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INS Vikramaditya is a modified Kiev-class aircraft Carrier and the flagship of the Indian Navy, which entered into service in 2013.


Originally built as Baku and commissioned in 1987, the carrier served with the Soviet Navy and later with the Russian Navy (as Admiral Gorshkov) before being decommissioned in 1996.The carrier was purchased by India on 20 January 2004 after years of negotiations at a final price of $2.35 billion.The ship successfully completed her sea trials in July 2013 and aviation trials in September 2013.


She was commissioned on 16 November 2013 at a ceremony held at Severodvinsk, Russia. On 14 June 2014, the Prime minister of India formally inducted INS Vikramaditya into the Indian Navy and dedicated her to the nation.


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