
India’s 58-year-old aircraft carrier, INS Viraat, might just be junked and sold for scrap. The country’s oldest warhorse, which served India for 30 glorious years of service in
As per various media reports, the defence ministry might be forced to scrap the carrier due to financial issues.
"It will cost almost Rs 1,000 crore to convert the 13-storey-high
In response to Andhra Pradesh government’s request, the defence ministry said it can provide technical help and advice, but not major funding for the project. The carrier will now be decommissioned in Mumbai.
INS Viraat, the 27, 800 carrier, saw operational service in the
The Navy meanwhile is preparing to distribute the remaining 11 Sea Harrier "jump jets", which operated from INS Viraat's deck, as museum pieces to its different establishments.