Indian Navy to get first ‘made in India’ aircraft, INS Vikrant next year. INS Vikrant will be commissioned to the Indian Navy after its final trial.
In a statement at the southern naval command in Kochi today, Rajnath Singh described it as “India’s pride and a shining example of Atmanirbhar Bharat” and “Commissioning of this IAC next year would be a befitting tribute to the 75th year of India’s independence”
INS Vikrant is 262 meters long and 62 meters wide and displaces about 40,000 metric tons. It features a STOBAR configuration with a ski jump. The carrier has been designed by the Directorate of Naval Design of the Indian Navy and built by Cochin Shipyard.
