INS Vikrant: Largest ship ever built in India's maritime History

Photo - Indian Navy

Prime Minister Narendra Modi commissioned India's first indigenously designed and built aircraft carrier INS Vikrant on 2nd Sept 2022, that put India into a select league of countries which manufacture large aircraft carriers with indigenous technology.

It has reportedly been built at a cost of about 200bn Indian rupees at Cochin shipyard. The 262m long and 62m wide carrier displaces approximately 43000T when fully loaded, having a maximum speed of 28 knots with endurance of 7500NM. It has the capacity to hold 30 aircraft, including Mig-29K fighter jets, besides the domestically manufactured Advanced Light Helicopters (ALH).