INS Vikramaditya
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INS Vikramaditya is a conventionally powered STOBAR aircraft carrier currently serving as the flagship of the Indian Navy. It is a modified Kiev class aircraft cruiser purchased from Russia and entere
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, was the first class of fixed-wing aircraft carriers built in the Soviet Union for the Soviet Navy. In addition to its aviation capabilities, t
INS Vikramaditya
…Comparable to the Sun') is a conventionally powered STOBAR aircraft carrier currently serving as the flagship of the Indian Navy. It is a modified Kiev class aircraft cruiser purchased from Russia and entered into service in 2013. Originally built as Baku and commissioned in 1987, the carrier served with the…
Novorossiysk in 1986
P-500 Bazalt launch tubes on the foredeck of the Kiev. M-11 and Osa-M launchers (small disk) are also visible.
P-500 Bazalt launch tubes on the foredeck of the Baku. 3K95 Khinzal launchers (disks to front) and AK-100 guns are visible.