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How India has one-upped China with its dual aircraft-carrier exercise
Fp Explainers •The Indian Navy carried out a Carrier Battle Group (CBG) operation, involving two aircraft carriers – INS Vikramaditya and INS Vikrant – and several jets, warships and submarines last week. The exercise is historic and gives India an advantage over China which is yet to perform dual aircraft carrier
WATCH: INS Vikrant makes another history, after Mig-29K, navy chopper MH60R make major landing
Fp Staff •The MH60 Romeo is manufactured by Lockheed Martin. It is considered one of the most advanced anti-submarine helicopters in the world, and is an all-weather helicopter
WATCH: Indian Navy achieves historic milestone as MiG-29K makes night landing on INS Vikrant
Ajeyo Basu •The Indian Navy has claimed that this is an important step towards the Indian government’s goal of ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ in the defence sector
After Holi & cricket match, Anthony Albanese becomes first foreign leader on board INS Vikrant, hop into LCA
Umang Sharma •Australian PM Anthony Albanese is scheduled to hold important bilateral meeting with Indian PM Modi with a focus on taking India-Australia relationship forward
Indian Navy projects air power boost as LCA Tejas, MiG-29K take-off, land on INS Vikrant
Ajeyo Basu •These successful landings of a MiG-29K and a naval version of the LCA Tejas by Indian Navy pilots on INS Vikrant is a powerful demonstration of India’s prowess in design, construction, and operations of aircraft carriers
Naval pilots carry out landing of LCA onboard aircraft carrier INS Vikrant
•Indian Navy said the landing demonstrated India's capability to design, develop, construct and operate indigenous aircraft carrier with indigenous fighter aircraft
A tribal president, indigenous aircraft carrier, and more: How India took some giant leaps in 2022
Fp Explainers •India scripted history in July when Droupadi Murmu was elected as the country’s first president from the tribal community. The year also saw the country bolster its defence sector with the first India-made aircraft carrier, INS Vikrant. And there was for women to cheer for with abortion laws amended
25 years of INS Delhi: How the Delhi class destroyer catalysed transformation of Indian Navy into a blue water force
Cmde Srikant B Kesnur •As INS Delhi completes 25 years of existence today, it is also a testimony to India's warship-building prowess overcoming all odds external and internal and setting itself firmly on the path of Atmanirbharta
From LCH Prachand to INS Vikrant, how ‘Make in India’ defence is transforming the nation
Fp Explainers •The ‘Make in India’ programme received a great boost when India inducted the Light Combat Helicopter Prachand. The recent projects, showcasing India’s capabilities in the defence sector, has caught China and Pakistan on the back foot
Unsinkable aircraft carriers: India’s island territories have great strategic potential which must be realised
Air Marshal Anil Chopra •The Andaman and Nicobar Islands are the most strategically located islands anywhere in the world