India releases first home-built airplane Carrier

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India launched its first indigenously built aircraft carrier from a shipyard Monday, marking its entry into a select group of countries in the world. The 37,500-ton INS Vikrant will go for extensive trials in 2016 before being deployed in 2018, Navy spokesman PV Satish said.
"It is essential that we retain and sharpen established designing capabilities, ship building technology, know-how and human resources to be able to produce quality and state-of-the-art warships in the years to come," Defence Minister AK Antony said at the launching in in the southern state of Kerala.

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