Navy Vice-Chief: Naval build-up well underway

The first of the Visakhapatnam Class destroyers, under the Rs 35,000 crore  P15B project, INS Visakhapatnam, will also be commissioned on November 21,  in Mumbai.

The Indian Navy’s plan for a 170 ship force  is on track, and it is confident of a positive response  from the government on its  demand for a third aircraft  carrier. The warship will  be designed to accommodate both fighter jets and  unmanned aerial vehicles.  At present, India has only  one aircraft carrier — INS  Vikramaditya, which is a  Russian origin platform.  The indigenously built aircraft carrier INS Vikrant is  expected to be fully operational by 2022. -(PTI)