Search results
Vikramaditya ( IAST: Vikramāditya) was a legendary king [1] [2] [3] as mentioned in ancient Indian literature, featuring in traditional stories including those in Vetala Panchavimshati and Singhasan Battisi. Many describe him as ruler with his capital at Ujjain ( Pataliputra or Pratishthana in a few stories).
Jun 10, 2023 · INS Vikramaditya and INS Vikrant, the centrepieces of the exercise, serve as “floating sovereign airfields”, providing a launch platform for a wide array of aircraft, including MiG-29K fighter ...
Feb 6, 2023 · Published 9:40 PM PDT, February 5, 2023. NEW DELHI (AP) — India is preparing to relaunch its INS Vikramaditya aircraft carrier after a major refit, a critical step toward fulfilling its plan to deploy two carrier battle groups as it seeks to strengthen its regional maritime power to counter China’s increasing assertiveness. The Vikramaditya ...
The INS Vikramaditya has Russian MiG-29K fighters as main weapon on board, while a landing of maritime LCA is also being considered on INS Vikrant as a test case scenario this year.
Aug 29, 2022 · INS Vikramaditya. INS Vikramaditya, a modified Kiev-class aircraft carrier, joined the Indian Navy on 16 November 2013. Launched in the early 1980s, the carrier, which was originally named as Baku, served the Soviet Navy from 1987 to 1991. The vessel was decommissioned in 1996, after spending four years with the Russian Navy as a carrier named ...
Aug 3, 2022 · The 44,500-tonne INS Vikramaditya procured from Russia is the lone carrier currently in service. Like INS Vikramaditya, Vikrant too would employ the STOBAR (Short Take-Off But Arrested Recovery ...
Dec 3, 2023 · It will feature large-force manoeuvres, advanced air defence operations, anti-submarine warfare and anti-surface drills. The aircraft carriers INS Vikramaditya and INS Vikrant which will be the centrepieces of the exercise serve as floating sovereign airfields providing a launch platform for a wide array of aircraft.
