UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 1856 MIG K AIRCRAFT FOR NAVY

Question: Will the Minister of DEFENCE be pleased to satate :-

(a) whether new age fighter aircraft Mig 29K has been commissioned into the Indian Navy;and

(b) if so, the details thereof including the aircraft carrier to which these aircraft will be attached?

Answer: Minister of Defence (Shri A.K. Antony)

(a) Yes, Madam.

(b) The MiG-29K Squadron of the Indian Navy was commissioned in May 2013. The aircraft would embark and operate from INS Vikramaditya and Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (INS Vikrant), when inducted.