INS Vikrant (R34)
The INS Vikrant (R34), also known as Indigenous Aircraft Carrier 1 (IAC-1), is India's first domestically designed and built aircraft carrier. It was constructed by Cochin Shipyard Ltd for the Indian Navy. The name Vikrant (Sanskrit vikrānta, literally "stepping beyond") means "courageous". The motto of the ship is "Jayema Sam Yudhi Sprdhah", which is taken from Rigveda and can be translated as "I defeat those who fight against me".
Work on the ship's design began in 1999, and the keel was laid in February 2009. The carrier was floated out of its dry dock on 29 December 2011 and was launched on August 12th 2013. The basin trials were completed in December 2020, and the ship has started the sea trials on August 4th 2021 and will be commissioned into the service of Indian Navy by August 2022. The total cost of the project was approximately ₹23,000 crore (US$3.2 billion) at the time of first sea trials.
