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India needs 3 more aircraft carriers: Navy chief
Ezhimala, Apr 07 - The Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral Madhavendra Singh, said that India which at present had a lone aircraft carrier needed three more. Laying the foundation stone for a Rs 60 crore officers' married accommodation at the Ezhimala Naval Academy, Singh said the work on building an aircraft carrier at the Cochin shipyard at an estimated cost of Rs 3000 crore was progressing well.
Emphasising the need for an even more powerful naval force, he said Indian Navy required a fleet of submarines and destroyer ships in view of the growing threat perception. Besides, the government was holding negotiations with Russia to purchase a second hand aircraft carrier, he said.
To a question, he said India would continue its interactions with the United States on matters relating to the country's naval requirements.
Asserting that the Indian Navy was fully prepared to protect the country's maritime interests, the Naval Chief said the responsibilities of the naval forces was growing day by day.
"The government is fully conscious of the fact that the responsibilities of the navy is growing day by day and that is why it is sanctioning certain new naval projects," Singh said.
http://www.sunnt.com/news/regional/kerala/kerala.asp?id=7375
India needs 3 more aircraft carriers: Navy chief
Ezhimala, Apr 07 - The Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral Madhavendra Singh, said that India which at present had a lone aircraft carrier needed three more. Laying the foundation stone for a Rs 60 crore officers' married accommodation at the Ezhimala Naval Academy, Singh said the work on building an aircraft carrier at the Cochin shipyard at an estimated cost of Rs 3000 crore was progressing well.
Emphasising the need for an even more powerful naval force, he said Indian Navy required a fleet of submarines and destroyer ships in view of the growing threat perception. Besides, the government was holding negotiations with Russia to purchase a second hand aircraft carrier, he said.
To a question, he said India would continue its interactions with the United States on matters relating to the country's naval requirements.
Asserting that the Indian Navy was fully prepared to protect the country's maritime interests, the Naval Chief said the responsibilities of the naval forces was growing day by day.
"The government is fully conscious of the fact that the responsibilities of the navy is growing day by day and that is why it is sanctioning certain new naval projects," Singh said.
http://www.sunnt.com/news/regional/kerala/kerala.asp?id=7375