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August 25, 2009 - Goanet's 15th Anniversary
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And heres the latest
India a step closer to making own carrier
KOCHI: The Navy's long-standing dream of operating two powerful carrier
battle groups (CBGs),
to project power as well as act as a stabilizing influence in the entire
Indian Ocean Region and beyond,
took a big step closer to reality on Saturday, with the keel of the first
indigenous aircraft carrier
(IAC) being laid at the Cochin Shipyard here.
It's a crucial milestone, which will transform India into an aircraft
carrier-building nation.
The IAC, to be delivered in 2014, will enhance the Navy's blue-water
capabilities.
We hope to operate two-three carriers simultaneously in the not-to-distant
future,'' said defence minister A K Antony.
Navy chief Admiral Sureesh Mehta, in turn, said, "With this programme, India
has joined a select group of just four nations
(US, Russia, UK and France) capable of designing and building a 40,000-tonne
aircraft carrier.''
Source:
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/India-a-step-closer-to-making-own-carrier/articleshow/4205577.cms
Eddie Verdes
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From: "Samir Kelekar" <>
Reposted from [email protected]; this could be a good retort
to Abdul Kalam!
samir
Written by a Pakistani journalist about India [MUST READ]
Capital suggestion
By Dr Farrukh Saleem
Here's what is happening in India:
