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The Union Minister for Defence, Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman along with the Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral Sunil Lanba, the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief (FOC-in-C) Western Naval Command (WNC), Vice Admiral Girish Luthra, the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief (FOC-in-C) Western Fleet (WF), Rear...

The Union Minister for Defence, Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman along with the Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral Sunil Lanba, the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief (FOC-in-C) Western Naval Command (WNC), Vice Admiral Girish Luthra, the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief (FOC-in-C) Western Fleet (WF), Rear...

The Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral Sunil Lanba explaining take-off procedure of MiG 29K carrier-borne fighter aircraft to the Union Minister for Defence, Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman while witnessing the operational manoeuvres of the Western Fleet ships, conducted by the Indian Navy, on January 08...

Security personnel standing near the MiG-29 K aircraft of the navy which caught fire after it skidded off the runway in Goa’s Dabolim International Airport on Wednesday. (PTI)

MiG-29K aircrafts. File photo The Navy operates 45 such aircraft and they fly off aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya. Normal flight operations were suspended and the Goa airport was closed. A Court of Inquiry (CoI) will determine the cause of the accident.