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

Category : Defense
Published on: July 30 2022 Share on facebook

  • 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.
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