INS VIKRAMADITYA SET TO START SAILING; SEA TRIALS LIKELY IN MAR

NEW DELHI: India’s first aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya is expected to come out of a 15-month major refit at Karwar Naval Base and start sailing next week, followed by extensive sea trials in March.

The 45,000-ton aircraft carrier will be handed over to the Indian Navy by March 31 and the MiG-29K fighter operations will start in April 2023. The ship was sent for a major overhaul in Karwar in December 2021.

According to officials, INS Vikramaditya is expected to move to the outer anchorage of Karwar Naval Base under its own engines.