Navy-based missile systems

• India's INS-Vikrant(bought from UK) was the first aircraft carrier of India.
• The HMS Harriers(airplanes on INS VIRAAT) are one of its kind which has the ability of vertical landing and take-off.

• India's statistics for aircraft carriers is like this
  Active:
  
  • INS Viraat: Centaur class carrier (ex-HMS Hermes) in service since 1987.
  • INS Vikramaditya : Modified Kiev class carrier (ex-Admiral Gorshkov) due in service October 2013.
  Under construction:
  
  • INS Vikrant: 40,000 ton Vikrant class carrier. It is being built at Cochin Shipyard and is expected to enter service in 2017.
  Planned
  
  • INS Vishal: 65,000 ton Vikrant-class carrier. Expected to enter service in 2022.
  Retired:
  
  • INS Vikrant : Majestic-class carrier, (ex-HMS Hercules), in service from 1961 to 1997 and currently a museum ship docked at Mumbai.