Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday applauded the Indian Naval pilots for carrying out the landing of LCA Tejas (Navy) on the indigenously-developed aircraft INS Vikrant. PM Modi, while responding to a tweet by the Indian Navy on the landing of the aircraft on INS Vikrant, said that the efforts for achieving self-reliance are on full swing.
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WATCH: Indian Navy Carries Out Maiden Landing and Take-Off Of LCA Tejas, Mig-29K Fighter Jets Onboard INS Vikrant
In a boost to “Atamanirbhar Bharat”, Indian Naval pilots on Monday performed the landing and takeoff of LCA Tejas (Navy) and Mig-29K onboard the aircraft carrier, INS Vikrant. It is for the first time that fighter jets have operated from INS Vikrant.
Union Budget 2023: Rs 5.94 Lakh Crore Allocated To Defence Ministry, 13% increase as compared to previous year
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday presented the Union Budget 2023 in Parliament. This year, defence allocations grew by 12.9 percent as compared to the previous financial year. The budgetary allocation for defence for FY 2023–24 is Rs 5.93 lakh crore. Meanwhile, last year, it was Rs 5.25 lakh crore.
PM Narendra Modi Commissions Country’s First Indigenous Aircraft Carrier INS Vikrant, Unveils New Naval Ensign
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday commissioned India’s first indigenous aircraft carrier INS Vikrant at Cochin Shipyard Limited in Kochi. During the event, the Prime Minister also unveiled the new Naval Ensign (Nishaan), doing away with the colonial past and befitting the rich Indian maritime heritage.
IAF Conducts Test-Firing of BrahMos Missile From Su-30MkI Aircraft on Eastern Seaboard
The Indian Air Force (IAF) on Tuesday undertook live test-firing of a BrahMos missile from a Su30 MkI. The test-firing was conducted on the Eastern seaboard. The missile achieved a direct hit on the target, a decommissioned Indian Navy ship.
INS Vikrant, Indigenous Aircraft Carrier, Returns to Kochi After Successfully Completing Maiden 5-Day Sea Voyage
Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC) ‘Vikrant’ successfully accomplished its maiden sea voyage today for which she had sailed on August 3, 2021 from Kochi. Trials progressed as planned and system parameters proved satisfactory. The carrier would continue to undergo series of sea trials to prove all equipment and systems prior handing over the vessel to the Indian Navy.
India’s First Indigenous Aircraft Carrier Named INS Vikrant Sets For Sea Trials
n a boost to “Atma Nirbhar Bharat” campaign, sea trials of indigenous aircraft carrier (IAC(P71)) ‘Vikrant’ began on Wednesday. The Indigenous Aircraft Carrier “Vikrant” designed by Indian Navy’s Directorate of Naval Design(DND) is being built at Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL), a Public Sector Shipyard under Ministry of Shipping (MoS).
Indian Navy – European Union Naval Force Joint Exercise Begins in Gulf of Aden
ting in the maiden IN – EUNAVFOR Joint Naval Exercise in the Gulf of Aden commencing today. A total of five warships from four navies are participating in the exercise on June 18and 19, 2021.
Indian Navy Gets 3 Indigenously-Built ALH MK III Helicopters; Induction Ceremony of ‘322 Dega Flight’ Held At Vishakhapatnam
The induction ceremony of ‘322 Dega Flight’ was held in the presence of Vice Adm Ajendra Bahadur Singh, AVSM, VSM Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Naval Command (ENC) with three indigenously built Advanced Light Helicopters (ALH) MK III helicopters flying into Naval Air Station, INS Dega on June 7, 2021.
INS Sandhayak, Indian Navy’s Hydrographic Survey Ship, To Be Decommissioned on June 4 After Serving For 40 Years
INS Sandhayak, the first of its class indigenously designed and built Hydrographic Survey Ship of Indian Navy, will be decommissioned on Friday, 04 Jun 21 after serving the nation for 40 years. The decommissioning ceremony of INS Sandhayak will be held at Naval Dockyard Visakhapatnam.
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