INS Viraat to serve Navy for 3 more years, says Antony

One Aircraft Carrier is currently in commission. Repairs and refits are planned activities and a normal feature in the life of a ship.

Indias second aircraft carrier, INS Viraat, drydocked at Cochin Shipyard Ltd for extensive maintenance work and re-fit, is expected to leave for Mumbai by this month-end and hopes to join the fleet around mid-year.

INS Viraat, the Navy's only aircraft carrier, is currently getting a major overhaul at the shipyard in Kochi which will allow it to serve till 2016. Related Stories Narendra Modi counters Prime Minister Manmohan Singh with "empty vessels make most noise" UP ...

No plan to pay the ship off for now, says Capt. Biswajit Dasgupta

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