India's first Indigenous Aircraft Carrier INS Vikrant handed over to Indian Navy

Category : Defense Published on: July 30 2022

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The Cochin Shipyard handed over to the Navy the indigenous aircraft carrier Vikrant, which was designed by the Navy’s in-house Directorate of Naval Design and will likely be commissioned on August 15.
It is named after India’s first aircraft carrier, the Indian Naval Ship (INS) Vikrant, which played a significant role in the 1971 war.
It was decommissioned in 1997 after 36 years of glorious service to the Navy.
The aircraft carrier will be initially with the western naval command.
The ship would be capable of operating an air wing consisting of 30 aircraft comprising MIG-29K fighter jets, Kamov-31, MH-60R multi-role helicopters, in addition to indigenously manufactured advanced light helicopters and light combat aircraft.