Career
Builder:	Chernomorsky Shipyard
Expected Commissioning Year:	August 2008
General Characteristics
Machinery:	4 shaft geared steam turbines, 140,000 hp
Length:	273.1 m
Draft:	8.2 m
Beam:	31.0 m
Displacement:	44,570 tons (full)
Maximum Speed:	32 knots
Maximum Range:	13,500 nautical miles at 18 knots
Aircraft:	MiG 29K Kamov Ka-31 'Helix' helicopters Sea Harriers
Complement:	?
Armament:	?

The aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya, the former Admiral Gorshkov, is estimated to enter service in the Indian Navy in 2008. Image File history File links Naval_Ensign_of_India. ... MiG-29 Fulcrum The Mikoyan MiG-29 (МиГ-29 in Cyrillic script) (NATO reporting name Fulcrum) is a fighter aircraft designed for the air superiority role in the Soviet Union. ... The Kamov Ka-27 (NATO reporting name Helix) is a military helicopter developed for the Soviet Navy and currently in service in Russia, Ukraine, Vietnam, South Korea, China and India. ... See also Hawker Siddeley Harrier The BAE SYSTEMS Harrier FA2 is the latest development of the Sea Harrier fighter/attack aircraft which entered service with the Royal Navy in April 1980. ... An aircraft carrier is a warship designed to deploy and recover aircraft—in effect acting as a sea-going airbase. ... Soviet aircraft carrier Admiral Gorshkov is expected to enter the Indian Navy by 2008 to meet Indias naval aspirations. ... Components Indian Army Indian Air Force Indian Navy Indian Coast Guard Indian Paramilitary Forces Strategic Nuclear Command History Military history of India British Indian Army Indian National Army Ranks Air Force ranks and insignia of India Army ranks and insignia of India Naval ranks and insignia of India Related Info... 2008 (MMVIII) will be a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

"Vikramāditya" is Sanskrit for "Almighty" [literally Vikramaditya translates as Sun (aditya) of Strength (vikram)] sand was the name of one of the most famous king's of Indian mythology who was famed as a noble ruler and a mighty warrior. It is also another name for the Indian king Chandragupta II who ruled bewtween 375-413/15 AD. The component "āditya" = "sun" literally means "he who belongs to Aditi". Sanskrit ( संस्कृतम् ; pronunciation : ) is an Indo-European classical language of India and a liturgical language of Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism. ... The period of prominence of the Gupta dynasty is very often referred to as the Golden Age of India. ... The Sun is the spectral type G2V yellow star at the center of Earths solar system. ... In Hinduism, Aditi (Sanskrit - limitless) is a goddess of the sky, consciousness, the past, the future and fertility. ...

The Vikramaditya is a Type 1143 Kiev class aircraft carrier built in 1978-1982. Aircraft carrier Kiev, USSR, 1975-1996 The Kiev class carriers (also know as Project 1143 or as the Krechyet class) were the first class of fixed-wing aircraft carriers build in Russia. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Purchase

Russia and India came to an agreement over the sale of the ship, the then Admiral Gorshkov, which they had been haggling over for many years, in 2004, following which the ship is being extensively refitted. It is projected to replace INS Viraat. US$800 million is budgetted for refit and upgrade by the Indian government. Upgrade plans involve stripping all the weaponry from the ship's foredeck, allowing her to operate the MiG-29 Fulcrum and Sea Harrier aircraft. The deal also includes the purchase of 30 MIG 29K Fulcrum D (Product 9.41) aircraft, six Kamov Ka-31 Helix attack and reconnaissance anti-submarine helicopters, torpedo tubes, missile systems, and artillery units, costing an additional US$700 million. The ship will be operated in a STOBAR (Short Take-Off But Assisted Recovery) configuration, with a 14 degree ski-jump on the bow and three arrestor wires on the stern. 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... INS Viraat during a Intl. ... MiG-29 Fulcrum The Mikoyan MiG-29 (МиГ-29 in Cyrillic script) (NATO reporting name Fulcrum) is a fighter aircraft designed for the air superiority role in the Soviet Union. ... See also Hawker-Siddeley Harrier The BAE Systems Harrier FA2 is the latest development of the Sea Harrier fighter/attack aircraft which entered service with the Royal Navy in April 1980. ... MiG-29 Fulcrum The Mikoyan MiG-29 (МиГ-29 in Cyrillic script) (NATO reporting name Fulcrum) is a fighter aircraft designed for the air superiority role in the Soviet Union. ... The Kamov Ka-27 (NATO reporting name Helix) is a military helicopter developed for the Soviet Navy and currently in service in Russia, Ukraine, Vietnam, South Korea, China and India. ... STOBAR (Short Take Off But Arrested Recovery) is a system used for the launch and recovery of aircraft from the deck of an aircraft carrier, combining elements of both STOVL and CATOBAR. Aircraft launch under their own power using a ski-jump to assist take-off (rather than using a... An aircraft about to catch the wire An aircraft coming to a stop Arrestor wires are thick steel cables fitted to the aft end of the flight deck on CTOL and STOBAR aircraft carriers. ...

See also

• Soviet aircraft carrier Admiral Gorshkov
• List of aircraft carriers

Soviet aircraft carrier Admiral Gorshkov is expected to enter the Indian Navy by 2008 to meet Indias naval aspirations. ... This is a list of aircraft carriers, past and present, in the worlds navies, as well as those planned or under construction. ...

External Links

• Bharat Rakshak's note on the INS Vikramaditya