India’s first indigenous aircraft carrier will be fully operational only by mid-2023

印度第一艘國產航母到2023年年中才能全面投入使用

NEW DELHI: India’s indigenous aircraft carrier (IAC) will become fully operational, with supersonic fighter jets and multi-role helicopters operating from its deck, only by mid-2023 at the earliest.

新德里：印度國產航母最早將在2023年中期全面投入使用，甲板上可起降超音速戰斗機和多用途直升機。

But once deployed, the 40,000-tonne carrier to be christened INS Vikrant will pack quite an offensive punch and project raw military power on the high seas. “The combat capability, reach and versatility of the aircraft carrier will add formidable capabilities in the defence of our country and help secure India's interests in the maritime domain,” said defence minister Rajnath Singh on Friday.

這艘4萬噸級航母將被命名為“維克蘭特號”，一旦部署，它將具有相當的攻擊力，并在公海上投射軍事力量。印度國防部長拉杰納特•辛格上周五表示:“航母的作戰能力、威懾范圍和多功能性將增強我們國家的強大防御能力，并確保印度在海上的利益。”

Reviewing the ongoing construction of the IAC at Cochin Shipyard at a cost of around Rs 23,000 crore, along with Admiral Karambir Singh, the minister said the go nment was “fully committed” to a strong Navy with operational reach and prowess to prect the country’s huge maritime interests.

印度國防部長和海軍上將Karambir Singh一起評估了科欽造船廠正在進行的航母建設，耗資約2300億盧比，印度國防部長表示，政府“完全致力于”建設一支強大的海軍，以保護國家重大的海洋利益。

The commissioning of IAC, the most complex warship ever to be built in India with “nearly 75% indigenous content”, will take place next year. “It will be a befitting tribute to 75 years of India's independence,” said Singh.

這艘航母是印度有史以來建造的最復雜的戰艦，拉杰納特說：“近75%的部分是本土制造的”，將在明年服役。正好紀念印度獨立75周年。”

以下是印度時報讀者的評論：譯者：Jessica.Wu

Aum Shanti

For 70years Conn gress was busy looting India never thought about security

過去70年，國大黨忙著洗劫印度，從未考慮過安全問題

SJ Naik

yes, before 2014 there was no aircraft carrier with Indian Navy. The order for this aircraft carrier and its design and construction also started after Feku came to power in 2014.. Before 2014 Indian Airforce did not have any fighter aircraft, all 270 Sukhoi-30 MKI which the airforce has were purchased after 2014. also Tejas aircraft project was sanctioned and all the flight tests and manufacturing of Tejas was started after 2014.

是的，2014年之前，印度海軍沒有航母。這艘航母的訂單及其設計和建造也是莫迪2014年上臺后開始的。

2014年之前，印度空軍沒有任何戰斗機，270架蘇霍伊-30 MKI是2014年后購買的，“光輝”戰機項目也是2014年后獲得批準，所有的飛行測試和生產都在2014年之后開始。

Abhijit Sharma

Ins vikrant was ready in 2013 but till now it has not been commissioned. China started making it's aircraft carrier in 2015 and commissioned it in 2019.All this due to callousness of Modi. He has all the time in the world to make 3000 crore statue and a stadium in his own name but no time to commission an already built aircraft carrier. No wonder Modi got defeated by China.

維克蘭特號在2013年就造好了，但是直到現在還沒有服役。中國于2015年開始建造航母，2019年服役。這一切都是因為莫迪的不重視。他有足夠的時間以自己的名義建造一座價值300億盧比的雕像和體育場，卻沒有時間服役一艘已經建成的航空母艦。難怪莫迪被中國打敗了。

Jagdish Madan

Don't cook up tales to blame Modi.

不要編造謊言來指責莫迪。

Sathish Kumar

All the 11 US Aircraft carrier were nuclear powered, meaning they can run non-stop for months as there is no need for fueling. Ours is diesel powered, lets not compare please.

美國11艘航母都是核動力的，可以連續航行數月，不需要加油。我們的是柴油動力的，沒得比。

newlearn

we are 300 hundred years behind US interms of the mindset and 400 years behind cina! we take pride in cheating our own country in any way possible!

就思維方式而言，我們落后美國300年，落后中國400年！

我們以欺騙自己而自豪!

Am Pm

Thanks to Congress for approving this warship in 2003 in spite of a low GDP.

感謝國大黨在2003年批準建造這艘航母，盡管當時的GDP很低。

hindustani

Started in 2003 and will become fully operational in 2023, 20 years to built one aircraft carrier, one reason is also 10 years of con-gress Gov't in power didn't do anything but was busy in looting nation like termite

從2003年開工，到2023年才能全面投入使用，花20年的時間建一艘航母，其中一個原因是國大黨政府執政的10年里什么都沒做，只是忙著洗劫國家

Go Corona Go

And From 2014 till 2023 Feku was looting the nation

從2014年到2023年，莫迪一直在洗劫國家

Devanshu Shakya

Just google and find out the defence deals signed between 2014 and 2021. And compare it with those signed between 2004 and 2013. Modi govt has spent more than double compared to UPA in defence procurement. Do you know that our defence export was mere Rs500 crore untill 2014. Today after 7 years it stands at over 7500 crore. And by 2023 it will be above 20000 crore.

看看2014年到2021年簽署的國防協議，并將其與2004年至2013年簽署的協議進行比較。莫迪政府在國防采購上的支出是國大黨時期的兩倍多。你們知道嗎，我們的國防出口到2014年只有50億盧比。7年后的今天，這個數字超過了7500億，到2023年將超過20億盧比。

talker

Talk talk talk, Indians are world best talker.

說說說，印度人是世界上最能說的

Amit Thorat

USA has 20 carriers out of which 11 are super carriers having tonnage of 100,000 to 107000 tonnes. India operating an AC from 1961, China only from 2011 but even here they've taken a l from India. 2 carriers in a mere 10 year's. 3rd one almost ready. One helicopter carrier also commissioned. Military gap between India and China has increased while it's drtically decreased between China and USA.

美國有20艘航母，其中11艘是超級航母，噸位在10萬到10.7萬噸之間。印度從1961年開始有航母，中國從2011年開始有航母，但和印度相比，他們有了更大的飛躍，僅僅10年就造了2艘航母，第三艘差不多好了。一艘直升機航母也已服役。印度和中國之間的軍事差距擴大了，而中國和美國之間的差距顯著縮小。

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We should ask the Americans to lease us 2 carriers that are bit dated on their side for stopgap till we build out atleast 2-3 of our own by 2035.

作為權宜之計，我們應該要求美國人租給我們兩艘他們那邊有點過時的航母，直到2035年，

到那時我們至少建造了2-3艘自己的航母。

Ra Mon

Without nuclear powered propulsion, this is going to be a very expensive sitting duck at sea.

沒有核動力推進，航母在海上就是一個燒錢的活靶子。

investsingh35

Although, Nuclear powered Aircraft Carrier would have been better but India didnt have the technology when this was started. We still dont have this technology. But it is still better than not having any aircraft carrier. Also, these aircraft carriers never travel alone. They are usually escorted by several warships and supply vessels.

核動力航母更好，但印度在開始的時候沒有這種技術?，F在我們仍然沒有這項技術，但有航母總比沒有強。此外，這些航母從不單獨行動，通常由幾艘軍艦和補給船護航。

Anand Mirle

China's two aircraft carriers and the one we have at present are diesel ric. And they work fine except that we cannot extend the reach like the US has and we are not a country now aspiring to have a global reach on naval front. We have the support of Quad to extend our reach anyways...

中國的兩艘航母和我們現有的一艘都是柴電航母。除了不能像美國那樣擴大影響力之外，它們還不錯，我們現在不渴望在海上擁有全球影響力，我們有四方的支持來擴大我們的影響力…

Rahul Rai

One thing that no one is talking about is Where are the Fighter jets that is going to be deployed on IAC.

Only 40 mig29s are left and they have a very poor availability rate of just 60%.

沒人談論的一個問題是將要部署在航母上的戰斗機在哪里。

現在只剩下40架米格29，而且只有60%能用。

Pervinder Sangwan

Need to ne that USA has 11 Aircraft Carriers of above 100000ton capacity...India has only one with 44000 ton capacity..

需要注意的是，美國有11艘10萬噸級以上的航母…印度只有一艘4.4萬噸級

jivesh

Aircraft carriers are not ch, look at the countries that operate one. You can count using your fingers and have some to spare.

航母并不便宜，看看哪些國家有航母，屈指可數。