10 January 2022
India's future aircraft carrier undergoes third sea trials
by Ridzwan Rahmat
India's first indigenously built aircraft carrier has departed for its third round of sea trials that will involve more “complex manoeuvres”, the Indian Ministry of Defence (MoD) said on 9 January.
The vessel, which will be in service as INS Vikrant once commissioned, has departed with a multi-agency team including scientists from the Defence Research and Development Organisation's Naval Science and Technological Laboratory, the MoD added.
Vikrant is built by Cochin Shipyard Limited and the vessel completed harbour and basin trials in December 2020.
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