Fleet Review
The International Fleet Review (IFR) was held recently from 4th to 8th February 2016 at Vishakhapatnam. 48 countries participated in the IFR and these are Argentina, Australia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Brazil, Brunei, Canada, Chile, China, Djibouti, Egypt, Fiji, France, Germany, Greece, Indonesia, India, Iran, Israel, Japan, Kenya, Malaysia, Maldives, Mauritius, Myanmar, Namibia, New Zealand, Nigeria, Oman, Philippines, Portugal, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, South Korea (ROK), South Africa, Singapore, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, UK, USA and Vietnam.
Considering the material state of INS Viraat, the Indian Navy had accorded Service Life Extension of the ship till mid 2016, after which it is planned to be decommissioned by end of 2016.
This information was given by Defence Minister Shri Manohar Parrikar in a written reply to Shri Jayadev Galla in Lok Sabha today.
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