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  • India exercises it new carrier with its existing carrier in joint operations

    01/05/2014 4:39:47 PM PST · by Jeff Head · 27 replies
    JEFFHEAD.COM ^ | 6 January, 2014 | Jeff Head
    Indian Navy performs Joint Exercises with INS Vikramaditya, R33, and INS Viraat, R22 India's newest carrier, the INS Vikramaditya, R33, which India paid the Russians to rebuild and refit from the old Russian Admiral Gorshkov vessel, arrived in the Arabian Sea off of India. It was greeted by India's other carrier, the INS Viraat, R22 and its task force. The two groups then combined and began performing joint exercises. The two carriers, three guided missile destroyers, four guided missile frigates, and a replenishment tanker made up the combined group. The INS Virkamaditya will embark an air wing of 20 Mig-29K...