NEW DELHI - India will commission its first domestically built aircraft carrier, the INS Vikrant, on Sept 2, the Indian Navy has announced.
The Vikrant is 262 metres long, 62 metres wide and has a displacement of 43,000 tons. Construction began in 2009 and it was launched in 2013, with repeated sea trials since August 2021. Able to carry 30 aircraft, such as Russian-built MiG-29 fighters, test flights with the Vikrant could start as early as November.
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