With China’s growing assertiveness in the IOR—marked by its String of Pearls strategy and naval expansion—VARUNA symbolizes ...

Instead, it was completed and sold to India in 1961, and subsequently renamed INS Vikrant. The flattop jumpstarted India's carrier operations, while it remained in service until 1997.

The Indian navy announced on Monday that the nuclear-armed country's first domestically built aircraft carrier is now fully operational. The 44,000-ton INS Vikrant is the largest military vessel ...

A refurbished Russian aircraft carrier, INS Vikramaditya, will join the indigenously manufactured INS Vikrant soon to boost India’s power projection in the Indian Ocean. While the Vikrant’s ...

Also INS Vikrant, an indigenous carrier, was launched on August 12 this year. Therefore, within 5 years, India hopes to operate two carrier battle groups.

Paris and New Delhi kicked off a dual carrier strike group exercise today with the beginning of Varuna 2025. The ...

Kochi/IBNS: The Indian Navy will receive INS Vikrant, the country's first indigenously built aircraft carrier, formally on Sept 2. | One of India's leading Digital News Agency offering Breaking News ...

The 23rd edition of bilateral exercise Varuna between Indian and French navies culminated on Saturday, following which French ...

The 23rd edition of the Varuna exercise between the Indian and French navies showcased joint naval tactics, including air defence drills and anti-submarine warfare. The exercise emphasized ...

The 23rd edition of bilateral exercise Varuna between Indian and French navies culminated on Saturday, following which French Aircraft Carrier Charles de Gaulle and INS Vikrant did a fleet review some ...