![New Delhi purchased 45 naval fighters from Russia to fly from the decks of INS Vikramaditya (formerly Admiral Gorshkov) and indigenous carrier Vikrant, which is under construction MiG-29K Fullcrum](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV1LSXxYnLEoAk9-irT7SxjkOwG5KaWgSMOzUfrSE0eATXep9e2TKFZY_6McmrpIJPf8nDRbhOP3aoVIKhwI4FDFnUzvvpNeSXxS0ROTV_bmXiMe8pLjPYazhJQXhOqoqL06RX/s560/MiG-29K.jpg)
The two fighters – the most potent weapons on board aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya – are to leave their home base in Goa shortly to arrive in the North for the practice drill. They will be accompanied by a US-origin P8I maritime surveillance aircraft. The threesome would fly in a “Vic” formation with P8I in the front.
This would be the first appearance of naval fighters on the Rajpath in a growing reflection of India’s maritime strength, sources said.
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