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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. Credit: PTI Photo
India's first Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC) will be commissioned next year, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said here on Friday.
In a statement to the media after reviewing the progress made in the construction of the IAC, Singh described it as India's pride and a shining example of Atmanirbhar Bharat.
"Commissioning of this IAC next year would be a befitting tribute to India's 75th year of India's independence", he said.
Singh visitedthe IAC being built at Cochin Shipyard Limited here.
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