![]() Construction of the third carrier is ongoing at the Jiangnan shipyard in Shanghai, with a launch likely to occur early next year. Meanwhile, neighboring China is building its third carrier to join the PLAN Liaoning, built on a Ukrainian hull and commissioned in 2012, and the PLAN Shandong, the first Chinese domestically built carrier, commissioned in 2019. The latter ship, originally a Kiev-class carrier/cruiser, was built in Russia and converted in the Sevmash shipyard for use by the Indian Navy. After its work up to fully operational status, the Vikrant will join the INS Vikramaditya, commissioned in 2013. Built at the Cochin shipyard in Kochi, India, the carrier INS Vikrant has embarked on sea trials. The shipyards of the Indo-Pacific region have been busy of late.
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