7 FACTS ABOUT INDIA'S NEW INS VIKRANT

It has 2,500 kilometers of cables

It generates enough electricity to run 5000 homes, wire will connect to Kashi from Kochi. that is 2,500 km of cables

What types of aircraft will it transport?

FA/18 or the MiG-29K fighter jet or Rafale, Kamov-31 early warning helicopters

How many people worked in creating INS Vikrant?

indirectly employed 40,000 people. Additionally, Rs 23,000 crore total project cost has been injected

What is the INS Vikrant's entire weight?

INS Vikramaditya, which weighs 44,500 tonnes and can accommodate up to 34 aircraft,

What number of compartments did Vikrant have?

It has 14 decks and 2,300 compartments, which can hold about 1,500 sea warriors.

What types of weapons can it hold?

32 Medium Range Surface-to-Air Missiles, The Kavach anti-missile naval decoy system and AK 630 rotary

INS Vikrant Engine

Propelled by four 22 MW gas turbine engines, has a range of 7,500 nautical miles (about 13,900 km)

How aircraft takes off

It has ski-jump, angled at 12 degrees, gives aircraft a height of 200 ft on take-off far more than the 38 ft

INS Vikrant Cost

It is valued to be more than Rs 24,000 crore total project cost