Nation's biggest warship to dock in three weeks
INS Vikramaditya, India’s largest aircraft carrier will soon be entering Indian waters. It is currently on its way from Russia, where it underwent a complete refit, to the port of Karwar. It can accommodate 30 fighter planes and a fleet of helicopters. It has 2,000 Russian and Indian Navy officers on board and is expected to dock at the INS Kadamba at the end of January. “The INS Vikramaditya is the largest and tallest warship that we have. It’s a refurbished version of the Russian Admiral Gorshkov. It has the Resistor-E radar comp…
INS Vikramaditya, India's second aircraft carrier, out at sea again
The INS Vikramaditya, India's second aircraft carrier, is out at sea again. By this time tomorrow, the 45,550-ton vessel built at the Sevmash shipyard in Severodvinsk, north Russia, will be sailing through the Barents Sea. Over the next two months at least, the ship will be put through stringent testing in the Barents Sea and the White sea. "If all goes well, the Indian tri-colour will be flying atop the INS Vikramaditya this November, after which it will start its journey to India," a senior Navy officer told NDTV. The I…
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