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INS Vikrant (pronounced [vikraːnt̪ə]) [20] (lit. ' Courageous ') is an aircraft carrier in service with the Indian Navy. The carrier is India's fourth carrier and the first to be built in India. It was constructed by the Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) in Kochi, Kerala. The name Vikrant is a tribute to India's first aircraft carrier INS Vikrant.
India considered a number of aircraft for operation from its INS Vikramaditya and the planned indigenous aircraft carrier. India evaluated the Russian Sukhoi Su-33 , but chose the lighter Mikoyan MiG-29K as Vikramaditya was smaller and lacked an aircraft catapult . [ 17 ]
The navy has named its first home-built carrier INS Vikrant in honour of INS Vikrant (R11). The new carrier is built by Cochin Shipyard Limited, and will displace 40,000 t (44,000 short tons). [46] The keel was laid down in February 2009 and she was launched in August 2013. The ship was commissioned on 2 September 2022 by PM Narendra Modi. [47]
An aircraft carrier is a warship with a full-length flight deck, ... Aircraft carrier: 16 November 2013 [35] Vikrant: Vikrant: 262 m (860 ft) 45,000 t
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.
This helped in the integration of the aircraft carriers of the Indian Navy and displayed the maritime prowess of India. [107] In mid February 2024, INS Vikrant and INS Vikramaditya participated in Milan 2024 multinational naval exercise hosted by Indian Navy along with other ships, submarines and aircraft of friendly foreign nations. The ...
Cochin Shipyard built India's first indigenous aircraft carrier. INS Vikrant (formerly, the Project 71 "Air Defence Ship"), the first aircraft carrier of the Indian Navy to be designed and built in India. The carrier will be the largest warship built by CSL. In February 2020, all major structural and outfitting work was declared complete. [12]
INS Vikrant: 45,000 ton carrier. It was built at Cochin Shipyard and commissioned on 2 September 2022. [9] ... Escort aircraft carrier The ...