A naval variant of India's Tejas fighter jet lands on INS Vikrant on February 6. Indian navy Though Vikrant is India's first domestically built carrier, it is actually the fourth to enter service ...

Chapter 7: Vikrant 2.0 – Echoes of Her Namesake Let’s not forget, this isn’t the first Vikrant. The original INS Vikrant (R11), acquired from the UK, served with distinction during the 1971 war.

The RAC MiG-29K and Hindustan Aeronautics LCA Navy fighters have conducted the first flights to and from India’s new aircraft carrier, INS Vikrant. The 6 February work saw both jets land and ...

CHENNAI, (IANS) - INS Vikrant, the prestigious aircraft carrier of the Indian Navy, dedicated to the nation by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on September 2 at Kochi is likely to be berthed at ...

Guided by a blue-water strategy, India projects naval power across the Indo-Pacific. Aircraft carriers INS Vikrant and INS Vikramaditya enable integrated air-sea operations with MiG-29K fighters and ...

INS Vikrant is a symbol of pride for New Delhi, and the warship, which was built at a cost of around ₹23,000 crore (approximately USD 3 million), highlighted the shipbuilding capabilities of India.

As a light carrier, Vikrant was considerably smaller compared to her contemporaries, measuring only 210 meters long and displacing 17,600 tons. But her limited deck space was fine, as the Indian ...

INS Vikrant was commissioned as the first aircraft carrier of the Indian Navy. After years of distinguished service, she was decommissioned in January 1997.

The 47,400-tonne INS Vikrant will first go through landing trials using the MiG-29K aircraft before becoming fully operational by the end of 2023. More than two dozen more jets will also be added ...

The Vikrant was first ordered in 2004, alongside procurement plans for the carrier that would become INS Vikramaditya, originating from a goal in the late 1980s to replace India’s two carriers ...

The Indian Navy's Indigenous Aircraft Carrier, seen here during its sea trials. The vessel was commissioned as INS Vikrant on 2 September 2022. (Indian Navy) The Indian Navy has commissioned its ...

INS Vishal, a proposed 65,000 follow-on to Vikrant, has not yet been laid down, and elements of the Indian defense establishment have expressed skepticism as to the value of the project.