India launched its first indigenously-built aircraft carrier on Monday. When the INS Vikrant comes into full service in 2018, India will become the fifth nation to have designed and built its own aircraft carrier, pushing ahead of China to join an elite club that includes Britain, France, Russia and the United States. INS Vikrant is a 40,000-tonne vessel which will carry Russian-built MiG-29 fighter jets and other light aircraft.
