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INS Vikramaditya ( Sanskrit: Vikramāditya, Brave as the Sun) [note 1] is a modified Kiev -class aircraft carrier and the flagship of the Indian Navy. The carrier entered into service in 2013. [20]
Sep 16, 2022 · With over 1,600 personnel on board, INS Vikramaditya is literally a ‘Floating City’. With a capacity of over 8,000 tonnes of LSHSD, she is capable of operations up to a range of over 7,000 nautical miles or 13000 kms.
It is a modified Kiev-class aircraft carrier which entered into service with the Indian Navy in 2013. It has been renamed in honour of Vikramaditya, a legendary emperor of Ujjain, India. The carrier served with the Soviet Navy and later with the Russian Navy (as Admiral Gorshkov) before being decommissioned in 1996.
INS Vikramaditya is the newest and largest ship to join Indian Navy on 16 Nov 2013. The ship was commissioned on 16 Nov 13 by Defence Minister Shri AK Antony in Russia.
Feb 20, 2024 · INS Vikramaditya leaves a powerful imprint after her maiden pit stop at Visakhapatnam. As she heads out to sea charged for MILAN 2024, may her presence always resonate with unwavering might.
Feb 4, 2021 · INS Vikramaditya is the Indian Navy’s largest short take-off but assisted recovery (STOBAR) aircraft carrier and warship converted from the Russian Navy’s decommissioned Admiral Gorshkov vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) missile cruiser carrier.
India’s first aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya is expected to come out of a 15-month major refit at Karwar Naval Base and start sailing next week, followed by extensive sea trials in March.
Jun 10, 2023 · The exercise involved seamless integration of two Aircraft Carriers INS Vikramaditya and the indigenously built INS Vikrant- along with a diverse fleet of ships, submarines and aircraft, showcasing India's technological expertise in the maritime domain.
Nov 14, 2013 · Stretching as much as three football fields put together and standing 20 storeys tall from keel to the highest point,the Vikramaditya is the largest ever ship to be operated by the Indian Navy.
Jun 11, 2023 · The Indian Navy carried out a massive Carrier Battle Group (CBG) operation involving more than 35 aircraft in the Arabian Sea on Saturday, one of the biggest demonstrations of its operational ...
