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India's first Indigenous Aircraft Carrier will be commissioned next year, says Rajnath SinghSingh described it as India's pride and a shining example of Atmanirbhar Bharat
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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. Credit: PTI Photo
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. Credit: PTI Photo

India's first Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC) will be commissioned next year, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said here on Friday.

In a statement to the media after reviewing the progress made in the construction of the IAC, Singh described it as India's pride and a shining example of Atmanirbhar Bharat.

"Commissioning of this IAC next year would be a befitting tribute to India's 75th year of India's independence", he said.

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Singh visitedthe IAC being built at Cochin Shipyard Limited here.

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(Published 25 June 2021, 12:11 IST)