India has for the first time live-fired Israeli Barak-1 ship point defence missile from its sole aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya on 24 March. The Indian Navy (IN) declared the test was successfull and carried out to enhance INS Vikramaditya's interception capabilities against incoming aircraft, anti-ship missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles.
211216-N-QI061-1222 NAVAL STATION MAYPORT, Fla. (December 16, 2021) An MQ-4C Triton Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS), assigned to Unmanned Patrol Squadron 19 (VUP-19), sits on the flight line at Naval Station Mayport, Florida, Dec. 16, 2021. VUP-19, the Navy’s first Triton squadron, will continue to maintain and operate the aircraft off the East Coast to further develop the concept of operations and refine tactics, techniques, and procedures. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nathan T. Beard/ Released)