IAC 'Vikrant' returns after successfully finishing a five-day maiden sea voyage
IAC 'Vikrant' returns after successfully finishing a five-day maiden sea voyage
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KOCHI: Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC) ?Vikrant? on Sunday successfully accomplished its maiden sea voyage for which she had sailed on Wednesday from Kochi.  "Trials progressed as planned and system parameters proved satisfactory. The carrier would continue to undergo series of sea trials to prove all equipment and systems prior to handing over the vessel to the Indian Navy," an official statement by the Southern Naval Command said here.

 

Trials were reviewed by Vice Admiral AK Chawla, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Southern Naval Command on the last day, and have progressed as planned and system parameters have been proved satisfactory. "The successful completion of maiden trials sorties, despite challenges faced due to Covid19 pandemic and COVID protocols in place, is testimony to the dedicated efforts of a large number of stakeholders for over a decade. This is a major milestone activity and historical event. The carrier would undergo a series of Sea Trials to prove all equipment and systems prior to its delivery in 2022," it said.

Let us tell you that Indigenous Aircraft Carrier ?Vikrant? designed by the Indian Navy's Directorate of Naval Design (DND) was built at the Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL), a public sector shipyard under the Ministry of Shipping (MoS).  Madhu S Nair, the chairman and managing director of CSL said the maiden sea trial of the vessel was a complete success. "We have tested all the parameters set for the trial. Our focus is on completion of the rest of the sea trials and delivering the vessel to the Indian Navy next year," Nair said, adding that the maiden sea trial will be a "mammoth confidence booster" to the entire team.

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