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INS Vikrant is the first aircraft carrier to be indigeneously built in India. Cochin Shipyard Limited is in charge of the project. Work on the ship's design began in 1999, the keel was laid in February 2009. The carrier was floated out of its dry dock on 29 December 2011 and was launched in August 2013. The Vikrant class (formerly Project 71 Air Defence Ship (ADS) or Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC) is a class of two aircraft carriers being built for the Indian Navy. The two vessels are the largest warships and the first aircraft carriers to be designed and built in India. They are being built by Cochin Shipyard Limited. Preparations for building the lead vessel of the class, INS Vikrant, started in 2008, and the keel was laid in February 2009. The carrier was floated out of its dry dock
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