After nearly a decade under RFI, the IAC-2 program has finally moved to its final stage, with the design chosen to be a derivative of BAE's successful Queen Elizabeth design, with some differences and modifications to the design to fit Indian requirements.

• The Vishal-class displaces 75,450 tons empty and 89,460 tons at max displacement. Its increase of 7,000 tons empty and 13,000 tons max displacement is mainly due to its larger size and the addition of "cats and traps" system, as well as the need for additional ballasts to cancel out the additional topweight.

• The carrier is 300m long with a beam of 39m on the waterline and 73m overall. The carrier is 20m longer than its British sister's thanks to a 20m hull plug section within Block LB04 between section CB04c and CB04d. This also enables a much better length to beam ratio allowing the Vishal to reach speeds of up to 28 knots cruise, alongside its 2 Marine version of the Trent XWB, producing 40MW each.

• The carrier, unlike its British counterpart, contains no amphibious provisions for troops or vehicles, dedicating the space for briefing and pilots quarters, freeing up a large part of the hanger deck's aft for aviation purposes. The Vishal has a complement of 679 crew, with accommodations for up to 1600.

• In place of the S1850M volume search radar is the equivalent Selex RAN-40L radar, and in place of the Type 997 Artisan is the EL/M-2248 MFSTAR suite, giving it arguably enhanced avionic performance in terms of pure range and volume searched.

• The Vishal utilizes an advanced arresting gear system, as well as the EMCAT system developed by Converteam, capable of launching CATOBAR aircraft. Due to the longer hull the Vishal has an additional aircraft lift and 3 EMCATs (2 bow, 1 port)

• The Vishal-class has a range of 10,000 nautical miles and a crew endurance of 120 days unreplenished. The carrier is also capable of sustained flight operations in sea state 3, however not advised for risk of losing aircraft.

• As for defensive armaments, the Vishal - class is equipped with 4x8 (32 cells) VLS for Barak 8 or quad-packed Barak 1 missiles, as well as 4x AK-630 CIWS and 2x RBU-6000 launchers, as well as various miniguns.

• The Vishal - class has hangar space for 28 aircraft, with 3 aircraft lifts (one between the islands, 2 aft of the aft island). The total flight load is 65-70 aircrafts, with surge capacity of up to 90.

• The INS Vishal will have its first steel cut in 2021, and to be commissioned in 2031. The second ship of the class, INS Vindhya, will have its first steel cut in 2023, and to be commissioned in 2033. An option for a 3rd ship is available post-2035. The program cost for 2 ships is $8 billion.