First time ever! Light combat jets land on INS Vikrant - Check Pics
By: FPJ Web Desk | February 06, 2023
In a historical milestone for Indian Navy, pilots carried out the landing of Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) on India-made INS Vikrant.
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The successful landing displayed India’s capability to design, develop, construct and operate Indigenous Aircraft Carrier with indigenous Fighter Aircraft.
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The achievement is also a huge feat in efforts towards creating an Atma Nirbhar Bharat.
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This marks the first time a fixed-wing aircraft has successfully landed on the carrier as part of its becoming operational.
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Commodore Shivnath Dahiya landed the LCA today on INS Vikrant.
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Navy Vice Chief Vice Admiral SN Ghormade, reacting to the landing, called it "a very historic and landmark achievement".
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In September 2022, Prime Minister Narendra Modi commissioned India's first indigenously-built aircraft carrier INS Vikrant.
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Commissioning of INS Vikrant made the country part of an elite group of nations capable of manufacturing aircraft carriers above 40,000 tonnes category.