Indian Navy to formally commission INS Shikra airbase in Mumbai
By Frontier India | January 20th, 2009 | Category: Indian Navy News | No Comments »
Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Sureesh Mehta will formally commission INS Shikra airbase. Its also called INS Kunjali-II. The helicopter station also supports the ship based helicopters when not at sea.
The air station supports the Indian navy helicopters like Sea King Mk.42, Chetak, Ka-28 and Ka-31. The station does not yet operate the ALH helicopters.
The Naval Air Station is based in Colaba, Mumbai.
The commissioning will be held on 22nd January,2009.
