General characteristics
Class & type: Modified Kiev class
Type: Aircraft carrier
Displacement: 45,400 tons of loaded displacement
Length: 283.5 metres (930 ft) (overall)
Beam: 59.8 metres (196 ft)
Draught: 10.2 metres (33 ft)
Propulsion: 4 shaft geared steam turbines, 140,000 hp
Speed: 29.3 knots (54.3 km/h)
Range: 4,000 nautical miles (7,400 km)
Endurance: 13,500 nautical miles (25,000 km) at 18 knots (33 km/h)
Crew: 1,400 - 2,000
Aircraft carried
Total of 30 aircraft including
16 Mikoyan MiG-29K
10 helicopters, possible mix of:
Ka-28 helicopters ASW
Ka-31 helicopters AEW
HAL Dhruv
