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Indian Navy on Friday confirmed that a MiG-29K trainer aircraft met with an accident at 5 pm on Thursday (November 26). The fighter plane crashed while operating from the aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya in the Arabian sea.<br /><br />So far, one pilot has been rescued, and the search for the second pilot is <a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/breaking-news-live-27-11-2020/liveblog/79438017.cms">still in progress</a>. The authorities have also ordered an inquiry to investigate the incident. <br /><br />“A MiG-29K trainer aircraft operating at sea met with an accident at about 1700 hrs on 26 Nov 20. One pilot recovered and search by air and surface units in progress for the second pilot. An inquiry has been ordered to investigate the incident,” <a href="https://twitter.com/ANI/status/1332163554959519744?s=20">Indian Navy told ANI</a>.<br /><br />This is the second reported incident of the <keyword id="7405147" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="MiG-aircraft-crash">MiG aircraft crash</keyword>. Earlier this year, in February, an Indian Navy MiG aircraft crashed while conducting a routine sortie off the coast of Goa. However, the pilot of the aircraft ejected safely.<br /><br />Indian Navy has a fleet of over 40 <keyword id="10339757" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="MiG-29K-fighter-aircraft">MiG-29K fighter aircraft</keyword> based out of Goa and also operated from the INS Vikramaditya aircraft carrier.<br /><br /><br />

Indian Navy's MiG-29K fighter aircraft crashes over Arabian sea — one pilot recovered, search underway for the other

India’s first indigenous <keyword id="42406" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="aircraft-carrier">aircraft carrier</keyword> <keyword id="312412" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="INS-Vikrant">INS Vikrant</keyword> has begun its sea trials today and is set to be commissioned into the Eastern Naval Command by August 2022. This much-awaited maiden trial into the Arabian Sea will go on for four days. It started with 1,500 officials, including officers and sailors on board. <br /><br />This project is worth ₹24,000 crore (about $3.5 billion), originally targeted for commissioning in 2018, and was delayed due to the pandemic.<br /><br />The length of the ship is 262 m, while its beam is 62 m and has a depth of 25.6 m. It is the largest and most complex warship ever to be designed and built-in India. Vikrant is also known as the Indigenous Aircraft Carrier 1, or IAC-1.<br /><br />                <div type="image" title="INS Vikrant" height="900" width="1200" msid="85035098" hostid="261"></div><br />India currently has one aircraft carrier, <keyword id="317546" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="INS-Vikramaditya">INS Vikramaditya</keyword>, inducted from Russia in 2013.<br /><br />Constructed by the Cochin Shipyard Limited for the Indian <keyword id="42407" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Navy">Navy</keyword>, this became the first aircraft carrier to be built in the country. The basic trials were completed in December 2020.<br /><br />Vikrant will start to operate with approximately 24 Russian-built MiG-29K fighter jets<br /><br />                <div type="image" title="INS Vikrant" height="900" width="1200" msid="85035195" hostid="261"></div><br /><br />Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has already said that Vikrant, expected to be commissioned into service next year, will add superior combat capability, range, and versatility to the Navy. He also added that this will be a tribute to 75 years of India’s Independence. <br /><br />A tweet from <keyword id="11789559" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="spokesperson-navy">Spokesperson navy</keyword> mentioned that this is a ‘Proud and Historical Day’ moment for India<br /><br /><div type="twitter" handle="indiannavy" handlename="SpokespersonNavy" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/871053127205625856/pGhIGmLN_normal.jpg" favoritecount="2158" retweetcount="618" status="Proud &amp; historic day for India as the reincarnated #Vikrant sails for her maiden sea trials today, in the 50th year… https://t.co/nhuh1t8G01" createdat="1628059013000" id="1422808740978364419"></div><br />Work on the ship's design began in 1999, and the keel was laid in February 2009. The carrier was floated out of its dry dock on December 29, 2011, and was launched on August 12, 2013.<br /><br /><strong>SEE ALSO <br /><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/krsnaa-diagnostics-ipo-open-today-check-out-how-to-apply/articleshow/85017014.cms">Krsnaa Diagnostics IPO opens—here is all you need to know</a><br /></strong><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/startups/news/these-are-some-of-the-highest-paid-founders-of-indian-startups-tapping-capital-markets-this-year/slidelist/85005261.cms"><strong>These are some of the highest paid founders of Indian startups tapping capital markets this year</strong></a><br />

INS Vikrant, the first made-in-India Aircraft Carrier worth nearly $3.5 billion is on for its maiden trial

<ul class="summary-list"><li>An attack on a tanker in the Arabian Sea last week killed two civilian crew members.</li><li>It appears to be the latest strike in a years-long shadow war between <keyword id="6355882" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="israel">Israel</keyword> and <keyword id="41896" type="COUNTRY" weightage="60" keywordseo="Iran">Iran</keyword>.</li><li>It is the first time civilians have been killed, however, raising the risk of an overt war.</li></ul><p>Last week, two civilian crew members aboard the oil tanker Mercer Street were killed when so-called suicide drones detonated above its bridge as it sailed in the Arabian Sea.</p><p>The vessel is registered in Liberia and owned by a Japanese firm, but it is managed by the London-based company Zodiac Maritime, which is owned by Israeli billionaire Eyal Ofer.</p><p>It is the <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/israel-accuses-iran-of-oil-tanker-attack-killed-brit-romanian-2021-7" target="_blank" rel="noopener">first time</a> civilians have been killed in a <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-08-04/understanding-the-shadow-war-between-israel-and-iran-quicktake" target="_top">shadow</a><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-08-04/understanding-the-shadow-war-between-israel-and-iran-quicktake" target="_top">y battle</a> between Israel and Iran. Israeli, US, and UK officials <a href="https://apnews.com/article/middle-east-business-iran-persian-gulf-tensions-419efc522acbd213a79696c9876af6dc" target="_top">have blamed</a> Tehran, which has denied involvement.</p><p>On Friday, the US military said the drones used were "<a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/us-shares-evidence-iran-used-kamikaze-drones-deadly-tanker-attack-2021-8" target="_blank" rel="noopener">nearly identical</a>" to others used by Iran in the past.</p><p>The deaths, coming amid ongoing tensions and political uncertainty after elections in Israel and Iran, have raised concerns that this could escalate into an overt war between two of the region's most capable militaries.</p><p>Iran has responded to the accusations by <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/iranian-official-warns-strong-response-if-security-threatened-agency-2021-08-02/" target="_top">saying</a> that it "will respond promptly and strongly to any possible adventure," while Israel's defense minister on Thursday <a href="https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-business-iran-middle-east-united-nations-16666e8d97ed6e4571ae6d01785c00fc" target="_top">sa</a><a href="https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-business-iran-middle-east-united-nations-16666e8d97ed6e4571ae6d01785c00fc" target="_top">id</a> Israel was "at a point where we need to take military action against Iran."</p><h2>Quality vs. quantity</h2><div type="image" title="Iran army parade" height="2760" width="4128" msid="85153782" hostid="261"></div><p>On paper, Iran's military has a <a href="https://www.globalfirepower.com/countries-comparison-detail.php?Submit=COMPARE&amp;country1=iran&amp;country2=israel&amp;form=formmp;form=form" target="_top">number of advantages</a> over Israel, particularly in the size of its military.</p><p>Iran's population of 84 million is much larger than the roughly 9 million people in Israel, allowing Iran to field an active-duty force of 525,000 troops, compared to Israel's 170,000.</p><p>Iran, which relies on irregular and asymmetric warfare on <a href="https://www.csis.org/analysis/gulf-and-irans-capabilities-asymmetric-warfare" target="_top">land</a> and at <a href="https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/irans-evolving-approach-asymmetric-naval-warfare-strategy-and-capabilities-persian" target="_top">sea</a>, has invested heavily in its paramilitary forces; the <keyword id="776689" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="Islamic-Revolutionary-Guard-Corps">Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps</keyword> and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps together comprise over a million troops, while Israel has only a few thousand comparable forces.</p><p>Iran also has a larger Navy, more tanks and armored vehicles, and greater access to fuel.</p><p>But Israel has a qualitative edge. Iran has been prevented from buying the best foreign equipment by <keyword id="6356001" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="international">international</keyword> sanctions, which have also inhibited Iran's development of a defense industrial base.</p><p>Iran's tank force, for instance, is mostly T-72s and <a href="https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/irans-type-72z-tank-waging-war-all-over-middle-east-and-africa-153731" target="_top">Iranian copies</a> of the T-54 and T-55, which are widely considered inferior to the <keyword id="1455476" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="Israeli-Defense-Force">Israeli Defense Force</keyword>'s <a href="https://www.army-technology.com/projects/merkava4/" target="_top">Merkava Mark IV</a>, which is seen as one of the best-armored tanks in service and has completely modern electronics, including the <a href="https://breakingdefense.com/2018/03/trophy-aps-the-best-defense-is-shooting-back/" target="_top">Trophy Active Protection System</a>.</p><div type="image" title="Merkava tank israel" height="1898" width="2789" msid="85153797" hostid="261"></div><p>Iran's domestically designed tanks, like those of the <a href="https://www.army-technology.com/projects/zulfiqarmainbattleta/" target="_top">Zulfiqar series</a> and the new <a href="http://www.military-today.com/tanks/karrar.htm" target="_top">Karrar MBT</a>, are also either based on outdated designs or <a href="https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/weapons/a25680/irans-karrar-tank/" target="_top">hindered</a> by Iran's industrial limitations.</p><p>Iran's Navy is larger and is <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/irans-navy-flexes-new-muscles-years-after-fight-with-us-2021-7" target="_top">modernizing but still has shortcomings</a>. Israel's Navy, thanks to a robust domestic defense industry and access to US and European suppliers, has advanced missiles and vessels, including <a href="https://www.nti.org/analysis/articles/israel-submarine-capabilities/" target="_top">submarines</a> with air-independent propulsion systems.</p><p>Israel's air force is larger than Iran's and has long been regarded as one of the best in the world. The IAF's primary fighting force consists of 66 F-15s, 175 F-16s, and at least 27 F-35 stealth fighters. The IAF <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/israel-receives-3-more-f-35-fighter-jets/" target="_top">expect</a><a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/israel-receives-3-more-f-35-fighter-jets/" target="_top">s</a> to get another 23 F-35s by 2024 and plans to have 75 in total.</p><p>In comparison, the <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/fighter-jets-iran-would-use-in-fight-with-the-us-2019-6" target="_top">backbone of Iran's air force</a> (IRIAF) is 63 F-4s and 26 F-14s, all of which are aging and suffer from lack of spare parts. (Iran is the <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/us-destroyed-old-f14-tomcats-so-iran-couldnt-use-them-2020-8" target="_top">only country that operates</a><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/us-destroyed-old-f14-tomcats-so-iran-couldnt-use-them-2020-8" target="_top"> the </a><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/us-destroyed-old-f14-tomcats-so-iran-couldnt-use-them-2020-8" target="_top">US-made</a><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/us-destroyed-old-f14-tomcats-so-iran-couldnt-use-them-2020-8" target="_top"> F-14</a>.)</p><p>Iran does have about 59 Chinese and Russian models - including 19 MiG-29s and 23 Su-24s from Russia and 17 F-7s from China - but the IRIAF's domestic fighters are <a href="https://www.wearethemighty.com/articles/irans-homegrown-fighter-design-is-really-just-an-old-f-5-airframe/" target="_top">copies</a> of US jets from the 1960s.</p><h2>Nuclear weapons</h2><div type="image" title="Israeli navy submarine Leviathan Mediterranean Sea" height="1334" width="2000" msid="85153806" hostid="261"></div><p>Israel and Iran's conventional forces may not be the only ones used in a conflict.</p><p>Israel is believed to <a href="https://armscontrolcenter.org/fact-sheet-israels-nuclear-arsenal/" target="_top">have</a> at least 90 nuclear warheads and enough plutonium for 100 or 200 more weapons. It can deliver those weapons by aircraft or with <a href="https://missilethreat.csis.org/country/israel/" target="_top">missiles</a>. (Israel has one of the region's <a href="https://missilethreat.csis.org/country/israel/" target="_top">most advanced</a> missile arsenals.)</p><p>Israel's <a href="https://missilethreat.csis.org/missile/jericho-3/" target="_top">Jericho III</a> intermediate-range ballistic missile is believed to have a range between 3,000 miles and 4,000 miles. Israel can likely also launch nuclear-armed cruise missiles from its <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/how-israels-secretive-submarines-simulates-strikes-2021-6" target="_top">Dolphin-class submarines</a>, which are believed to operate near the <keyword id="386457" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Persian-Gulf">Persian Gulf</keyword>.</p><p>Iran <a href="https://www.nti.org/learn/countries/iran/nuclear/" target="_top">pursued n</a><a href="https://www.nti.org/learn/countries/iran/nuclear/" target="_top">uclear capabilities</a> in the late 1980s and early 1990s, and while Tehran says it doesn't seek nuclear weapons now, <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/iran-nuclear-program-11610564572" target="_top">its recent enrichment activity</a> has raised questions about its true aims. (Israeli officials frequently <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/gantz-says-iran-only-around-10-weeks-away-from-weapons-grade-nuclear-material/" target="_top">accuse</a> Iran of being weeks or months away from producing nuclear weapons.)</p><p>A 2015 deal signed by Iran and five Western countries would have limited Iran's nuclear activity in exchange for sanctions relief. President Donald Trump unilaterally withdrew from the accord in 2018 and took <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/un-says-us-soleimani-assasination-unlawful-no-evidence-iran-terror-2020-7" target="_top">a hardline approach to Iran</a>, including additional sanctions.</p><p>Iran, <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/iran-nuclear-program-11610564572" target="_top">blaming</a> the US for reneging on the agreement, has since begun <a href="https://www.armscontrol.org/factsheets/JCPOA-at-a-glance" target="_top">violating</a> it.</p><p>Iran also <a href="https://www.heritage.org/defense/report/irans-growing-missile-threat" target="_top">continu</a><a href="https://www.heritage.org/defense/report/irans-growing-missile-threat" target="_top">es</a> to improve <a href="https://missilethreat.csis.org/country/iran/" target="_top">its </a><a href="https://missilethreat.csis.org/country/iran/" target="_top">missile </a><a href="https://missilethreat.csis.org/country/iran/" target="_top">arsenal</a>, with at least 18 models of cruise and ballistic missiles with ranges from 200 miles to 2,000 miles that are either operational or in development. Iran has already launched missiles at targets in <a href="https://www.npr.org/2019/09/19/762065119/what-we-know-about-the-attack-on-saudi-oil-facilities" target="_top">Saudi Arabia</a> and at <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/iran-missle-strike-al-asad-airbase-60-minutes-2021-02-28/" target="_top">US military bases in Iraq</a>.</p><h2>A regional war</h2><div type="image" title="US Israeli military officials" height="1333" width="2000" msid="85153809" hostid="261"></div><p>Israel also has another advantage that Iran does not: allies. The US and Israel have an extremely close relationship, cooperating on military and intelligence issues - especially Iran.</p><p>The two countries hold two alternating biennial exercises, Juniper Cobra and Juniper Falcon. The most recent Juniper Falcon exercise <a href="https://www.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/2713030/us-israel-conclude-juniper-falcon-21-2/" target="_top">concluded</a> last week.</p><p>"The US has a long-standing and steadfast commitment to the people of Israel and their right to self-defense," Lt. Gen. Steven Basham, deputy commander of US Air Forces in Europe and Africa, said at the exercise.</p><p>Israel may also receive tacit support from Arab Gulf states like Saudi Arabia and the UAE, both of which are extremely wary of Iran.</p><div type="image" title="Hezbollah Syria" height="940" width="1240" msid="85153812" hostid="261"></div><p>Iran has <a href="https://www.cfr.org/article/irans-regional-armed-network" target="_top">a network of proxies</a>, most notably the Lebanese group Hezbollah, which has operations across the region and around the world.</p><p>These forces don't have the capabilities of Israel or its partners but could still have an effect on a conflict. Israel regularly strikes Hezbollah targets in Syria, and the US has launched strikes against Iranian-backed militias in Iraq.</p><p>A war between Israel and Iran, then, is highly likely to spill over into other parts of the region and world. The consequences of such escalation may restrain both sides.</p><p>That means the shadow war will likely continue, with both countries relying on their intelligence services, <a href="https://www.voanews.com/extremism-watch/experts-israel-likely-continue-attacking-iranian-targets-eastern-syria" target="_top">airpower</a>, and naval forces to hit each other's assets at sea and on land when there is an opportunity to do so without sparking a broader conflict.</p>

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