Like other carriers of its size, the Vikrant is nothing short of a floating city and can house a crew of 1,700, including 160 officers and 1,400 sailors. It can operate up to 40 aircraft at once ...

INS Vikrant’s size is around 44,000 tonnes and the Indigenous Aircraft Carrier-2 planned was around 65,000 tonnes. June 23, 2025 e-Paper. LOGIN Account. eBooks Subscribe GIFT FRONT PAGE.

In its very first sea trial last August, INS Vikrant achieved top speed of 28 knots, an extreme rarity for a defence vessel its size and power anywhere in the world.

At Kochi, on Monday, a giant step was taken towards the rebirth of the Indian navy's iconic former flagship, the INS Vikrant. On March 4, 1961, on a cold, blustery morning at Belfast, Northern ...

India has commissioned its first indigenously-built aircraft carrier, Vikrant, at a ceremony in the southern state of Kerala. The BBC's Jugal Purohit took a tour of the vessel ahead of its ...

India will launch its first indigenous aircraft carrier INS Vikrant on Monday, making an entry into a select club of countries capable of designing and building a carrier of this size and capability.

India joined an elite league of the world’s naval powers on Friday, when it commissioned its first domestically built aircraft carrier, the INS Vikrant.

The new vessels perhaps would be bigger in size. KOCHI: India’s first indigenous aircraft carrier INS Vikrant is expected to be operationalised by the end of January, said Flag Officer ...

Like other carriers of its size, the Vikrant is nothing short of a floating city and can house a crew of 1,700, including 160 officers and 1,400 sailors. It can operate up to 40 aircraft at once ...