New Delhi. India’s strength in the sea has increased further amidst the tension on the border and China’s arbitrariness in the area of the Indian Ocean. On Friday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated the country’s first indigenous warship INS Vikrant to the Indian Navy in Cochin. Union Defense Minister Rajnath Singh was also present with him on this occasion. Along with this, PM Modi also unveiled the new target of the Navy. During this, PM Modi said that, till now the identity of slavery remained on the flag of the Indian Navy. But from today onwards, inspired by Chhatrapati Shivaji, the new Navy flag will fly in the sea and in the sky.
Let us now tell you about the specialty and some unheard aspects of the country’s first indigenous warship INS Vikrant. First of all, talking about the flying deck, it is 262 km long and 62 km wide. That is, it is big to win about 2 football grounds. On top of which 30 aircraft including MiG-29, Romeo helicopter, can be deployed at a time. Apart from this, in terms of weight, it is 45000 thousand tons and 2400 kilometer long cabling has been done inside it i.e. that cabling can be done from Cochin to Delhi.
Here are some glimpses of #IACVikrant: The largest & most complex warship built in Indian Maritime History!
Designed by #IndianNavy & constructed by @cslcochin,A step further towards #AatmaNirbharBharat, pic.twitter.com/f7ToKkWLrB
— A. Bharat Bhushan Babu (@SpokespersonMoD) September 1, 2022
Apart from this, the iron-steel used in the indigenous warship INS Vikrant has been installed approximately equal to 4 Eiffel Towers. The special thing is that it is the first indigenous warship in which 76 percent indigenous equipment is installed. INS Vikrant began to be built in the year 2009 and after about 13 years, Prime Minister Modi inducted into the Indian Navy. Let us inform that the indigenous warship INS Vikrant has been built at a cost of 20 thousand crores.
