The Indian Navy planned to acquire the Su - 33 for the its aircraft carrier , the INS '' Vikramaditya '' , the refurbished Soviet '' Admiral Gorshkov '' , which was sold to India in 2004 .
The Indian Navy planned to acquire the Su - 33 for the its aircraft carrier , the INS '' Vikramaditya '' . 
 Ironically , the '' Vikramaditya '' was an adaptation of the Soviet 's '' Admiral Gorshkov '' , which was sold to India in 2004 .