Defence ministry signs death warrant for India’s first aircraft carrier
India's first aircraft carrier, the Vikrant, is finally set to sail into the sunset. Defence Minister A.K. Antony recently approved the sale of the retired aircraft carrier as scrap. India's first aircraft carrier, the Vikrant, is finally set to sail into the sunset. Defence Minister A.K. Antony recently approved the sale of the retired aircraft carrier as scrap. This follows the failure of decade-long plans to convert the warship into a Rs.600-crore floating museum in Mumbai. Defence ministry officials said final orders for …
India inducts new Stealth Frigate : INS Trikand
In a boost to its naval prowess, India today inducted a Russian-built guided missile warship into the Navy at a shipyard in Kaliningrad there. In a boost to its naval prowess, India today inducted a Russian-built guided missile warship into the Navy at a shipyard in Kaliningrad there. "INS Trikand, the last of the three 'Follow On Talwar Class' frigates built in the Russia, was commissioned into the Indian Navy at a glittering ceremony marked by traditional military fervour," a Navy release said here. The induction …
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