PM Modi Expresses happiness as Indian Navy Carries Out Landing of LCA Tejas On INS Vikrant, Lauds Efforts Towards ‘Atmanirbharta’

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.

PM Narendra Modi to Commission Country’s First Indigenous Aircraft Carrier INS Vikrant on September 2; Know Details

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will commission the first indigenous aircraft carrier, INS Vikrant, on Friday at Cochin Shipyard in Kochi. It will strengthen India’s naval capabilities. Notably, INS Vikrant is the largest ship ever built in India’s maritime history. The Prime Minister will also unveil the new Naval ensign of the Indian Navy.

India Likely to Get Air Defence And Maritime Theatre Commands By August 15, 2021: Report

India is likely to get two theatre commands by August 15, reported CNN News 18. According to the report, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to make announcement in this regard on August 15.  The two theatre commands will be  – the Maritime Command and the Air Defence Command.