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What does a carrier strike group consist of?
aircraft carrier
A carrier strike group (CSG) is a type of carrier battle group of the United States Navy. It is an operational formation composed of roughly 7,500 personnel, usually an aircraft carrier, at least one cruiser, a destroyer squadron of at least two destroyers or frigates, and a carrier air wing of 65 to 70 aircraft.
What kind of warship are the INS Vikramaditya and the INS Viraat?
INS Viraat (Sanskrit: Virāṭa meaning Giant) was a Centaur-class aircraft carrier of the Indian Navy. INS Viraat was the flagship of the Indian Navy before INS Vikramaditya was commissioned in 2013. The ship was completed and commissioned in 1959 as the Royal Navy’s HMS Hermes, and decommissioned in 1984.
The prefix for naval vessels was changed from His Majesty’s Indian Ship (HMIS) to Indian Naval Ship (INS).
What aircraft does INS Vikrant use?
The warship will operate MiG-29K fighter jets, Kamov-31 helicopters, MH-60R multi-role helicopters. It has over 2,300 compartments, designed for a crew of around 1,700 people, including specialised cabins to accommodate women officers.
How many missiles does the INS Vikrant have?
INS Vikrant with air group consisting of 5 Breguet Br.1050 Alize armed with torpedos, depth charges or bombs and 18 Hawker Sea Hawk aircrafts armed with 4, 20mm guns and payload of 60 rockets or 4 500lbs bomb. The Carrier also had 16 40mm Bofors guns installed for anti air role.
When will INS Vikrant be commissioned in Indian Navy?
INS Vikrant is scheduled to be commissioned into the Indian Navy in August 2022. Flight trials of its aircraft complement are expected to be completed by mid-2023, after which the ship will be fully operational.
How many ships are there in the Vikramaditya carrier battle group?
During Malabar 2017, Vikramaditya carrier battle group consisted of 9 warships including INS Vikramaditya, INS Ranvir (Rajput class), INS Shivalik (Shivalik class), INS Sahyadri (Shivalik class), INS Kamorta (Kamorta class), INS Kora (Kora class), INS Kirpan (Khukri class), a Sindhughosh class submarine and INS Jyoti fleet support ship.
What is the history of the Indian Navy’s Vikrant Carrier Group CBG?
Vikrant carrier group is remembered for enforcing naval blockade in Bay of Bengal and wrecking havoc in East Pakistan during Indo-Pak war, 1971 also known as Bangladesh Liberation War. During the War the CBG comprised of
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