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INS Vikrant during its undocking in June 2015. In July 2013, Defence Minister A K Antony announced that Vikrant would be launched on 12 August at the Cochin Shipyard. After its launch, Vikrant would be re-docked for completion of rest of the work including the flight deck. According to Vice Admiral Robin Dhowan, about 83% of the fabrication ...
INS Vikrant (from Sanskrit vikrānta, "courageous") was a Majestic-class aircraft carrier of the Indian Navy. The ship was laid down as HMS Hercules for the British Royal Navy during World War II, but was put on hold when the war ended. India purchased the incomplete carrier in 1957, and construction was completed in 1961.
INS Vikrant (1961), a British-built aircraft carrier which was in service from 1961 to 1997, operated as a museum ship from 2002 to 2012 and was scrapped in 2014–2015. INS Vikrant (2013) , a first Indian-built aircraft carrier which was launched in 2013, the first of two planned for the class, and commissioned on 2 September 2022.
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The name Vikrant is a tribute to India's first aircraft carrier INS Vikrant. Vikrant means "courageous" in Sanskrit . [ 21 ] The motto of the ship, "जयेम सम् युधिस्पृधः" ( Sanskrit ), means "I defeat those who dare to challenge me" (English).
Indian Navy had been pushing for a 65,000 tonne carrier, but the demand has been put on hold due to expenses and technologies needed on board. So now Navy is considering another 45,000-tonne class carrier, same as INS Vikrant with more indigenous systems and better propulsions. INS Vishal: 1 India: 65,000 - 75,000 tonnes [41] Planned [42]
India commissioned INS Vikramaditya in 2013 followed by the new INS Vikrant in 2022. [6] INS Vikramaditya is the modified Kiev-class aircraft carrier Admiral Gorshkov, INS Vikrant is the first indigenous aircraft carrier built in India. India plans to have three carrier battle groups by 2035, each centered on Vikrant, Vikramaditya and INS ...
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