INS Viraat Current Affairs, GK & News
INS Viraat served in the British Navy as HMS Hermes between 1959 and 1984. It was later commissioned into the Indian Navy for 29 years before being decommissioned in 2017. The aircraft carrier was to be dismantled by a shipbreaker in Gujarat. The Supreme Court ordered stopping of futher dismantling of this ship in response to a petition by a group that offered to buy the carrier and convert it into a museum.
SC stays dismantling of INS Viraat
The Supreme Court have put a stay on the dismantling of the INS Viraat that was decommissioned recently. This decision was taken in the backdrop to restore the everlasting glory of this legendary warship of the Indian Navy. Background The SC’s stay on the dismantling while hearing a petition filed by a firm. The firm ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2021
Category: Defence Current Affairs • Legal & Constitution Current Affairs
Topics: dismantling of the INS Viraat • Indian Navy • INS Vikramaditya • INS Viraat • Royal Navy's HMS Hermes
INS Viraat: Key Facts
INS Viraat is an aircraft carrier of the Indian Navy that is currently being broken apart at Alang ship-breaking yard, Gujarat. It is noted for its participation in Operation Jupiter and Operation Parakram. It was decommissioned in 2017. There have been offers to convert it into a maritime museum. But the warship has been sold ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
Category: Defence Current Affairs
Topics: Aircraft carriers • HMS Hermes • India-Pakistan war • Indian Navy Warships • INS Viraat • malabar exercise • Naseem-Al-Bahr • Royal Navy • varuna exercise
Fact in Focus : INS Vikrant
The first aircraft carrier constructed wholly in India, the Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC) is now in the advanced stages of construction and is expected to be delivered to the Indian Navy for further trials and tests. Points to remember The IAC will be christened as the INS Vikrant in the service of the Indian Navy. ..
Topics: Defense • Indian Navy • INS Vikrant • INS Viraat
Fact in Focus : INS Viraat
After an illustrious and varied service life in the Indian navy, the aircraft carrier INS Viraat had been decommissioned by the Navy in 2017 and had since been looking for any place to be berthed as a museum/entertainment venue. Though some interest was shown by the state governments of Goa, Andhra Pradesh & Maharashtra, no ..
Topics: Indian Armed Forces • Indian Navy • INS Viraat
INS Vishal: India, UK in talks to replicate Naval Supercarrier
According to reports, India is in talks with the United Kingdom (UK) for building a new state-of-the-art aircraft carrier that would be replicate (copycat version) of Britain’s HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier as part of ongoing ‘Make in India’ negotiations. It will be named ‘INS Vishal’ in 2022 and will become Indian Navy’s largest warship. ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2019
Category: Defence Current Affairs
Topics: BAE and Thales • British warship • France • HMS Queen Elizabeth • INS Vikramaditya • INS Vikrant • INS Viraat • INS Vishal • Make in India • Queen Elizabeth • Rosyth dockyard • Scotland