On August 10, the installation of lighting equipment on the new Indian aircraft carrier Vikrant was completed. The installation was carried out under the leadership of the team of the Russian company "Aerosvet".
According to the press service of the company, the installation work began on March 13, Russian specialists trained Indian engineers to install devices, controlled the process, checked the quality of installation, eliminated shortcomings.
The Vikrant aircraft carrier has two types of lighting equipment manufactured by Aerosvet: Saturn-a combat complex that provides take-off and landing of aircraft and a deck illumination complex-a ship's complex for emergency operations, mooring, mooring, loading ammunition and fuel into the sea, etc.
The stages of installation and commissioning lasted 5 months due to the complexity and scale of the object — light-signal systems are installed on the territory of the entire aircraft carrier, starting from the lower deck, ending with the superstructure of the ship. In addition, work had to be suspended for almost a month due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which peaked at the height of installation.
Approximately, the transfer of the aircraft carrier Vikrant to the Indian Navy will take place in the spring of 2022.
Before that, 3 stages of testing are planned:
- The stage of mooring tests, when the aircraft carrier is near the berth. The stage includes instrumental tests, measurements, touch flights, etc.
- The stage of sea trials directly at sea, during which each complex in the ship is checked. The interaction between all the equipment complexes installed on the aircraft carrier is being inspected.
- The stage of state tests with the landing of aircraft and helicopters on the deck at different degrees of visibility — at dusk, in fog, at night.
The press service of the company "Aerosvet" noted that cooperation with the Indian military is not limited to the launch of the aircraft carrier Vikrant. The Indian aircraft carrier Vikramaditya (formerly the Admiral Gorshkov cruiser), as well as the Shore-Based Test Facility on the island of Goa, are being serviced by the Russian manufacturer of the MTR.
