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    India ’ s first indigenous aircraft carrier, INS

    Vikrant, was commissioned into the Indian Navy by Prime Minister Narendra Modi . What does the name mean?
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    India ’ s first indigenous aircraft carrier, INS Vikrant, was commissioned into the Indian Navy by Prime Minister Narendra Modi . With a displacement of 42,800 tonnes, Vikrant — which means ‘ victorious ’ and ‘ gallant ’ — is the largest ship ever designed and built by India, making it the sixth country to demonstrate the capability to build its own aircraft carrier . INS Vikrant was laid in 2009 and put to water in 2013 with the delivery by Cochin Shipyard Limited to the Indian Navy in 2022 . About Indian Navy : Founded : 26 January 1950 ( as current service ) , 5 September 1612 ( as East India Company's Marine ) Current CNS : Admiral R . Hari Kumar

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