INS Vikrant: India joins elite club capable of building 40,000-tonne aircraft carrier
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India on Thursday joined the select club of nations, including the US, UK, Russia, China and France, to design and manufacture aircraft carriers above 40,000 tonnes, Indian Navy Commodore Thapar informed. According to the Indian Navy, India's first indigenously-built aircraft carrier (IAC) Vikrant is to be commissioned on Sept 2 this year.