GG News Bureau
New Delhi, 3rd September. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday shared his feeling of pride to be on board INS Vikrant yesterday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed the feeling of pride that he felt yesterday when he was on board INS Vikrant. He also shared a video.
The Prime Minister tweeted, “A historic day for India! Words will not be able to describe the feeling of pride when I was on board INS Vikrant yesterday.”
A historic day for India!
Words will not be able to describe the feeling of pride when I was on board INS Vikrant yesterday. pic.twitter.com/vBRCl308C9
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) September 3, 2022
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday commissioned the first indigenous aircraft carrier as INS Vikrant.
INS Vikrant
INS Vikrant is designed by Indian Navy’s in-house Warship Design Bureau (WDB) and built by Cochin Shipyard Limited, a Public Sector Shipyard under the Ministry of Ports, Shipping & Waterways, Vikrant has been built with state-of-the-art automation features and is the largest ship ever built in maritime history of India.
The Indigenous Aircraft Carrier is named after her illustrious predecessor, India’s first Aircraft Carrier which had played a vital role in the 1971 war. It has a large number of indigenous equipment and machinery, involving major industrial houses in the country as well as over 100 MSMEs. With the commissioning of Vikrant, India will have two operational Aircraft Carriers, which will bolster the maritime security of the nation.
During the event, the Prime Minister also unveiled the new Naval Ensign (Nishaan), doing away with the colonial past and befitting the rich Indian maritime heritage.
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