India's Narendra Modi launches first locally built warship

India has launched its first locally built warship, which was made at a cost of $2.5 billion.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the 45,000-tonne aircraft carrier on Friday, describing it as an “exceptional symbol of self-reliant India”.

Named the INS Vikrant, the vessel is 262 metres long and 62m wide ― about the size of two football fields.

It took 13 years to build. Vikrant means courageous in Hindi.

“Today, India has entered the list of countries that can build such large warships indigenously. Vikrant has infused new confidence,” Mr Modi said at the commissioning ceremony at the Cochin Shipyard Limited in Kochi in southern Kerala.

“Vikrant is large and grand, Vikrant is distinct, Vikrant is special. Vikrant is not just a warship, it is the evidence of the hard work, talent, impact and commitment of India of the 21st century,” he said.

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