India To Induct First Indigenous Carrier In 2020

Credit: INS Vikrant: Arun Prakash
BENGALURU—India’s first domestically built aircraft carrier—the INS Vikrant, or IAC-1—will begin sea trials in 2020 and be inducted into the country’s naval forces the same year, a senior defense official says. “The new carrier is slated for induction into service with the Eastern Naval Command in...

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