More than 75% of India’s new aircraft carrier’s components are indigenously procured, with half a dozen major industrial firms and over 100 smaller businesses providing equipment and machinery ...
"The Hon'ble President of India, Smt. Droupadi Murmu will embark indigenous aircraft carrier INS Vikrant and witness 'Naval Operations' at sea on November 7, 2024," a Ministry of Defence release read.
Sensing an opportunity, New Delhi expressed interest in purchasing the vessel. Russia and India negotiated sale of the aircraft carrier for years, and they reached an agreement in 2004.
India also threw more than $1 billion into the warship to upgrade the carrier’s aircraft and weapons systems. The redevelopment of this carrier went about $1.2 billion over the original budget.
Although technically not called an "aircraft carrier," the Maritime Self-Defense Force's largest destroyer has begun sea trials following modifications to allow fighter jets to take off and land ...