The Vikrant will be commissioned on Friday (Sept 2) by Prime Minister Narendra Modi after completing almost a year of sea trials. Read more at straitstimes.com.
NEW DELHI - India will formally commission its first home-built aircraft carrier on Friday , the culmination of 17 years of construction and tests as the country seeks to catch up with regional rival China and its far larger naval fleet.
More than 75 per cent of the ship's components are indigenously procured, with half a dozen major industrial firms and over 100 smaller businesses providing equipment and machinery, according to India's Defence Ministry. "Because of our typically disjointed decision-making process, the selection of an aircraft got de-linked from the carrier project, and a decision is yet to be taken," he said.
"It would hence take some time for Vikrant to be operationally deployed along with its aircraft," Mr Karle told Reuters.India has an estimated 40 Russian-made MiG-29Ks which mainly operate on the Vikramaditya - a repurposed Russian vessel. Some of those fighters will now be brought on to the Vikrant.
With the Vikrant's entry, India can deploy an aircraft carrier on both its eastern and western seaboards and expand its maritime presence, although the Indian navy still lags behind key regional rival, China.
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