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| CGI of India's indigenous Aircraft Carrier (File Photo) |
NEW DELHI: India is all set to join the select club of countries capable of designing and building 40,000 tonne aircraft carriers with the launch of an aircraft carrier on August 12 in Kochi.
Scheduled to be launched by Defence Minister A K Antony's wife Elizabeth Antony, the carrier will be named Vikrant after India's first aircraft carrier, INS Viraat, Naval Staff vice chief Vice-Admiral R K Dhowan said.
"The US, the UK, Russian and France are the countries with capabilities of designing and building 40,000 tonne and above aircraft carriers. India will join them," he said.
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