Vikramaditya-class (modified Kiev)

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Summary

Origin country 🇮🇳 India
Category Aircraft carrier
SubtypeSTOBAR aircraft carrier
ManufacturerSoviet "Baku" as Kiev-class aircraft carrier / Russia Sevmash in Severodvinsk
Year commissioned1987
Approx. unit cost$10 billion
UnitsVIKRANT

Technical specifications

Vikramaditya
Displacement45400 tons
Range 25000 km
Endurance45 days
Crew1610 members
Width61.0 m (200.1 ft)
Length284.0 m (931.8 ft)
Air Park16 Mig-29 fighters / LCA fighters, 20 Ka-25 / Ka-27 / Alouette III / Sea King helicopters
Propulsion

4 General Electric LM 2500 gas turbines with a power of 96,000 hp - 4 propellers

Armament

Barak 8 SAM, AK-630 CIWS

Maximum speed30 knots