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.
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