undergoing sea trials. The exact displacement of INS Vikrant has not been officially disclosed, but it is estimated to be around 40,000 tonnes. It is named after the first Indian aircraft carrier, INS Vikrant (R11), which was indeed decommissioned in 1997.
Consider the following statements regarding INS Vikrant: It is India&r...
A 19-year-old Naval sailor was recently found hanging onboard INS Vikrant.
About INS Vikrant:
- It is India’s first indigenously designed and manufactured aircraft carrier.
- The ship has been designed in-house by Indian Navy’s Warship Design Bureau and constructed by M/s Cochin Shipyard Limited.
- It will strengthen the country’s standing as a ‘Blue Water Navy’ — a maritime force with global reach and capability to operate over deep seas.
- With it, India also joins the elite group of nations – the US, Russia, France, the UK and China – who are capable of designing and constructing aircraft carriers.
- Features:
- Dimension: It has an approximate length of 262 meters (860 feet) and a breadth of 62 meters (203 feet).
- Displacement: Its full-load displacement is 43,000 tonnes.
- Propulsion: It is powered by four gas turbine engines.
- Speed: It has a top speed of 52 km/h (32 mph).
- Endurance: 8,600 miles (13,890 kilometers)
- Aircraft capacity: It can accommodate up to 30 fixed-wing aircraft, including fighter jets, and rotary-wing aircraft, such as anti-submarine warfare helicopters and utility helicopters.
Hence only statement 1 is correct.