--- title: "INS Vikrant | Whitepill" canonical_url: "https://www.whitepill.in/milestones/ins-vikrant" last_updated: "2026-09-07T19:14:05.660Z" meta: description: "INS Vikrant is India's first indigenous aircraft carrier and the largest warship designed and built in India. Built by Cochin Shipyard Limited, the carrier r..." "og:description": "INS Vikrant is India's first indigenous aircraft carrier and the largest warship designed and built in India. Built by Cochin Shipyard Limited, the carrier r..." "og:title": "INS Vikrant | Whitepill" "twitter:description": "INS Vikrant is India's first indigenous aircraft carrier and the largest warship designed and built in India. Built by Cochin Shipyard Limited, the carrier r..." "twitter:title": "INS Vikrant | Whitepill" --- [All milestones](https://www.whitepill.in/milestones) Defence Public Institute # INS Vikrant 2 September 2022 INS Vikrant is India's first indigenous aircraft carrier and the largest warship designed and built in India. Built by Cochin Shipyard Limited, the carrier represents a major milestone in India's naval shipbuilding and defence manufacturing capabilities, demonstrating the country's growing ability to design and construct complex military platforms domestically. Published by [Whitepill](https://www.whitepill.in/about) on 7 August 2026 ## People involved [Narendra ModiPrime Minister of India](https://www.google.com/search?q=Narendra+Modi) [Rajnath SinghUnion Defence Minister](https://www.google.com/search?q=Rajnath+Singh) [Admiral R. Hari KumarFormer Chief of the Naval Staff](https://www.google.com/search?q=Admiral+R.+Hari+Kumar) [Madhvendra SinghFormer Chairman and Managing Director, Cochin Shipyard Limited](https://www.google.com/search?q=Madhvendra+Singh) ## Timeline 28 February 2009 #### Keel of INS Vikrant laid The keel of India's first indigenous aircraft carrier was laid at Cochin Shipyard, formally beginning construction of the vessel. 29 December 2011 #### First block of INS Vikrant launched The first major block of the aircraft carrier was launched at Cochin Shipyard as construction progressed. 12 August 2013 #### INS Vikrant launched The aircraft carrier was launched at Cochin Shipyard, marking a major milestone in India's indigenous warship construction programme. 1 November 2020 #### Basin trials completed INS Vikrant underwent basin trials as part of preparations for harbour and sea trials. 4 August 2021 #### INS Vikrant begins sea trials The indigenous aircraft carrier began its first sea trials, marking a major step toward operational readiness. 24 October 2021 #### Second phase of sea trials completed INS Vikrant successfully completed another phase of sea trials, testing propulsion, navigation and other major systems. 10 January 2022 #### Third phase of sea trials completed The carrier completed another major round of sea trials as testing of its systems and equipment progressed. 28 July 2022 #### INS Vikrant delivered to Indian Navy Cochin Shipyard delivered INS Vikrant to the Indian Navy after completion of construction and extensive trials. 2 September 2022 #### INS Vikrant commissioned into Indian Navy Prime Minister Narendra Modi commissioned INS Vikrant into the Indian Navy at Kochi, formally adding India's first indigenous aircraft carrier to the fleet. 1 January 2023 #### INS Vikrant begins operational integration The Indian Navy continued integrating the carrier into fleet operations, including aviation operations and training. 6 February 2023 #### Aircraft operations expand from INS Vikrant The carrier continued flight deck trials and aviation integration involving carrier-based aircraft and helicopters. 1 January 2024 #### Indigenous carrier demonstrates growing operational capability INS Vikrant continued operating with the Indian Navy while supporting India's expanding indigenous naval aviation and shipbuilding capabilities. ## Resources - [newspib.gov.in](https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2182277)