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From LCH Prachand to INS Vikrant, how ‘Make in India’ defence is transforming the nation
Fp Explainers •The ‘Make in India’ programme received a great boost when India inducted the Light Combat Helicopter Prachand. The recent projects, showcasing India’s capabilities in the defence sector, has caught China and Pakistan on the back foot
Sea control or sea denial? Why India needs to reorient its naval strategy post Vikrant
Yusuf Unjhawala •At the doctrinal level, sea denial does not serve India’s expanding interests, counter security threats, or fulfil the aspirations as a security provider. Aircraft carriers are crucial to the Indian Navy's ability to control the seas
India's indigenous aircraft carrier INS Vikrant boasts of many firsts
Fp Staff •About 90 per cent of the hull, 50 per cent of the machinery and 30 per cent of weapons and sensors of INS Vikrant are indigenously designed and built. It has been designed by Indian Navy's in-house Warship Design Bureau and built by Cochin Shipyard Limited, a PSU
10 things you MUST know about INS Vikrant
Fp Staff •PM Modi unveiled a plaque to mark the induction of INS Vikrant, named after its predecessor that played a crucial role in the 1971 Indo-Pak war
With INS Vikrant, India among elite countries that can develop aircraft carriers: Which are these nations?
Fp Explainers •INS Vikrant is India's first home-made aircraft carrier. Countries such as the United States, United Kingdom, China, Russia, France and Japan are the others which have the technical know-how and capability to create such complex and large warships
From INS Vikrant to INS Vikramaditya, India’s history of aircraft carriers
Fp Explainers •On 2 September, India will make history when it commissions its first ‘Made-in-India’ aircraft carrier. The new vessel, INS Vikrant, is named in honour of the country’s first warship
China launches next generation aircraft carrier in naval milestone
•The Type 003 carrier christened Fujian left its dry dock at a shipyard outside Shanghai in the morning and tied up at a nearby pier, according to state media reports
Explained: What is Type 003, China’s largest-ever aircraft carrier, and why is it delayed?
Fp Explainers •The Type 003 is the most-advanced warship ever constructed in China. Originally to be launched on 3 June, it has been delayed due to some tech issues
Why a fleet of aircraft carriers is crucial for India's geopolitical equation and maritime security
Fp Staff •The geopolitical challenge from China has only increased with Beijing going past India much faster in terms of manufacturing and commissioning of aircraft carriers
Bipin Rawat puts third aircraft carrier on backburner citing costs; a look at how absence of the behemoth will impact Indian Navy
Fp Staff •Chief of Defence Staff Bipin Rawat on Monday reignited an age-old debate over the domination of aircraft carriers over submarines and vice versa by indicating that the Indian Navy's long-standing demand for a third supercarrier will be on the backburner for a while