INS Vikramaditya: News and Discussion

[Rakesh]

https://twitter.com/IN_Vikramaditya/sta ... 72642?s=20 ---> Impressive line up on INS Vikrant...more the merrier, they say!

Meanwhile, elsewhere in the Indian Ocean...Birds of a feather flocking together on INS Vikramaditya.

[Rakesh]

https://twitter.com/IN_KTKNA/status/163 ... 00672?s=20 ---> Rear Admiral Sanjay Datt, Commandant, College of Defence Management, along with Heads of Faculty / Directing Staff and course participants of Higher Defence Management Course (HDMC - 18) visited Karwar Naval Base as part of study tour & familiarization visit.

https://twitter.com/IN_KTKNA/status/163 ... 73472?s=20 ---> Rear Admiral Atul Anand, FOK welcomed and interacted with the visiting HDMC officers. They were conducted on a visit of INS Vikramaditya and Ship Lift facility at NSRY (Kar) after being briefed on the roles and responsibilities of HQKNA as well as progress of Project Seabird.

[Rakesh]

https://twitter.com/_devildog_rv_/statu ... 50244?s=20 ---> Good loadout onboard.

[Rakesh]

https://twitter.com/IN_Vikramaditya/sta ... 89801?s=20 ---> No better view! R33 captured within the confines of R11 Aircraft Hangar...

[bala]

INS Vikramaditya back in Action after the reported fire in earlier part of this year. Both INS Vikramaditya and INS Vikrant were in joint operational demonstration back in June.

Indian Defense Analysis report:

[Rakesh]

https://x.com/vkthakur/status/1824054851124211750 ---> Improved Arrested Deck Landing System for INS Vikramaditya and INS Vikrant. Russia's Rostec State Corporation's Ruselectronics holding company has developed a system for carrier deck landing that reduces wear and tear of arrestor cables and increases pilot safety during landing. The equipment can be used on existing and under-construction Russian heavy aircraft-carrying cruisers, as well as the Indian aircraft carriers Vikramaditya and Vikrant. The system senses the touchdown speed of the aircraft and adjusts arrestor cable tension to minimise deceleration g load experienced by the pilot during the initial 2-3 seconds following touch down.

[Rakesh]

https://x.com/alpha_defense/status/1862824031545966952 ---> MoD inks contract worth Rs 1,207 Crore with Cochin Shipyard Limited for short refit and dry docking of INS Vikramaditya.

[Rakesh]

https://x.com/alpha_defense/status/1862824031545966952 ---> MoD inks contract worth Rs 1,207 Crore with Cochin Shipyard Limited for short refit and dry docking of INS Vikramaditya.

https://x.com/NewsIADN/status/1863624379218772439 ---> INS Vikramaditya arrives at Cochin Shipyard for Short Refit & Dry Docking.

[JTull]

Still using the old dry dock? Hasn't the new one been operationalised?

[Aditya_V]

Any chance INS Vikrant will enter dry dock for modification of structure to fit a larger lift before the Rafales arrive? In the meantime Navy will have only INS Vikramaditya.

[Rakesh]

Any chance INS Vikrant will enter dry dock for modification of structure to fit a larger lift before the Rafales arrive? In the meantime Navy will have only INS Vikramaditya.

Rafale M will be modified to fit inside INS Vikrant and not the other way around.

Installing larger lifts will involve opening up the vessel. This is neither inexpensive or uncomplicated.

Please check your posts for grammar and editing. Makes it easier for posters to follow the thread. Your post has been edited.

[Aditya_V]

Sorry about that.