Indian Navy aircraft carriers
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Indian Navy aircraft carriers are large, seagoing warships that serve as mobile airbases, enabling the Indian Navy to project air power and conduct maritime operations far from the country’s shores.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Indigenous Aircraft Carrier programme | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | class of warship ⓘ |
| aircraftTypesOperated |
Ka-31 airborne early warning helicopters
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
MiG-29K fighter aircraft NERFINISHED ⓘ multi-role helicopters ⓘ trainer aircraft ⓘ utility helicopters ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| currentCarrier |
INS Vikramaditya
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
INS Vikrant (IAC-1) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designInfluence |
British aircraft carrier design
ⓘ
Soviet aircraft carrier design ⓘ |
| doctrine |
carrier battle group operations
ⓘ
network-centric warfare ⓘ |
| enable |
amphibious operations support
ⓘ
anti-submarine warfare ⓘ fixed-wing naval aviation operations ⓘ humanitarian assistance and disaster relief ⓘ long-range maritime surveillance ⓘ rotary-wing naval aviation operations ⓘ |
| firstCarrierCommissioned | 1961 GENERATED ⓘ |
| firstIndigenousCarrierCommissioned | 2022 GENERATED ⓘ |
| historicalCarrier |
INS Vikrant (R11)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
INS Viraat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homePort |
INS Hansa (Dabolim) for carrier air wing
ⓘ
Karwar Naval Base NERFINISHED ⓘ Mumbai Naval Dockyard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | Indian Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participateIn | bilateral and multilateral naval exercises ⓘ |
| plannedCarrier | INS Vishal (IAC-2) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryRole |
air defense
ⓘ
fleet air support ⓘ maritime strike ⓘ power projection ⓘ sea control ⓘ |
| regionOfOperation |
Arabian Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bay of Bengal NERFINISHED ⓘ Indian Ocean Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
blue-water navy capability
ⓘ
deterrence ⓘ regional power projection ⓘ sea lines of communication protection ⓘ |
| support |
diplomatic outreach at sea
ⓘ
flag-showing missions ⓘ |
| typicalAirWingSizeRange | 20–40 aircraft GENERATED ⓘ |
| typicalCrewSizeRange | 1400–1700 personnel ⓘ |
| typicalDisplacementRange | 28000–45000 tonnes ⓘ |
| typicalFlightDeckType | ski-jump STOBAR GENERATED ⓘ |
| typicalPropulsion |
conventional steam turbines
ⓘ
gas turbines ⓘ |
| typicalSpeedRange | 28–30 knots ⓘ |
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Indigenous Aircraft Carrier programme