India to commission first home-built carrier, but short of jets on deckFrance's Dassault and Boeing are locked in a race to provide the Indian government with over two dozen jets earmarked for the Vikrant, a 26...
31 Aug, 2022, 03.05 PM IST
Navy gets its first indigenous aircraft carrier Vikrant"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 ...
29 Jul, 2022, 12.15 AM IST
IAC Vikrant completes 4th phase of sea trials ahead of next month's inductionThe aircraft carrier, built at a cost of around Rs 23,000 crore, is set to be delivered to the Indian Navy by end of this month followed by...
10 Jul, 2022, 10.33 PM IST
India scouts for aircraft manufacturers through G2G route for 26 aircraft for INS VikrantINS Vikrant, India's first indigenous aircraft carrier, will be commissioned soon by Prime Minister Modi, and the Indian Navy needs 26 airc...
30 May, 2022, 02.21 PM IST
India's first indigenous aircraft carrier begins another phase of sea trialsThe IAC is 262 meters long, 62 meters wide and it has a height of 59 meters. Its construction began in 2009. The warship has been built by ...
09 Jan, 2022, 04.10 PM IST
INS Vikrant to be commissioned by Aug 2022: Admiral Karambir SinghIndian Navy Chief Admiral Karambir Singh on Thursday said that the Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC) INS Vikrant will be commissioned by Au...
25 Nov, 2021, 12.49 PM IST
India's first indigenous aircraft carrier Vikrant begins second phase of sea trialsThe warship has been built at a cost of around Rs 23,000 crore and its construction propelled India into a select group of countries having...
25 Oct, 2021, 11.26 AM IST
A floating island: Onboard India's first indigenous aircraft carrier INS VikrantThe largest and most complex warship built in the country, opened its 'doors' to mediapersons Friday in Kochi after its maiden sea trial su...
14 Aug, 2021, 07.47 PM IST
India's first indigenous aircraft carrier Vikrant successfully completes five-day maiden sea voyageThe aircraft carrier set off on its maiden sea trials, 50 years after its namesake played a major role in the 1971 war. Vikrant has a top s...
08 Aug, 2021, 11.49 PM IST
Indigenous warship, drill in South China Sea: Delhi flexes naval muscle with eye on BeijingBuilt at the Cochin Shipyard at a cost of around Rs 23,000 crore with an indigenous content of 76%, the carrier was first sanctioned by gov...
05 Aug, 2021, 10.31 PM IST
Sarbananda Sonowal hails launch of indigenous aircraft carrier Vikrant's sea trialsHe said, designing and building an indigenous aircraft carrier is a huge achievement for the Nation. He said, this is a true reflection of ...
04 Aug, 2021, 10.24 PM IST
India's first indigenous aircraft carrier Vikrant begins sea trialThe 40,000-tonne aircraft carrier set off on its maiden sea trials, 50 years after its namesake played a major role in the 1971 war.
04 Aug, 2021, 06.12 PM IST
India's first indigenous aircraft carrier Vikrant likely to be commissioned by early 2021: Sources"Currently, phase three of the construction of Vikrant is under progress, which involves setting to work of machinery and equipment, like p...
09 Jan, 2020, 11.44 AM IST
Indian Navy gets combat management system for INS Vikrant“This is a major landmark on the navy’s thrust towards GoI's policy of 'Make in India' to encourage indigenous development and promoting pr...
29 Mar, 2019, 08.55 PM IST
Emerging superpower? India to stay without an aircraft carrier for 8 monthsNothing projects raw combat power like an aircraft carrier prowling on the high seas, ready to unleash its fighter jets and missiles agains...
14 Jul, 2018, 05.06 PM IST
India may lose aircraft carrier edge over ChinaAfter inducting its first carrier 65,000-tonne Liaoning in 2012, China will soon begin sea trials of its domestically-built Type-001A carri...
16 Apr, 2018, 02.40 PM IST
INS Vikrant unlikely to be battle-ready before 2020The country's first indigenous aircraft carrier, INS Vikrant, will not be ready to go to war anytime before 2020 even if it's handed over t...
12 Aug, 2013, 09.52 PM IST