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Wednesday, May 09, 2012

India to get aircraft carrier Admiral Gorshkov next year

[INS Vikramaditya]India will get aircraft carrier Admiral Gorshkov and nuclear submarine INS Arihant next year providing a much needed boost to country's naval capabilities.

Wrapping up a discussion on the performance of his Ministry in the Rajya Sabha, defence minister A K Antony on Tuesday said from 2013, the Navy will get five new warships every year which will help in modernising country's naval fleet.

"In the early half of next year, aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya (Admiral Gorshkov) will sail to Indian shores and the strategic indigenous submarine also would be inducted by the middle of next year," he said.

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