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MUGEMlarger figure on 4 of 4
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Length
Single source285 m (935 ft 0 in)[source]
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| Specification | MUGEM | Vikrant-class aircraft carrier |
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| Crew | 800+ Embarked Personnel: 950. Up to 2,500 total personnel accommodation (crew + air wing + embarked force + mission staff) ROLE 2+ naval hospital capability (surgical suites, intensive care units, triage ward, burn treatment, trauma stabilization, medical evacuation coordination)[source] | — |
| Power | Integrated hybrid electric power system (HVDC backbone)[source] | 4 × General Electric LM2500 Gas Turbine (88 MW) 2 × Elecon COGAG Gearbox Two shafts[source] |
| Name | Milli Uçak Gemisi (National Aircraft Carrier)[source] | Vikrant -class aircraft carrier[source] |
| Builders | Istanbul Naval Shipyard[source] | Cochin Shipyard Limited |
Vikrant-class aircraft carrierlarger figure on 0 of 4
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262 metres (859 ft 7 in)[source]
including air crew
Single source1,400 (including air crew)[source]
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| Operators | Turkish Naval Forces[source] | Indian Navy Ensign Indian Navy[source] |
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| Preceded by | Anadolu class[source] | INS Vikramaditya[source] |
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| Building | — |
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| Type | Aircraft carrier[source] | Aircraft carrier[source] |
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| Propulsion | 2 × GE LM6000 gas turbines + 4 × MTU 20V 4000 + 4 × GE APMM (Advanced Permanent Magnet Machine) (IFEP-like integrated electric propulsion) + 2 x CPP[source] | — |
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| Armament | 32 (2x16) cell MiDLAS vertical launching system 4 × GOKDENIZ CIWS 7 × STOP RWS[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 | 25x Aircraft, 3x Helicopters, 15x UAV[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 | 15x Aircraft, 3x Helicopters 5x UAV, 2x Aircraft Lifts, USV, UUV.[source] | Flight deck area: 12,500 m 2 (135,000 sq ft)[source] |
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| Status | Construction activities are currently underway[source]First MUGEM-class carrier, currently under construction; no active fleet count. | — |
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| Succeeded by | — | INS Vishal[source] |
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| In service | — | 2022–present[source] |
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| Planned | — |
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| Completed | — |
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| Active | — |
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| Depth | — | 25.6 metres (84 ft 0 in)[source] |
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| Sensors & processing systems | — | 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 | — | DRDO Shakti EW suite Kavach anti-missile system Maareech Advanced Torpedo Defence System[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | India[source] |
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