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Naval LCA makes successful arrested landing on aircraft carrier INS Vikram
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 11 (ANI): For the first time, Naval Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) on Saturday landed on aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya. This is the first time an indigenous fighter aircraft has landed on an aircraft carrier, according to the Indian Navy.
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How are China's neighbors combating the PLA Navy?
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Hong Kong, Jan 7 (ANI): 2019 was a big year for the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN), with an astounding number of vessels launched or commissioned, and the icing on the cake for China's navy was the entry into service on 17 December of the Type 002 aircraft carrier Shandong, the nation'
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India needs three aircraft carriers, says Navy Chief
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 3 (ANI): Indian Navy Chief Admiral Karambir Singh on Tuesday stressed on the need for the country to have three aircraft carriers so that two are operational at all times.
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China's aircraft carrier sets sails through Taiwan Strait
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Beijing [China], Nov 18 (ANI): The Chinese Navy on Monday confirmed that the country's first domestically-built aircraft carrier sailed through the Taiwan Strait and is on its way to the South China Sea, in an apparent message just days after a US warship crossed the waterway last week.
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HMS Queen Elizabeth to operate in Indian Ocean on its maiden voyage: UK en
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 15 (ANI): British High Commissioner to India, Sir Dominic Asquith announced that UK's aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth will operate in the Indian Ocean region on its maiden voyage.
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Indian Navy keen on onboarding third aircraft carrier: Chief of Naval Staf
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], Oct 4 (ANI): The Chief of Naval Staff Karambir Singh on Friday said that the Indian Navy is keen on getting a third aircraft carrier so that two carriers are available for operations when one is up for repairs.
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Rajnath Singh interacts with 'Black Panthers' onboard INS Vikaramditya
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Onboard Vikramaditya [India], Sept 29 (ANI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday interacted with Indian Naval Air Squadron 303, also known as "Black Panthers", onboard aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya.
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DRDO, ADA successfully execute first-ever arrested landing of LCA (Navy)
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], Sept 13 (ANI): DRDO and ADA today successfully executed the first-ever arrested landing of Light Combat Aircraft (Navy) at a shore-based facility, INS Hansa in Goa, inching closer to the goal of operating from an aircraft carrier.
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China's expensive yearning for aircraft carriers
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Hong Kong, May 10 (ANI): No other platform speaks of naval prestige and power projection than an aircraft carrier. Nations such as France, India, Russia, the United Kingdom and the USA all have them, so it is no wonder that China is currently pursuing an ambitious programme to introduce carr
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US deploying its aircraft carrier, task force in Iran
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 6 (ANI): The United States is deploying a carrier strike group and a bomber task force in Iran to send a "clear and unmistakable " message that any action against Washington will be dealt with "unrelenting force", said US National Security Adviser John Bolton on Sunda
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Defence Ministry clears Navy's Rs 3600 crore deal with Russia for 10 Kamov
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), May 3 (ANI): The Defence Ministry on Friday approved Indian Navy's proposal to acquire 10 Kamov-31 choppers from Russia at a cost of around Rs 3,600 crore to strengthen its capability against aerial threats to its aircraft carriers and large warships.
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Navy pushing Rs 3,500 crore Kamov-31 chopper deal with Russia
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), May 2 (ANI) Seeking to strengthen its capabilities against aerial threats to its aircraft carriers and large warships, the Indian navy has moved a proposal to acquire 10 Kamov-31 choppers from Russia.
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