Indijski nosač aviona INS Viraat se vraća u službu idućeg meseca

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17.08.2009
Za sada jedini indijski nosač aviona INS Viraat (ex HMS Hermes) koji se nalazi u suvom doku već godinu dana, bi treba o da se vrati u službu u roku od mesec dana nakon opsežnih radova na njemu koji bi trebalo da obezbede nesmetano funkcionisanje ovog broda do 2015 godine - saopštili su izvori u indijskoj mornarici.

Indijska mornarica želi što pre da vrati nosač u službu zbog stalnih odlaganja isporuke novog nosača aviona INS Vikramaditya (ex Admiral Gorškov) iz Rusije.


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Indian Aircraft Carrier Back in Service in a Month

NEW DELHI - India's only aircraft carrier, INS Viraat, which has been in dry dock for a year, will be back in service in a month after a refit allowing the carrier to function until 2015, said a senior Indian Navy official.

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The Navy wanted the Viraat back in service as quickly as possible because of continued delays in delivery of the Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Gorshkov. Despite a planned 2008 delivery date, India and Russia remain stalemated over cost.

The Indian Navy official said the service hopes to have the Gorshkov and the homemade Air Defense Ship on line by 2015, when the Viraat will be nearing the end of its service life.

The Viraat was fitted at state-owned Cochin Shipyard with new fire control equipment, navigation radars, improved nuclear, biological and chemical protection, and deck landing aids. The ship's Russian-made Kashtan air defense system was sent to Russia for repair.

The aircraft carrier also has been fitted with the Israeli Barak air defense system and the anti-ship cruise missile BrahMos.

The Navy's long-term plans include a blue water force with six aircraft carriers and improvements in littoral warfare capabilities.

INS Viraat originally was commissioned in the British Royal Navy as HMS Hermes in 1959; India bought the vessel in 1986. The aircraft carrier earlier underwent a refit in 1999-2001.

Izvor: defensenews.com

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