The Indian Naval Ensign aboard INS Viraat (R22) shortly before the world’s oldest carrier is decommissioned. Indian Navy Photo The world’s oldest aircraft carrier was decommissioned today during a ...

The INS Viraat is on the last journey and the ship is being towed back by three tugs to Mumbai for the decommissioning. SCI Mukta, an Anchor Handling & Towing Vessel (AHTS) of the National Flagship ...

Dismissing a plea by a private firm, seeking to convert India's decommissioned aircraft carrier INS Viraat into a museum, the Supreme Court on Monday said 40 per cent of INS Viraat has been dismantled ...

The grand old lady of the Indian Navy—it’s either 57 or 29 years old, depending on how you see it—has set sail for the last time. INS Viraat, the world’s oldest aircraft carrier, which underwent a ...

The Naval Ensign and Commissioning Pendent will be lowered for the last time on board INS Viraat symbolizsing the end of her glorious era in Indian naval history. After serving for over 57 years, the ...

Ahmedabad: The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered status quo on the dismantling of decommissioned aircraft carrier `Viraat', but a Gujarat-based ship-breaker who has purchased it said it is now too ...

A 2012 photograph showing Britain's Prince Andrew, the Duke of York saluting INS Viraat while leaving. The ship had first served the British navy for over 30 years before being bought by India. It was ...

The oldest active aircraft carrier in the world will be converted into a docked museum when the ship, now in the Indian Navy, decommissions next year. After 57 years of service life, the ship will ...

Is INS Viraat finally headed for the shipbreakers? Reports early last month indicated that the time of the storied aircraft carrier had nearly come to an end after the failure of several preservation ...