- Overview: India has just demonstrated absolute maritime supremacy. Today, the Indian Navy successfully executed a massive, highly complex “Dual Carrier” battle drill featuring both INS Vikramaditya and INS Vikrant operating simultaneously in the Indian Ocean.
- Key Points:
- Unmatched Power Projection: Operating two aircraft carriers side-by-side allows the Navy to establish a total air-dominance zone over a massive area of the ocean, projecting overwhelming kinetic power.
- Seamless Coordination: Dozens of MiG-29K fighter jets seamlessly took off and landed across both flat-tops, validating the Navy’s flawless command and control protocols.
- Submarine Escorts: The massive armada was escorted by a fleet of stealth destroyers and Kalvari-class attack submarines, creating an impenetrable defensive perimeter.
- A Strategic Message: As adversarial navies attempt to push into the Indian Ocean Region, this historic drill clearly defines India as the undisputed security provider of the Indo-Pacific.
- Q1. INS Vikrant, which participated in the historic dual-carrier drill, holds the distinction of being:
- India’s first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier.
- An aircraft carrier leased from the Russian Navy.
- India’s first indigenously designed and built aircraft carrier.
- A decommissioned British carrier retrofitted for the Indian Navy.
