NAVAL • SANCTIONED

IAC-2 / INS Vishal (65,000-Tonne Aircraft Carrier)

Lead Agency: Indian Navy / CSL (Cochin Shipyard) • Service: Indian Navy • Budget: ₹40,000 Cr • IDDM: 80%

Strategic Overview

Repeat 45,000-tonne indigenous aircraft carrier (IAC-2) with modifications to maintain 3-carrier operational readiness across both seaboards.

2nd Indigenous Aircraft Carrier Battle Group ("IAC-2 Carrier Battle Group") — Naval Dockyard Visakhapatnam / INS Kadamba Karwar (Eastern Naval Command) — Status: slated
DAC In-Principle Acceptance of Necessity for Repeat IAC-2 Order at CSL (DAC Decision Portal)