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India News: The Indian Navy plans to deploy both its aircraft carriers, INS Vikramaditya and INS Vikrant, to the Eastern Seaboard in Vizag during Milan-2024. Viza
"The event will be held under the aegis of the Eastern Naval Command (ENC) of the Indian Navy with likely participation from nearly 50 friendly countries as a delegation, and 20 foreign warships along with one maritime patrol aircraft," said Vice Admiral Rajesh Pendharkar, Flag-Officer Commanding-in-Chief (FOC-in-C) Eastern Naval Command.
India is set to add another aircraft carrier to its fleet worth almost ₹40,000 crore ($4.8 billion) as it seeks to counter China’s naval presence in the Indian Ocean region
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