Aircraft Carriers of Indian Navy

INS Vikrant

  • 1st aircraft carrier of India
  • It was decommissioned in 1997 after serving for 37 years.

INS Viraat

  • 2nd and the longest serving aircraft carrier of India.
  • It was recently decommissioned in 2017 after serving for 56 years. (26 years as HMS Hermes and 30 as INS Vikrant)

INS Vikramaditya

  • India and Russia signed $1.5 billion for the acquisition the warship INS Vikramaditya inducted to the Indian Navy in 2013.
  • INS Vikramaditya is the only aircraft carrier of Indian Navy in operation.

INS Vikrant (IAC-1)

India’s 1stIndigenous Aircraft Carrier is set to be inducted to Indian Navy by 2020.

INS Vishal

The 65000 tonne Naval super carrier, INS Vishal on the lines of HMS Elizabeth will be built by India.