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NS Vikrant (pronounced: vikrɑːnt̪), also known as Indigenous Aircraft Carrier 1 (IAC-1),[19] is an aircraft carrier constructed by the Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) for the Indian Navy. It is the first aircraft carrier to be built in India. It is named 'Vikrant' as a tribute to India's first aircraft carrier, Vikrant (R11). The name Vikrant means "courageous" in Sanskrit.[20] The motto of the ship is "Jayema Saṁ Yudhi Spr̥dhaḥ", means "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[21] and was launched on 12 August 2013.[22] The basin trials were completed in December 2020,[23] and the ship started sea trials in August 2021.[24] Vikrant is likely to be commissioned into service on 15 August 2022 to celebrate "Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav" (75th year of India's Independence day),[3] with flight trials of aircraft expected to be completed by mid-2023.[24][25] The total cost of the project was approximately ₹23,000 crore (US$2.9 billion) at the time of first sea trials.[26]
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