FORCETALLY
Loading the evidence…
Preparing your view.
Preparing your view.
At a glance
Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrierlarger figure on 4 of 5
Measured figures
Length
Single sourceQueen Elizabeth class · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier | Vikrant-class aircraft carrier |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Queen Elizabeth class[source] | Vikrant -class aircraft carrier[source] |
| Builders | Aircraft Carrier Alliance[source] | Cochin Shipyard Limited[source] |
| Operators | Royal Navy[source] | Indian Navy Ensign Indian Navy[source] |
| Preceded by | Invincible class[source] |
Vikrant-class aircraft carrierlarger figure on 1 of 5
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Length
Single source262 metres (859 ft 7 in)[source]
Displacement
Single sourceEst full load
Single sourceQueen Elizabeth class · Displacement
Single sourceEst. 80,600 tonnes (79,300 long tons) full load[source]
65,000 tonnes[source]
65,000 tonnes[source]Queen Elizabeth class
Displacement
Single source45,000 t (44,000 long tons )[source]
Maximum; Speed
DisputedMaximum; In excess of tested to
Single sourceMaximum; Queen Elizabeth class · Speed
Single sourceIn excess of 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph), tested to 32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph)[source]
25 knots[source]
25 knots[source]Queen Elizabeth class
Maximum; Speed
Single source30 kn (56 km/h; 35 mph)[source]
2 × Rolls-Royce Marine Trent MT30 gas turbine engine 2 × Wärtsilä 16V38 and 2 x 12V38 marine diesel engines
Single sourceInstalled power
Single sourceTotal
Single source2 × Rolls-Royce Marine Trent MT30 36 MW (48,000 hp) gas turbine engine 2 × Wärtsilä 16V38 and 2 x 12V38 marine diesel engines 40 MW (54,000 hp) Total: 118.4 MW (158,800 hp)[source]
Integrated electric propulsion 4 × GE Power Conversion 20 MW (27,000 hp) Advanced Induction Motors and VDM25000 drives 2 × shafts; fixed pitch propellers[source]
4 × General Electric LM2500 Gas Turbine (88 MW) 2 × Elecon COGAG Gearbox Two shafts[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
INS Vikramaditya[source] |
| Cost | £ 7.6 billion (2019) (equivalent to £ 9.4 billion in 2024) for two units[source] | — |
|---|
| Built | 2009–2017[source] | — |
|---|
| In commission | 2017–present[source] | — |
|---|
| Completed |
|---|
| Active |
|---|
| Type | Aircraft carrier[source] | Aircraft carrier[source] |
|---|
| Decks | 16,000 m 2 (170,000 ft 2 ) 9 decks beneath flightdeck with hangar covering the centrepiece of two decks (without islands)[source] | — |
|---|
| Troops | 250 to 900[source] | — |
|---|
| Sensors & processing systems | S1850M long-range radar Type 997 Artisan 3D medium range radar Ultra Electronics Series 2500 Electro Optical System (EOS) Glide path camera (GPC)[source] | Elta EL/M-2248 MF-STAR AESA multifunction radar Selex RAN-40L 3D L-Band Air Surveillance Radar[source] |
|---|
| Armament | 3 × Phalanx CIWS 4 × 30-mm DS30M Mk2 guns ( for but not with ) 6 × 7.62 mm Miniguns (retired in 2023 and replaced by 0.5 inch (12.7 mm) Browning heavy 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] |
|---|
| Aircraft carried | 40 aircraft in peacetime 72 aircraft in wartime; typically, F-35B Lightning (Peacetime max of 36) Chinook Apache Merlin HM2, HC4 and Crowsnest AEW Wildcat AH1 and HMA2[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] |
|---|
| Aviation facilities | Large flight deck with 12º ski jump Hangar deck - 155 m x 34 m x 7 m Two aircraft lifts - 27 m x 15 m - 54,500 kg max load[source] | Flight deck area: 12,500 m 2 (135,000 sq ft)[source] |
|---|
| Country of origin | United Kingdom[source] | India[source] |
|---|
| Troop capacity | 250 to 900[source]Source-stated capacity; all configurations and qualifiers retained | — |
|---|
| Succeeded by | — | INS Vishal[source] |
|---|
| In service | — | 2022–present[source] |
|---|
| Planned | — |
|---|
| Depth | — | 25.6 metres (84 ft 0 in)[source] |
|---|
| Electronic warfare & decoys | — | DRDO Shakti EW suite Kavach anti-missile system Maareech Advanced Torpedo Defence System[source] |
|---|