The Indian Navy achieved a “historic milestone” on Wednesday night as it undertook the night landing of the MiG-29K on the aircraft carrier INS Vikrant.
On Twitter, they shared the video of the night landing saying it is “indicative of the Navy’s impetus towards atmanirbharta”.
“The Indian Navy achieves another historic milestone by undertaking the maiden night landing of MiG-29K on INS Vikrant. This is indicative of the Navy’s impetus towards Aatmanirbharta (self-reliance),” Indian Navy spokesperson Commander Vivek Madhwal said.
“This challenging night landing trial also demonstrates the resolve, skill and professionalism of the Vikrant crew and the Naval pilots,” he said.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh congratulated the Indian Navy. “Congratulations to the Indian Navy for successfully undertaking the maiden night landing trials of MiG-29K on #INSVikrant,”.
“This remarkable achievement is a testimony to the skills, perseverance and professionalism of the Vikrant crew and Naval pilots. Kudos to them,” he tweeted.
India’s first indigenously-built aircraft carrier INS Vikrant was commissioned by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in September last year. This 45,000-tonne aircraft carrier, built at a cost of Rs 20,000 crores, has a refined air defence network and anti-ship missile systems.
Prime Minister Modi called INS Vikrant a “floating city” during the commissioning ceremony and a reflection of ‘self-reliant India’ in defence.
Netizens felt proud on this historic achievement of Indian Navy and said its ‘Just Epic’
