PM Modi commissions India's first indigenous aircraft carrier INS Vikrant

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday morning commissioned the first indigenous aircraft carrier INS Vikrant in a ceremony at Cochin Shipyard Limited in KochiAhead of the commissioning PM Modi received the Guard of Honour at the Shipyard recieved a Guard of Honour as he arrived for the Commissioning ceremonyDesigned by the Indian Navys inhouse Warship Design Bureau WDB and built by Cochin Shipyard Limited a Public Sector Shipyard under the Ministry of Ports Shipping and Waterways Vikrant has been built with stateoftheart automation features and is the largest ship ever built in the maritime history of IndiaThe Indigenous Aircraft Carrier is named after her illustrious predecessor Indias first aircraft carrier which had played a vital role in the 1971 warAlso read PM Modi launches various projects of Railways Kochi MetroIt has a large amount of indigenous equipment and machinery involving major industrial houses in the country as well as over 100 MSMEs With the commissioning of Vikrant India will have two operational aircraft carriers which will bolster the maritime security of the nationAs per the Indian Navy the 262meterlong carrier has a full displacement of close to 45000 tonnes which is much larger and more advanced than her predecessorSpeaking about the specifications of IAC Vikrant Vice Admiral Hampiholi had said Vikrant carries a mix of about 30 aircraft It could fly the MiG 29k fighter aircraft in antiair antisurface and land attack roles It will be able to operate the Kamov 31 which is an early air warning helicopter the recently inducted but yettobe commissioned MH60R which is a multirole helicopter as also our very indigenous ALH It displaces about 45000 tonnes which is definitely the largest warship in the Indian naval inventoryWith Vikrant India has joined a select group of nations having the niche capability to indigenously design and build an aircraft carrierIAC Vikrant consist of 14 decks with 2300 compartments which can carry around 1500 sea warriors and to cater to the food requirements around 10000 chapatis or rotis are made in the ships kitchen which is called the ships galleyThe ship is powered by four Gas Turbines totalling 88 MW power and has a maximum speed of 28 Knots Built at an overall cost of close to Rs 20000 crores the project has been progressed in three Phases of the contract between MoD and CSL concluded in May 2007 December 2014 and October 2019 respectivelyThe ships keel was laid in Feb 2009 followed by launching in August 2013With an overall indigenous content of 76 per cent IAC is a perfect example of the nations quest for Aatma Nirbhar Bharat and provides a thrust to Governments Make in India initiativeVikrant has been built with a high degree of automation for machinery operation ship navigation and survivability and has been designed to accommodate an assortment of fixedwing and rotary aircraftThe ship would be capable of operating an air wing consisting of 30 aircraft comprising of MIG29K fighter jets Kamov31 MH60R multirole helicopters in addition to indigenously manufactured Advanced Light Helicopters ALH and Light Combat Aircraft LCA Navy Using a novel aircraftoperation mode known as STOBAR Short TakeOff but Arrested Landing the IAC is equipped with a ski jump for launching aircraft and a set of arrester wires for their recovery onboardThe ship has a large number of indigenous equipment and machinery involving major industrial houses in the country viz BEL BHEL GRSE Keltron Kirloskar Larsen amp Toubro Wartsila India etc as well as over 100 MSMEsThe indigenisation efforts have also led to the development of ancillary industries besides the generation of employment opportunities and bolstering plough back effect on the economy both locally as well as panIndiaA major spinoff of this is the development and production of indigenous warshipgrade steel for the ship through a partnership between the Navy DRDO and Steel Authority of India SAIL which has enabled the country to become selfsufficient with respect to warship steel Today all the warships being built in the country are being manufactured using indigenous steel added the NavySeveral design iterations including the use of 3D Virtual Reality models and advanced engineering software were used by the Directorate of Naval Design in shaping the design of the carrier CSL had also upgraded their shipbuilding infrastructure as well as enhanced productivity skills during the building of the shipThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever