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China's potential fourth aircraft carrier, possibly named 'He Jian' and hinted to be nuclear-powered, signals a significant advancement in its naval capabilities. This development, showcased in the film 'Into The Deep', aligns with China's transition to a blue-water navy and its expanding global maritime ambitions.

The Indian Navy is boosting self-reliance by inviting domestic firms to develop and manufacture critical subsystems for its Russian-built MiG-29K fighter jets. This initiative aims to enhance aircraft availability and reduce foreign dependency. Indian companies will now develop automated test systems for the MiG-29K/KUB, crucial for maintaining combat readiness and strengthening national security through controlled supply chains.

Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) has significantly boosted India's defence manufacturing by supplying indigenous special steel for the stealth frigate INS Taragiri, commissioned on April 3, 2026. Bokaro Steel Plant, along with SAIL's Bhilai and Rourkela plants, provided nearly 4,000 tonnes of special-grade steel for the warship, underscoring the nation's growing strategic strength and confidence.

In its very first sea trial last August, ins vikrant achieved top speed of 28 knots, an extreme rarity for a defence vessel its size and power anywhere in the world. Yet, at one point, India’s first indigenous aircraft carrier (IAC) had been in real danger of being left high and dry. In nautical parlance, they call it ‘hull slaughtering’.

TOI got a rare opportunity to tour the entire ship, from flight deck and bridge to hangar and Ops Room. We provide a thumbnail sketch of a technological and engineering marvel designed to create shock and awe

In a significant milestone for the Indian Navy, an MH60 ‘Romeo’ (MH60R) helicopter, which is awaiting induction into service, undertook its maiden landing on the indigenously designed and constructed aircraft carrier, ins vikrant, on Wednesday. The helicopter from the naval air station INS Garuda, Kochi, landed on the aircraft carrier in the Arabian Sea.

The fate of ins vikrant, country’s first aircraft carrier, has once again swung between hope and despair ever since it was decommissioned in January 1997.

The Majestic-class aircraft carrier, purchased from Britain in 1957, played a key role in enforcing the naval blockade of East Pakistan during the Indo-Pakistan War of 1971.

The launch of ins vikrant as well as first N-submarine Arihant also aroused the curiosity and concerns among analysts from different state-run thinktanks in China.

The city Economic Offences Wing (EOW), probing the FIR against BJP leader Kirit Somaiya and his son Neil of diversion of funds collected by them for their 'Save ins vikrant' campaign, closed the case on Wednesday, saying 'no criminality' was established. The EOW filed a closure report (classified as 'C Summary') before the Esplanade court.

Shiv Sean (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut said on Wednesday he would file a petition in court to inquire into the funds collected by BJP leader Kirit Somaiya and his son for the refurbishment of ins vikrant.

The Bombay high court on Wednesday confirmed the pre-arrest protection given earlier to BJP leader Kirit Somaiya and his son Neil in a case of alleged misappropriation of public funds collected for restoration of decommissioned naval aircraft carrier ins vikrant.

A 19-year-old navy sailor was found dead onboard indigenous aircraft carrier ins vikrant on Thursday.

Three months after the Supreme Court junked a PIL against scrapping of the country's first aircraft carrier ins vikrant, the process of breaking the iconic naval vessel has begun.

A day after the Shiv Sena, the ruling party in the civic body said that they will step forward and convert ins vikrant into a museum, MNS group leader said that the BMC shouldn't get into it and that the state government should take the initiative.

The ship, built at CSL, will undergo a series of fitment and trial processes before it is ready for propulsion and inducted into the Navy, CSL officials said.

Describing iconic ins vikrant's reduction into scrap as "misfortune" of the country, the Shiv Sena said the decommissioned warship that helped India win the 1971 battle against Pakistan, lost the fight for survival against its own countrymen.

The Modi government on Wednesday reportedly cleared the allocation of Rs 19,000 crore to complete the ongoing construction of 40,000-tonne indigenous aircraft carrier (IAC) ins vikrant at Cochin shipyard.

ins vikrant, India's first aircraft carrier which played a key role in 1971 India-Pak war, is certain to go under the hammer at Alang.

Describing the launch of India's indigenous aircraft carrier and Japan's biggest warship since World War II as a threat to China, a report in the state-run media today alleged some countries are backing New Delhi to balance Beijing's power.

The Bombay high court on Tuesday extended till July 7 an interim protection granted in April against arrest to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Kirit Somaiya and his son Neil Somaiya in connection with an alleged case of misappropriation of public funds collected for restoration of ins vikrant, the Indian Navy’s first aircraft carrier.

President Droupadi Murmu reviewed the International Fleet Review 2026 in Visakhapatnam, showcasing India's naval strength. Seventy-two ships and submarines from India and around 70 other nations participated. The event highlighted indigenous warships like ins vikrant, underscoring India's growing maritime prowess and preparedness on the global stage.