28-07-2021 | 15:42 PM
INS Vikrant
• INS Vikrant, also known as IAC-1, is expected to be commissioned in the Indian Navy by 2022.
• The Defence Minister reviewed the progress of the construction of India’s first indigenous aircraft carrier (IAC-1) INS Vikrant at the Cochin Shipyard, Kochi, Kerala.
• The IAC-1 boasts of nearly 75 percent indigenous content; this includes the design, the steel used in the construction and key weapons, and sensors.”
• INS Vikrant is also called Indigenous Aircraft Carrier 1 (IAC-1). This aircraft carrier is being constructed by Cochin Shipyard in Kochi, Kerala for the Indian Navy. It will be the first aircraft carrier to be built in India. Motto of the IAC is Jayema Sam Yudhi Sprdhah. It is taken from Rigveda 1.8.3.
