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Source: The post is based on the article “Indigenous Aircraft Carrier Vikrant” published in PIB on 10th July 2022
What is the News?
India’s first indigenous aircraft carrier (IAC-1), INS Vikrant has successfully completed the fourth and final phase of sea trials.
What is INS Vikrant?
INS Vikrant is India’s first indigenous aircraft carrier(IAC-1).
Designed by the Indian Navy’s Directorate of Naval Design (DND) and built by Cochin Shipyard Limited(CSL).
Named After: Vikrant is named after the Majestic-class aircraft carrier, which was operated by the Indian Navy from 1961 to 1997.
Features:
| Read here: INS Vikrant, India’s first indigenous aircraft carrier, heads out to sea |
Significance: With INS Vikrant, the Indian Navy will have two functional aircraft carriers– the other being INS Vikramaditya.
– Moreover, with this launch, India has joined a select band of countries such as the USA, UK, France, Russia, Italy and China that have niche capabilities in designing and building an Aircraft Carrier.
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