INS Vikrant- Role in India’s Maritime Strategy
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About INS Vikrant:
- INS Vikrant or IAC-I is an indigenously designed and built aircraft carrier.
- The name Vikrant is from Sanskrit for courage. The aircraft carrier holds the pennant number R11 and motto, ‘Jayema Sam Yudhi Sprudhah’- meaning ‘I conquer those who fight against me’- a line from Rigveda.
- The previous INS Vikrant was originally built as HMS Hercules, for the Royal Navy, in 1943.
- It was purchased from the UK by India in 1957.
- It was commissioned into the Indian Navy in 1961.
- It was notably deployed during the 1971 war against Pakistan.
- After 36 years of service, it was decommissioned in 1997.
- The planning for the new aircraft carrier started in the 1990s- before the older Vikrant was decommissioned. For a while after its retireme
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