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

印度第一艘国产航母到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：印度国产航母最早将在2023年中期全面投入使用，甲板上可起降超音速战斗机和多用途直升机。

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.

这艘4万吨级航母将被命名为“维克兰特号”，一旦部署，它将具有相当的攻击力，并在公海上投射军事力量。印度国防部长拉杰纳特•辛格上周五表示:“航母的作战能力、威慑范围和多功能性将增强我们国家的强大防御能力，并确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 government was “fully committed” to a strong Navy with operational reach and prowess to protect the country’s huge maritime interests.

印度国防部长和海军上将Karambir Singh一起评估了科钦造船厂正在进行的航母建设，耗资约2300亿卢比，印度国防部长表示，政府“完全致力于”建设一支强大的海军，以保护国家重大的海洋利益。

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.

这艘航母是印度有史以来建造的最复杂的战舰，拉杰纳特说：“近75%的部分是本土制造的”，将在明年服役。正好纪念印度独立75周年。”

以下是印度时报读者的评论：译者：Jessica.Wu

Aum Shanti

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

过去70年，国大党忙着洗劫印度，从未考虑过安全问题

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，印度海军没有航母。这艘航母的订单及其设计和建造也是莫迪2014年上台后开始的。

2014年之前，印度空军没有任何战斗机，270架苏霍伊-30 MKI是2014年后购买的，“光辉”战机项目也是2014年后获得批准，所有的飞行测试和生产都在2014年之后开始。

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.

维克兰特号在2013年就造好了，但是直到现在还没有服役。中国于2015年开始建造航母，2019年服役。这一切都是因为莫迪的不重视。他有足够的时间以自己的名义建造一座价值300亿卢比的雕像和体育场，却没有时间服役一艘已经建成的航空母舰。难怪莫迪被中国打败了。

Jagdish Madan

Don't cook up tales to blame Modi.

不要编造谎言来指责莫迪。

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.

美国11艘航母都是核动力的，可以连续航行数月，不需要加油。我们的是柴油动力的，没得比。

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!

就思维方式而言，我们落后美国300年，落后中国400年！

我们以欺骗自己而自豪!

Am Pm

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

感谢国大党在2003年批准建造这艘航母，尽管当时的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

从2003年开工，到2023年才能全面投入使用，花20年的时间建一艘航母，其中一个原因是国大党政府执政的10年里什么都没做，只是忙着洗劫国家

Go Corona Go

And From 2014 till 2023 Feku was looting the nation

从2014年到2023年，莫迪一直在洗劫国家

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年签署的国防协议，并将其与2004年至2013年签署的协议进行比较。莫迪政府在国防采购上的支出是国大党时期的两倍多。你们知道吗，我们的国防出口到2014年只有50亿卢比。7年后的今天，这个数字超过了7500亿，到2023年将超过20亿卢比。

talker

Talk talk talk, Indians are world best talker.

说说说，印度人是世界上最能说的

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 leap 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 dramatically decreased between China and USA.

美国有20艘航母，其中11艘是超级航母，吨位在10万到10.7万吨之间。印度从1961年开始有航母，中国从2011年开始有航母，但和印度相比，他们有了更大的飞跃，仅仅10年就造了2艘航母，第三艘差不多好了。一艘直升机航母也已服役。印度和中国之间的军事差距扩大了，而中国和美国之间的差距显著缩小。

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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.

作为权宜之计，我们应该要求美国人租给我们两艘他们那边有点过时的航母，直到2035年，

到那时我们至少建造了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.

没有核动力推进，航母在海上就是一个烧钱的活靶子。

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.

核动力航母更好，但印度在开始的时候没有这种技术。现在我们仍然没有这项技术，但有航母总比没有强。此外，这些航母从不单独行动，通常由几艘军舰和补给船护航。

Anand Mirle

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

中国的两艘航母和我们现有的一艘都是柴电航母。除了不能像美国那样扩大影响力之外，它们还不错，我们现在不渴望在海上拥有全球影响力，我们有四方的支持来扩大我们的影响力…

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%.

没人谈论的一个问题是将要部署在航母上的战斗机在哪里。

现在只剩下40架米格29，而且只有60%能用。

Pervinder Sangwan

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

需要注意的是，美国有11艘10万吨级以上的航母…印度只有一艘4.4万吨级

jivesh

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

航母并不便宜，看看哪些国家有航母，屈指可数。