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‘Operational necessity’: Navy makes strong pitch as debate over third aircraft carrier revives Addressing reporters on December 3, Admiral Karambir Singh said the force “does not want to be a Navy tethered to the shore” and “air power at sea is absolutely required”. Updated: December 24, 2020 7:53:28 am India currently has one operational aircraft carrier, INS Vikramaditya (above), while a second carrier is being constructed at Cochin Shipyard. (File) A third aircraft carrier is an “operational necessity” for the Navy, a top officer from the force told The Indian Express, days after Navy Chief Admiral Karambir Singh stressed on the importance of aircraft carriers at the Navy Day press conference. The Navy Chief’s views revived the discussion among the forces on whether India needs a third aircraft carrier – apart from INS Vikramaditya and the under-construction Indigenous Aircraft Carrier 1 (IAC 1).

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