India hands over missile corvette INS Kirpan to Vietnam
Saturday, 22 July 2023 India on Saturday "gifted" its in-service missile corvette INS Kirpan to Vietnam in reflection of growing strategic partnership between the two sides, especially in the maritime domain. Navy Chief Admiral R Hari Kumar, currently on an official visit to Vietnam, presided over the ceremony at Cam Ranh where the frontline warship was handed over to Vietnam People's Navy.
In a step aimed at deepening defence ties with Vietnam, the Indian Navy on Saturday decommissioned INS Kirpan and handed over the indigenously built missile corvette to the southeast Asian countryโs navy at Cam Ranh as a gift, with the ceremony presided over by navy chief Admiral R Hari Kumar and...
India on Saturday handed over missile corvette INS Kirpan to Vietnam, with Navy chief Admiral R Hari Kumar stressing the convergence of views between the two... IndiaTimes
Saturday, 22 July 2023
