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Detailed explanation-1: -The sixth Dornier aircraft squadron of Indian Navy was recently commissioned in which state/UT? Notes: The Indian Navy has commissioned its sixth Dornier aircraft squadron in the Porbandar town of Gujarat. It aims to give a fillip to coastal security near the sea border with Pakistan.

Detailed explanation-2: -Aim is to make India an indigenous ship building hub: RM. Indian Naval Ship (INS) Mormugao (D67), second warship of the P15B class of stealth guided-missile destroyers, was commissioned in the august presence of Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh at Naval Dockyard, Mumbai on December 18, 2022.

Detailed explanation-3: -It is the largest warship ever to be built in India. With a capacity to operate 30 fixed and rotary wing airborne platforms, the IAC-1 will be christened ‘Indian Naval Ship (INS) Vikrant’ on its commissioning after its illustrious predecessor, India’s first aircraft carrier.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Navy currently operates two aircraft carriers - the INS Vikrant and the Russian-built INS Vikramaditya - as well as 42 Russian-made MiG-29K jets.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Indian Navy currently operates twenty-four air squadrons. Of these, eleven operate fixed-wing aircraft, nine are helicopter squadrons and the remaining three are equipped with unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV).