India to Launch New Aircraft Carrier on 12 August: The Indian Navy's (IN) indigenously built aircraft carrier, which is under construction at the Cochin Shipyard, will be launched on 12 August by Defence Minister A. K. Antony. The carrier will be floated out of the shipyard on 12 August and taken to the repair dock to carry out remaining work. The hull work for the vessel will be over by June next year, by when the ship will be ready for trials. The vessel will be inducted into the IN by January 2018, Commodore K. Subramaniam, Chairman and Managing Director, Cochin Shipyard, said. The design of the ship is happening along with its construction, so the shipyard is hopeful of delivering the vessel by 2018, he said. Sources say that the aircraft carrier, which weighs 40,000t and has 20,000t of steel, is estimated to cost $4-5 billion.
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机译：印度将于8月12日发射新的航空母舰：印度海军（IN）在科钦造船厂建造的本土制造的航空母舰将于8月12日由国防部长A. K. Antony发射。承运人将于8月12日浮出船厂，并送至修理码头进行剩余工作。该船的船体工作将于明年6月结束，届时该船将准备进行试验。 Cochin船厂董事长兼董事总经理Commodore K. Subramaniam表示，该船将于2018年1月被引入IN。他说，这艘船的设计和建造都在进行中，因此造船厂希望在2018年之前交付该船。消息人士称，这艘重达40,000吨，拥有20,000吨钢材的航空母舰，估计耗资4至50亿美元。
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