In a show of its naval might, India is likely to deploy briefly its lone aircraft carrier, INS Viraat, in the pirate-infested Gulf of Aden and West Asia this August and September. "INS Viraat is likely to sail for about a month-and-a-half in the Arabian Sea and may go up to the Gulf of Aden after the refit programme at the Cochin Shipyard," Navy officers said here on Tuesday.
"It is only a power projection visit and is not for anti-piracy operations," they said. When the warship returns to India, the Navy plans to celebrate the golden jubilee of the ship's service, both in the Indian Navy and in its previous avatar as HMS Hermes in the British Royal Navy.
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"It is only a power projection visit and is not for anti-piracy operations," [the Indian Navy Officers] said.
ReplyDeleteThese officers did not need to tell the WHOLE truth. They are endangering a useful PR opportunity.
Still, those who have carriers should flaunt them
Pete