INS Vikrant (2013)

High school (ages 12+)
Transportation

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Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

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Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the ship class?Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC)
2. What is the displacement?Approximately 40,000 tonnes (fully loaded)
3. What is INS Vikrant?INS Vikrant is India's first aircraft carrier built in India. It is a huge ship that can carry and launch airplanes.
4. How big is INS Vikrant?It is 262 meters long and has many compartments to house 1,700 sailors. The ship also has a large flight deck for aircraft.

Indigenous Capability: The ability of a nation to develop and produce advanced technologies and systems domestically.
Power Projection: A nation's ability to exert its military influence far beyond its own borders.
Carrier Air Wing (CAW): The group of aircraft and personnel assigned to operate from an aircraft carrier.
Strategic Autonomy: A nation's freedom to make its own foreign and defense policy decisions without external coercion.