KOCHI, India, India's first indigenous aircraft carrier has been floated out of its building drydock for equipment fitting prior to sea trials in 2017, UPI reported. The floating of the INS Vikrant took place on Wednesday at the Cochin Shipyard. "Almost 90 per cent of works below the fourth deck, all underwater works, is over," The Hindu newspaper quoted a shipyard official. "Major equipment have gone in. The ship is expected to be inducted into the Indian Navy in late 2018. --SPA 21:40 LOCAL TIME 18:40 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w