India Seeks to Fast Track Building Second Indinenous Aircraft Carrier

The Indian Navy (IN) is fast-tracking plans to build its second, 65,000-tonne aircraft carrier at Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) in southern India.

Designated the Indigenous Aircraft Carrier-II (IAC-II) and likely to be named INS Vishal , the warship will take 10-12 years to build, according to naval officials.

Construction is expected to begin at CSL in 2018 after the IN commissions the 40,000-tonne carrier INS Vikrant following a five-year delay.

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