Kochi: Admiral R K Dhowan, the Chief of Naval Staff, today reviewed the progress of the Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC) ‘Vikrant’ which is under construction at Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL).
‘Vikrant’ is the first aircraft carrier to be indigenously built in the country, the keel of which was laid in February 2009.
The ship was launched in August 2013 with the completion of the hull construction and is expected to be delivered by 2018 end.
The Indian Navy currently operates two aircraft carrier, INS Viraat (procured from UK) and INS Vikramaditya (procured from Russia) out of which INS Viraat is likely to be decommissioned in the near future.
