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U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ridge Leoni · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified
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Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrierlarger figure on 1 of 1
Vikrant-class aircraft carrierlarger figure on 0 of 1
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Length
Single source1,092 ft (333 m) – 1,106 ft (337 m)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier | Vikrant-class aircraft carrier |
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| Crew | About 2,600[source] | — |
| Power | Two Bechtel A1B PWR nuclear reactors , HEU 93.5%[source] | 4 × General Electric LM2500 Gas Turbine (88 MW) 2 × Elecon COGAG Gearbox Two shafts[source] |
| Name | Gerald R. Ford -class aircraft carrier[source] | Vikrant -class aircraft carrier[source] |
| Builders | Newport News Shipbuilding[source] | Cochin Shipyard Limited |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
262 metres (859 ft 7 in)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Operators | United States Navy[source] | Indian Navy Ensign Indian Navy[source] |
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| Preceded by | Nimitz class[source] | INS Vikramaditya[source] |
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| Cost | Program cost: US$ 37.30 billion (FY2018) Unit cost: US$12.998 billion (FY2018)[source] | — |
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| Built | 2009–present[source] | — |
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| In service | 2017–present[source] | 2022–present[source] |
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| Planned | 10[source] |
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| On order | — |
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| Building | — |
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| Completed |
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| Active |
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| Type | Aircraft carrier[source] | Aircraft carrier[source] |
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| Decks | 25[source] | — |
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| Propulsion | Four shafts[source] | — |
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| Endurance | 50-year service life[source] | — |
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| Sensors & processing systems | AN/SPY-3 Multi-Function Radar (MFR) X band active electronically scanned array (CVN-78) AN/SPY-4 Volume Search Radar (VSR) S band active electronically scanned array (CVN-78) AN/SPY-6(V)3 Enterprise Air Surveillance Radar (EASR) S band active electronically scanned array (CVN-79 and up) AN/SPQ-9B X band surface search radar (CVN-79 and up)[source] | Elta EL/M-2248 MF-STAR AESA multifunction radar Selex RAN-40L 3D L-Band Air Surveillance Radar[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | AN/SLQ-32(V)6 electronic warfare system AN/SLQ-25C Nixie towed torpedo decoys[source] | DRDO Shakti EW suite Kavach anti-missile system Maareech Advanced Torpedo Defence System[source] |
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| Armament | Surface-to-air missiles : 2 × Mk 29 Guided Missile Launching Systems, 8 × RIM-162 Evolved SeaSparrow Missile (ESSM) each 2 × Mk 49 Guided Missile Launching Systems, 21 × RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missiles each Guns: 3 × Phalanx CIWS 4 × Mk 38 25 mm Machine Gun Systems 4 × M2 .50 cal. (12.7 mm) machine guns[source] | 2 × 16 VLS Barak 8 surface-to-air missiles 3 × AK-630 CIWS 5 x OFT 12.7 mm M2 Stabilized Remote Controlled Gun[source] |
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| Aircraft carried | 75+[source] | INS Vikrant : 36 aircraft: Fixed-wing: MiG-29K HAL Tejas (trials) Rafale M (already ordered) HAL TEDBF (in development) Rotary-wing: Kamov Ka-31 MH-60R HAL Dhruv[source] |
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| Aviation facilities | 1,092 ft × 252 ft (333 m × 77 m) flight deck[source] | Flight deck area: 12,500 m 2 (135,000 sq ft)[source] |
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| Country of origin | United States[source] | India[source] |
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| Succeeded by | — | INS Vishal[source] |
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| Depth | — | 25.6 metres (84 ft 0 in)[source] |
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