India
Active:
- INS Viraat: Centaur-class carrier (ex-HMS Hermes) in service since 1987.
Under refit:
- INS Vikramaditya: Modified Kiev-class carrier (ex-Admiral Gorshkov) planned to enter service in 2013.
Under construction:
- INS Vikrant: 40,000 ton Vikrant-class carrier. It is being built at Cochin Shipyard and is expected to enter service in 2017
Planned
- INS Vishal: 65,000 ton Vikrant-class carrier.Expected to enter service in 2022
Retired:
- INS Vikrant: Majestic-class carrier, (ex-HMS Hercules), in service from 1961 to 1997 and currently a museum ship docked at Mumbai.
Read more about this topic: List Of Aircraft Carriers By Country
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