INS Vikrant, India's first indigenous aircraft carrier, launched

INS Vikrant, India's first indigenous aircraft carrier (IAC), was today launched at the Kochi shipyard by Elizabeth Antony, wife of Defence Minister AK Antony.

It is the biggest warship to be built in the country and will mark India's entry into a select club of countries capable of designing and building a carrier of this size.

"Today's launch marks just the first step in a long journey. We must continue the process of developing indigenous capability to secure our maritime interests," the Defence Minister said on the occasion.

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