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INS Vikrant is the first aircraft carrier to be indigenously developed in India.
It is named ‘Vikrant’ as a tribute to India’s first aircraft carrier, INS Vikrant, which was decommissioned in 1997.
The Indian Navy currently operates one Aircraft Carrier bought from Russia called INS Vikramaditya.
Vikrant is run by four General Electric LM2500+ gas turbines on two shafts, generating over 80 megawatts (110,000 hp) of power.
The Russian MiG-29K fighters and the Kamov 31 helicopters, as well as the soon to be acquired American MH-60R Seahawk helicopters will be onboard the Vikrant.

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The history of Aircraft carriers goes back to the first world war.
The Imperial Japanese Navy ship Wakamiya conducted the world’s first successful ship-launched air raid.
The first carrier-launched airstrike was the Tondern raid in July 1918 when seven Sopwith Camels were launched from the battlecruiser HMS Furious to attack the German airbase at Tondern, Germany.
HMS Argus in 1918 became the world’s first carrier capable of launching and recovering naval aircraft.
As of September 2022, there are 47 active aircraft carriers, including INS Vikrant, in the world operated by fourteen navies.
The United States Navy operates the highest number of Aircraft Carriers with 11 large nuclear-powered Carriers which can carry around 80 fighters each.
The United Kingdom, India and China each operate two aircraft carriers.
France and Russia each operate a single aircraft carrier.
Italy operates two light fleet carriers and Spain operates one.
Helicopter carriers are operated by Japan, France, India, Australia, Egypt, South Korea, China, Thailand and Brazil.

SOURCE: THE HINDU

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