India hands over missile corvette INS Kirpan to Vietnam

Credit: IndiaTimes- Published on July 22, 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...

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Published on July 25, 2023 -  01:38
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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 countryโ€™s navy at Cam Ranh as a gift, with the ceremony presided over by navy chief Admiral R Hari Kumar and Vietnam Peopleโ€™s Navy (VPN) deputy commander-in-chief Rear Admiral Pham Manh Hung.

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