INS Vikrant

How India Protected INS Vikrant from Pakistani Attack in 1971? | TDG Explainer

09 May 2025

On April 22, a terror attack in the Baisaran Valley, Pahalgam, killed 26 civilians. The victims were predominantly Hindus, with one Christian and a local Muslim. Terrorists with M4 carbines and AK-47 rifles entered the tourist spot lined with thick pine forests. This is now the worst attack on civilians...

France, India Seal ₹63,887 Crore Rafale Deal Amid Indo-Pak Tensions

26 Apr 2025

India will sign a ₹63,887 crore (Euro 6.6 billion) contract with France for the purchase of 26 Rafale-Marine fighter jets on Monday. The aircraft will be based primarily on INS Vikrant, India's first indigenously constructed aircraft carrier. This is even as the French Defence Minister called off his India visit...

INS Vikrant Deployed in Arabian Sea After Pahalgam Attack as Pakistan Plans Missile Test

24 Apr 2025

In a swift reaction to the recent terror strike in Pahalgam, Jammu & Kashmir, India has sent its homegrown aircraft carrier INS Vikrant to the Arabian Sea. The deployment comes at a time of growing tensions with Pakistan, which is gearing up for a missile test in the same area,...

Top military commanders to discuss operations, jointness on board INS Vikrant aircraft carrier in Arabian Sea

01 Mar 2023

In a bid to promote Make In India defense systems, the Indian Navy is going to hold its senior commanders' conference on board the aircraft carrier INS Vikrant in the Arabian Sea, off the coast of Goa. The decision is also in line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's directives to...

341 women inducted as sailors, says Navy Chief

03 Dec 2022

Chief of Naval Staff Admiral R. Hari Kumar on Saturday informed that in the navy 341 out of 3,000 Agniveer inducted are women as a sailor. The training of women sailors will be the same as men. “First batch of agniveers already reported, about 3000 agniveers have joined out of...

Delhi: French Defense Minister Lecornu accorded Guard of Honor

28 Nov 2022

The Guard of Honor was accorded to French Minister for the Armed Forces Sebastien Lecornu in New Delhi on Monday. French Minister Lecornu was received by his Indian counterpart in the national capital. Earlier in the morning French Minister for the Armed Forces Sebastien Lecornu has begun the Delhi leg...

French Defence Minister Lecornu visited National War Memorial

28 Nov 2022

French Minister for the Armed Forces Sebastien Lecornu has begun the Delhi leg of his visit and on Monday laid a wreath at National War Memorial. Taking to Twitter French envoy to India Emmanuel Lenain tweeted, "As he begins the #Delhi leg of his visit, French Minister for the Armed...

PM Modi shares commissioning of INS Vikrant video, saying “A historic day of India!”

03 Sep 2022

Prime Minister Narendra Modi shared a video of the commissioning of INS Vikrant and said he can't express the feeling of pride in words. Earlier on Friday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Kochi commissioned the first indigenously designed and built aircraft carrier INS Vikrant at Cochin Shipyard Limited. Taking to...

PM hails INS Vikrant, calls a ‘historic day’

03 Sep 2022

In a tweet on Saturday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed the commissioning of the first aircraft carrier built in India, the INS Vikrant, as a "historic day" for the nation. Modi launched the 262-meter-long Vikrant at Kerala's Cochin Shipyard, and the prime minister thereafter had a tour of the warship....

INS Vikrant a collective effort of all government since 1999, says Jairam Ramesh

02 Sep 2022

Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Friday said since 1999 INS Vikrant is the collective effort of all governments. Congress leader further stated in getting INS Vikrant from the UK former defense minister Krishna Menon played a key role. Taking to Twitter Jairam Ramesh tweeted, "India's 1st indigenous aircraft carrier...

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