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Thursday, December 04, 2014

Navy technical board to assess service life of INS Viraat

INS ViraatThe Indian Navy has appointed a technical board (TB) to assess how long the aircraft carrier INS Viraat can serve the force.

"Technical board has been formed to check if Viraat can serve," Vice Admiral Anil Chopra, Flag Officer Commander in Chief of the Western Naval Command, told reporters today on the eve of Navy Day.

When asked if Viraat will go together with country's largest aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya and INS Vikrant (presently under-construction at the Cochin Shipyard), Chopra said, "Viraat is an old ship and we have operated her for past 27 years."

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