The first indigenous aircraft carrier (IAC) of India, Vikrant, set sail on October 24, 2021, for the second sea trials before its planned induction into the Indian Navy by August 2022. As per an official, the indigenous aircraft carrier Vikrant has sailed out on October 24 from Kochi for the second sea trials. After the first sea trials, the Indian Navy had said that the performance of the key systems of the warship was found to be satisfactory. Vikrant warship- Indigenous aircraft carrier• Vikrant, the 40,000-tonne aircraft carrier, the largest and the most complex warship to be built in the country, had successfully completed a five-day maiden sea voyage in August 2021. The Indian Ocean is considered the backyard of the Indian Navy and is also extremely critical to the country’s strategic interests.

Source: Dainik Jagran October 25, 2021 21:20 UTC