Indian Aircraft Carriers: Past, Present And Their Future
Indian Aircraft Carriers: Past, Present And Their Future The Navy commissioned India’s first indigenous aircraft carrier (IAC-1) INS Vikrant on September 2. With the motto “Jayema Sam Yudhi Sprdhah”, meaning ‘I defeat those who fight against me’, the engineering and technological marvel constructed by Cochin Shipyard Limited in Kerala is the elephant of the sea. Aircraft carriers played a significant role during World War 2, at a time when the combat radius of aircraft was limited, they brought airplanes closer to the battlefield. The British began experimenting with developing aircraft carriers, and during WW1 when the world became a battleground, the British Navy built the first aircraft carrier, HMS Argus, in 1918, though the Japanese were credited as the pioneers of building aircraft carriers and in 1941 they had 9 such vessels and were extensively used in many battles, for example, the attack on Pearl Harbour by Japanese fighters and bom