Indian Navy to get its first ever indigenous aircraft carrier IAC-1 Vikrant next year
- June 25, 2021
- Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
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Indian Navy to get its first ever indigenous aircraft carrier IAC-1 Vikrant next year
Subject : Defence
Context : Onboard the deck of IAC-1, the defence minister said, “The IAC boasts of nearly 75 percent indigenous content. This includes the design, the steel used in the construction and key weapons and sensors.”
Concept :
INS Vikrant
- Named after its predecessor and the first airbase reinforced warship of India. It is also known as Indigenous Aircraft Carrier 1 (IAC-1).
- It is informally called INS Vikrant 2.
- It is currently under construction and conducting trials by Cochin Shipyard Limited in Kochi, Kerala.
- It is the first aircraft carrier warship to be made in India.
- It weighed up to 40,000 tonnes and can carry up to 40 aircraft.
- It is expected to be commissioned in 2023.