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Indian Navy Seeks Third Aircraft Carrier, Calls It A Tactical Necessity For Future Surge Capability
Indian Navy’s aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya (Anshuman Poyrekar/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
The Indian Navy has called upon the Indian defence establishment for a third aircraft carrier, while calling it a tactical necessity, Indian Express has reported.
The Indian Navy currently one operational aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya and a second, aircraft carrier "Indigenous Aircraft Carrier 1 (IAC 1)" is currently being built.
A top naval officer quoted in the report has said that thee aircraft carriers for the Navy are a tactical necessity as a third aircraft carrier will provide the surge capacity which will be required in the future.
The officer adds that building a third aircraft carrier would mean that India will effectively utilise the Navy's skill in operationalising aircraft carriers.
The officer added that another advantage of building a made-in-India aircraft carrier is that 90 per cent of its expenses are reinvested into the Indian Economy.
