INS Vikrant: Largest ship ever built in India's maritime History

Prime Minister Narendra Modi commissioned India's first indigenously designed and built aircraft carrier INS Vikrant on 2nd Sept 2022, that put India into a select league of countries which manufacture large aircraft carriers with indigenous technology.

It has reportedly been built at a cost of about 200bn Indian rupees at Cochin shipyard. The 262m long and 62m wide carrier displaces approximately 43000T when fully loaded, having a maximum speed of 28 knots with endurance of 7500NM. It has the capacity to hold 30 aircraft, including Mig-29K fighter jets, besides the domestically manufactured Advanced Light Helicopters (ALH).