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"Commissioning of this IAC next year would be a befitting tribute to India's 75th year of India's independence", he said."The combat capability, reach and versatility of the aircraft carrier will add formidable capabilities in the defence of our country and help secure India's interests in the maritime domain," the defence minister said
They hve done the fitted out?
As a comparison Shandong needs around 1.5 years from finished to commissioning.
 

antiterror13

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How does Vikrant compare to Type 002? It looks like it's based on a Kiev-class. Did they have another AC design based off the old UK carriers they operated?

Vikrant is even significantly smaller that Liaoning 45K loaded vs Liaoning 67.5K tons
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Type 002 Shandong laid down in March 2015, launched April 2017, completed in April 2018 and commissioned in Dec 2019
Vikrant laid down in 2009, launched in 2013, completed (expected, big IF) June 2021
India says Vikrant will be commissioned in 2022 ... it depends what Indian term of commissioned means. The chance of this baby commissioned in 2022 (I mean operational) is less than of I win lotto next week ;)
 

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Didn't Vikrant get launched like 3 times? The previous two times they ran out of parts for construction so the ship builder told the navy to get the hull out of the dry dock so they can work on something else while the ship wait for parts to arrive?
 

KampfAlwin

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Vikrant is even significantly smaller that Liaoning 45K loaded vs Liaoning 67.5K tons
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Type 002 Shandong laid down in March 2015, launched April 2017, completed in April 2018 and commissioned in Dec 2019
Vikrant laid down in 2009, launched in 2013, completed (expected, big IF) June 2021
India says Vikrant will be commissioned in 2022 ... it depends what Indian term of commissioned means. The chance of this baby commissioned in 2022 (I mean operational) is less than of I win lotto next week ;)
Do they have a planned airwing for it in the works? Mig-29Ks?
 

Xizor

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Lifting stuff from another defence forum.

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( due credits to the original poster. Feel free to repost it under thy name).

The carrier seem to have "done away" with the port side platform for CIWS.
 
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