Veterans slam govt move to scrap decommissioned aircraft carrier INS ViraatMinister of State for Defence Shripad Naik had on Monday said INS Viraat could not be handed over to any state government because it did no...
PM Modi’s ‘Viraat taxi’ allegations against Rajiv Gandhi false: Navy Ex-brass"Due to such claims, even the truth coming from such people (Modi) would be seen as fake information," Vice Admiral (Retd) I C Rao said.
Maha govt's proposal to convert INS Viraat into museum given in-principle nod: SitharamanThe aircraft carrier, in its earlier avatar, had won the Falklands War against Argentina in 1982 for the Royal British Navy.
INS Viraat to be decommissioned on March 6"INS Viraat is the second centaur class aircraft carrier in service which has spent 30 years in the Indian Navy and before that 27 years in...
INS Viraat decommissioned; all you need to know about the world's oldest aircraft carrierINS Viraat was first commissioned into the British Royal Navy as the HMS Hermes on November 18, 1959, 15 years after she was laid down in J...
Oldest serving aircraft carrier INS Viraat to be decommissioned todayINS Viraat was built in 1943, during the Second World War. The carrier has provided utmost protection to the country during many tense situ...
India’s oldest warship INS Viraat may be sold for scrapIt will cost almost Rs 1,000 crore to convert the 13-storey high INS Viraat into the proposed aircraft carrier museum, said sources.
Indian Navy says goodbye to world's oldest aircraft carrier INS ViraatThe ship, which underwent a decommissioning refit, is being towed back by three tugs to Mumbai for the decommissioning ceremony, a Navy off...
INS Viraat sails to Kochi for repairs, dry dockingThe ship will be towed back to Mumbai on completion of ERDD, for the decommissioning ceremony later this year.
INS Viraat to set sail for the last time this weekMilitary experts and enthusiasts hope that Viraat will not go the way INS Vikrant did. The ship, which took part the 1971 war, was sold as ...
INS Viraat sets sail for last operational deploymentOriginally commissioned in the British Royal Navy as HMS Hermes in November 1959, the 13-storey high carrier was inducted into the Indian N...
INS Viraat wins its last regattaThe whaler is a 27-foot-long boat that is rowed by five men called 'pullers' using 15 to 17 feet long oars who cover a distance of 1.3 km.
Manohar Parrikar to states: Buy INS Viraat for Re 1, but bear Rs 300 crore maintenance costThose buying INS Viraat will have to shell out Rs 300 crore for refurbishing it, apart from the annual maintenance expenditure," said a def...
Talks on with Andhra Pradesh government to convert INS Viraat into hotel: NavyThe AP government had shown keen interest on getting INS Viraat to berth in Vizag for promotion of tourism once it is decommissioned and tu...
Navy technical board to assess service life of INS ViraatThe Indian Navy has appointed a technical board (TB) to assess how long the aircraft carrier INS Viraat can serve the force.
Viraat to leave for Mumbai by this month endINS Viraat, drydocked at Cochin Shipyard Ltd, is expected to leave for Mumbai by this month end and hopes to join the fleet around mid-year.
- Lashkar plotting to target INS Viraat
The US Technological Intelligence Unit has alerted Indian security agencies about a possibility of the Lashkar-e-Taiba carrying out an airb...