India's first Indigenous Aircraft Carrier will be commissioned next year

India's first Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC) will be commissioned next year, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said here on Friday

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Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh addresses during the curtain raiser program of Aero India 2021, in Bengaluru. Photo: PTI
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Photo: PTI

India's first Indigenous Aircraft

Carrier (IAC) will be commissioned next year, Defence Minister said here on Friday.

In a statement to the media after reviewing the progress made in the construction of the IAC, Singh described it as India's pride and a shining example of Atmanirbhar Bharat.

"Commissioning of this IAC next year would be a befitting tribute to India's 75th year of India's independence", he said.

Singh visitedthe IAC being built at Cochin Shipyard Limited here.

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First Published: Fri, June 25 2021. 13:30 IST
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