Indian Navy puts on hold plans to build IAC 2

Indian Navy puts on hold plans to build IAC 2, but is considering repeat order of Vikrant The Indian Navy has put on hold its plans to design and build a larger indigenous aircraft carrier (IAC), known as IAC 2, and is looking at the possibility of a repeat order of the recently commissioned INS Vikrant. This means that while the Navy wants a third aircraft carrier, it is now looking at ordering another 42,800-tonne displacement Vikrant-class ship unlike the earlier plans to build a larger carrier. Addressing the annual press conference on the eve of Navy Day, Navy Chief Admiral Hari Kumar said that the Navy is still working on what kind of size the IAC 2 should have and its capabilities. “Right now, the plans have been put on hold because we just commissioned Vikrant,” he said. [Read more]( If you would prefer not receiving our emails, please [Click Here](