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...
14 Jul, 2018, 08.50 PM IST
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.
14 Jul, 2018, 08.47 PM IST
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...
14 Jul, 2018, 04.28 PM IST
Rear Admiral Ravneet Singh takes over Indian Navy's western fleetThe flag officer, who hails from Jalandhar in Punjab, was commissioned in the Indian Navy on July 1, 1983.
14 Jul, 2018, 02.15 PM IST
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...
11 Jul, 2018, 03.05 PM IST
Date to decommission INS Viraat yet to be finalised: Indian Navy Chief Admiral R K DhowanNavy Chief Admiral R K Dhowan today said aircraft carrier INS Viraat is on its last legs but the actual date of its decommissioning has not...
11 Jul, 2018, 01.59 PM IST
India now puts aircraft carrier plan on fast trackThe 40,000-tonne IAC-I or INS Vikrant being built at Cochin Shipyard will be ready for induction only by 2018-2019 after a long delay.
23 Feb, 2015, 09.22 AM IST
Naval aircraft yard rolls out Peagsus engineThe Rolls Royce Pegasus engine powers the mighty Sea Harriers, the most successful fighter of the Naval Air Arm acquired along with the Air...
22 Dec, 2014, 09.33 PM IST
INS Vikramaditya to set sail for India on November 30Defence Minister AK Antony will ‘accept’ the aircraft carrier on November 16 ahead of the sailing and it’s expected to reach India in Janua...
31 Oct, 2013, 04.59 AM IST
Anti-missile shield for frontline Navy warships fast erodingThe Navy has been pressing panic buttons for quite some time about its fast depleting stock of missiles to arm the Israeli Barak-I anti-mis...
09 Sep, 2013, 04.20 AM IST
Eye on future, India mulls options for nuclear-powered aircraft carrierNothing projects raw power like an aircraft carrier prowling on the high seas, capable of unleashing strike fighters against an adversary i...
02 Aug, 2013, 10.29 AM IST
Eye on future, India mulls options for nuclear-powered aircraft carrierNothing projects raw power like an aircraft carrier prowling on the high seas, capable of unleashing strike fighters against an adversary i...
01 Aug, 2013, 11.04 PM IST
India’s first indigenous aircraft carrier to face sea trial in AugustThe already long-delayed 40,000-tonne warship INS Vikrant will not be operational anytime before 2018.
07 Jul, 2013, 08.22 AM IST
- Gorshkov delayed, project cost to remain $2.3 billion: Antony
India is working on two important aircraft carrier projects- the Indigenous Aircraft Carrier and the Gorshkov project but both are delayed
26 Nov, 2012, 04.39 PM IST
- Ranbaxy: Battle with US FDA offers little to cheer
In India, the company’s planned efforts through project ‘Viraat’ have borne fruit leading to higher than industry growth for the company.
11 May, 2011, 05.49 AM IST
- Carrier battle groups to add muscle to Navy
Carrier battle groups to add muscle to Navy, said Naval Chief.
12 Apr, 2010, 01.17 PM IST
- 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...
31 Dec, 2008, 09.50 AM IST