Indigenous Aircraft Carrier Reviewed By Defence Secretary At Cochin

The Indigenous Aircraft Carrier ( IAC), which is a very privilege project for the Indian Navy has now been reviewed by Shri Sanjay Mitra, IAS, the Defence Secretary at Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) ON 19 July 2018. 

He was accompanied by Vice Admiral Ajit Kumar, Vice Chief of the Naval Staff, Vice Admiral D M Deshpande, Controller Warship Production & Acquisition, Shri Satinder Pal Singh, IPS, Joint Secretary (Shipping) During the onboard visit, the Defence Secretary was given a first-hand briefing on the progress of IAC construction by Commodore Cyril Thomas, the Warship Production Superintendent. Shri Madhu S Nair, CMD, CSL, highlighted the shipyard’s focus on outfitting and trial activities as the project enters its final phase, and re-iterated the CSL’s commitment to meet the timelines for delivery of the ship.

The ship was launched in 2013, and presently, the main propulsion plant, power generation equipment, deck machinery and auxiliary equipment have been installed and integrated on board. In-house trials of ship’s systems by the carrier acceptance and trials team have already commenced and the sea trials are expected to commence by early 2020.