Chennai, Sep 1 : India will join select group of nations when Prime Minister

Narendra Modi will commission the first Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC) Vikrant

at Kochi tomorrow morning.

With the commissioning of the Vikrant, India will joint the select group of nations

having the niche capability to indigenously design and build an Aircraft Carrier,

which will be a real testimony to the Make in India thrust of the Centre.

An official release here said September two will mark the historical milestone of

realisation of Nation’s commitment towards ‘AatmaNirbharta’, a landmark date for

the Indian Navy and the entire Nation; when the IAC Vikrant will be commissioned

by the Prime Minister.

Vikrant is the largest warship to have ever been built in India. It is also the first

indigenously designed and built Aircraft Carrier for the Indian Navy.

Designed by the Warship Design Bureau (WDB), Indian Navy’s in-house organisation

and built by M/s Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL), a Public Sector Shipyard under the

Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, the Indigenous Aircraft Carrier is christened

after her illustrious predecessor, India’s first Aircraft Carrier which played a vital role in

the 1971 war.(UNI)