INS Vikramaditya
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INS Vikramaditya is a modified Kiev-class aircraft carrier and the flagship of the Indian Navy. The carrier entered into service in 2013.
Indian aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya
Vikramaditya (left) alongside the Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov in the port of Severomorsk in 2012
Vikramaditya during sea trials following her conversion
The conversion of the ship saw all the armament removed from the foredeck, including the P-500 Bazalt cruise missile launchers and the four sets of 3K95 Kinzhal surface-to-air missile launchers, to make way for a 14.3° bow ski jump.
Kiev-class aircraft carrier
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The Kiev class, Soviet designation Project 1143 Krechyet (gyrfalcon), was the first class of fixed-wing aircraft carriers built in the Soviet Union for the Soviet Navy.
Novorossiysk in 1986