Looking for another India-made Aircraft Carrier: Indian Navy Chief

Mumbai: Indian Navy is looking for another India-made Aircraft Carrier (IAC), Admiral R Hari Kumar, the Chief of the Naval Staff announced on Friday on the sidelines of launch of the advanced stealth frigate ‘Mahendragiri’.

As per reports, the Naval Chief said that the Indian Navy is looking at a repeat order for an IAC after inducting INS Vikrant.

With the indigenously built INS Vikrant, Cochin Shipyard has acquired an expertise in manufacturing an IAC, he reportedly said.

“We are working for a third aircraft carrier which will be a repeat of the INS Vikrant. There is a lot of expertise that has been generated in terms of building an aircraft carrier. We are looking at having an IAC, a follow-on I would say, a repeat order being made. We are preparing a case for it,” said Admiral Kumar as reported by NDTV.