INS Vikrant to begin sea trials in December

Описание: INS Vikrant to begin sea trials in December. India’s first Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IA C) – INS Vikrant might begin its sea trials in Karwar waters, which is scheduled to begin in December.
India’s first indigenously built aircraft carrier is finally entering into the pre-induction stage.
Built at Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) in Kerala, the INS Vikrant – with a displacement of 40,000 tonne – is 262-metre long and has a 62-metre beam.
The ship was designed by the Directorate of Naval Design, which was its first assignment to design an aircraft carrier.
Several firms across the country have chipped in for development of this indigenous aircraft carrier.