INS Vikrant likely to be undocked by May-end

Fri, 17 April 2015

12:28

India is working on two separate projects to ramp up sea-borne aircraft carriers capability.

The under construction indigenous 40,000 tonne INS Vikrant is slated to 'undock' from its building pontoon at Kochi next month, while India's biggest naval warship and aircraft carrier, the INS Vikramaditya, is under a minor 're-fit' to complete its Close-In Warfare System, a protection from incoming enemy missiles.

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