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| CGI of India's indigenous Aircraft Carrier (File Photo) |
NEW DELHI: Ahead of the launch of its first indigenous aircraft carrier at Kochi on August 12, Directorate of Naval Design has termed it as one of its most "complex and challenging" works which would be considered as a key success in Indian Navy's indigenisation programme.
Director General, Naval Design, Rear Admiral AK Saxena said Friday the 37,500 tonne carrier's design and capacity went through many changes and also suffered setbacks, caused by fund constraint, before "Mig 29K came on the horizon", prompting the directorate to build a carrier big and efficient enough to handle it.
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