INS VIKRAMADITYA

Oct. 21, 2018

India’s only aircraft carrier INS Vikarmaditya will sail from the Kochi port on October 23 for basin trials after undergoing a five-month refit at a cost of ₹705 crore at the Cochin Shipyard.

About:

INS Vikramaditya is a modified Kiev-class aircraft carrier which entered into service with the Indian Navy in 2013.
She has been renamed in honour of Vikramaditya, a legendary emperor of Ujjain, India.
History:
- Originally built as Baku and commissioned in 1987, the carrier served with the Soviet Navy and later with the Russian Navy (as Admiral Gorshkov) before being decommissioned in 1996.
- The carrier was purchased by India in 2004 and was commissioned on 16 November 2013 at a ceremony held at Severodvinsk, Russia.
- On 14 June 2014, Prime Minister of India formally inducted INS Vikramaditya into the Indian Navy and dedicated it to the nation.