India’s first indigenous aircraft carrier delayed by three years

India’s Navy Chief Admiral Nirmal Verma has admitted that the first indigenous aircraft carrier will not be operational until 2017.

Problems encountered during the manufacture of the ship’s gear boxes by a local supplier forced the Navy to approach a German firm for gear boxes.

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