MiG-29K Fighter Aircraft | MiG-29K fighter aircraft landed for the first time at night on INS Vikrant, Navy said ‘historic achievement’

New Delhi. MiG-29K. A fighter jet made the first night landing on the indigenously built aircraft carrier INS Vikrant in what the Indian Navy has described as a “historic achievement”. The Navy said the “challenging” ‘night landing’ trial demonstrated the determination, skill and professionalism of the crew of INS Vikrant and the pilots of the Navy.

Officials said the feat was achieved on Wednesday night when the ship was in the Arabian Sea. Indian Navy spokesperson Commander Vivek Madhwal said, “The MiG-29 K on INS Vikrant. The Indian Navy has achieved another historic feat by carrying out the first night landing. This is a sign of the Navy moving towards self-reliance.”

#IndianNavy achieves another historic milestone by undertaking maiden night landing of MiG-29K on @IN_R11Vikrant indicative of the Navy’s impetus towards #aatmanirbharta,#AatmaNirbharBharat@PMOIndia @DefenceMinIndia pic.twitter.com/HUAvYBCnTH

— SpokespersonNavy (@indiannavy) May 25, 2023

“This challenging ‘night landing’ test also reflects the determination, skill and professionalism of the crew and pilots of the Navy,” he said. The naval prototype of the light combat aircraft developed in India was launched on the aircraft carrier INS Vikrant in February. Apart from this, the Russian-made MiG-29K. The aircraft was also landed on INS Vikrant, India’s first indigenous aircraft carrier. Defense Minister Rajnath Singh MiG-29K on INS Vikrant. Congratulations to the Indian Navy on the first successful night landing.

Singh tweeted, “MiG-29K on INS Vikrant. Congratulations to the Indian Navy for successfully completing the first ‘Night Landing’ test of . Prime Minister Narendra Modi commissioned India’s first indigenously built aircraft carrier ‘INS Vikrant’ in September last year. With this, India has joined the select list of countries that have the domestic capabilities to build such large warships. (agency)