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After INS ''Viraat'' was decommissioned on 6 March 2017, the Navy is left with only one aircraft carrier in active service, [[INS Vikramaditya (R33)|INS ''Vikramaditya'']], which serves as the flagship of the fleet.<ref name="INS Viraat Decommissioned" /> ''Vikramaditya'' (formerly ''Admiral Gorshkov'') is a modified {{Sclass|Kiev|aircraft carrier}} procured at a total cost $2.3&nbsp;billion from Russia in December 2013.<ref name="India's Vikramaditya to undergo final trials in mid-2013">{{cite web|author1=Greg Waldron|title=India's Vikramaditya to undergo final trials in mid-2013|url=https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/indias-vikramaditya-to-undergo-final-trials-in-mid-2013-381535/|website=Flight Global|access-date=18 July 2017|date=28 January 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170703161755/https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/indias-vikramaditya-to-undergo-final-trials-in-mid-2013-381535/|archive-date=3 July 2017}}</ref> The Navy has an [[amphibious transport dock]] of the {{sclass|Austin|amphibious transport dock|4}}, re-christened as INS ''Jalashwa'' in Indian service. It also maintains a fleet of [[Landing Ship, Tank|landing ship tanks]].<ref name="Austin Class, Shardul Cass, Magar Class" />

== Aircraft carriers ==