INS Vikrant will be commissioned into the Navy at an event in Kochi on September which will be attended by PM Narendra Modi. Actor-filmmaker Mohanlal recently visited the soon-to-be-commissioned aircraft carrier. (Photo | PTI) 
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Check out visuals of India's first indigenous aircraft carrier INS Vikrant

INS Vikrant will be commissioned into the Navy at an event in Kochi on September 3, which will be attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. 

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The flight deck of INS Vikrant has an area equal to two and a half hockey fields which roughly translates into 12,500 sq m. (Photo | PTI)
A MIG-29K aircraft of the Indian Navy is seen on the flight deck of the Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC) Vikrant. (Photo | PTI)
The indigenous aircraft carrier provides an airfield in the sea, facilitating to extend our air power beyond natural barriers. (Photo | PTI)
Navy personnel at Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC) Vikrant at Cochin Shipyard, in Kochi on Friday, August 26, 2022. (Photo | PTI)
Six helicopters and 12 fighter jets can be parked on the deck and the aircraft will be latched to hold it during rough weather. (Photo | PTI)
The ship produces 4 lakh litres of fresh water from the RO plant. The power generated by the ship can light up a small town. (Photo | PTI)
The medical complex is spread over 45 compartments running through three decks. There are five medical officers and 15 medical sailors. (Photo | PTI)
There is an integrated platform management system which can start and stop any equipment onboard, including power generation and propulsion. (Photo | PTI)
Engineers and workers at the flight deck of Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC) Vikrant at Cochin Shipyard, in Kochi on Friday, August 26, 2022. (Photo | PTI)
With the construction of 'Vikrant', India has joined a select group of nations having the niche capability to indigenously design and build an aircraft carrier. (Photo | PTI)
Workers at Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC) Vikrant at Cochin Shipyard, in Kochi on Friday, August 26, 2022. (Photo | PTI)
The Navy said the aircraft carrier would be commissioned into the force on September 3 and it would bolster India's position in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) and its quest for a blue water Navy. (Photo | PTI)

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