Baku was renamed to the Admiral Gorshkov after the fall of the Soviet Union. After being decommissioned in the mid- ’90’s, she was purchased by the Indian government and converted to a full aircraft carrier with a ski-jump on the bow(STOBAR – Short Take-Off But Arrested Recovery) replacing the earlier SS-N-12 launchers. Re-christened as the INS Vikramaditya, she entered service with the Indian Navy in 2014.
- 380+ Parts
- Upper hull made from multi-directional slide molds
- Separate sonar due to her sphere
- 4 Ka-27 & 4 Yak-38 included
- Photo-etched included