Mumbai Apr 20 PTI The Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders here on Wednesday launched INS Vagsheer the last of the six submarines under Project 75 The submarine was launched by Defence Secretary Ajay Kumar Post-launch the submarine will undergo a comprehensive and rigorous set of tests and trials for more than a year to ensure that it is fully combat-worthy Kumar said Interacting with reporters Kumar said the submarine was launched before its scheduled unveiling The submarine also increases the countrys marine security but it is also an example of self-reliance Kumar said An MDL official said with every submarine the indigenisation component has seen an increase In the case of Vagsheer it is 40 per cent it added Named after sandfish a deadly deep water sea predator of the Indian Ocean the first submarine Vagsheer was commissioned in December 1974 It was decommissioned in April 1997 The new submarine is the incarnation of its earlier version as according to naval parlance a ship never ceases to exist Even after a shipsubmarine is decommissioned a new shipsubmarine replaces the old one with the same name Kumar said the government has taken an important decision of building a diesel engine with the help of the defence industry through the Make-1 process He was referring to Project-75 I which envisages indigenous construction of six modern conventional submarines including associated shore support engineering support package training and spares package with contemporary equipment weapons and sensors including Fuel-Cell based AIP Air Independent Propulsion Plant advanced torpedoes modern missiles and state of the art countermeasure systems This would provide a major boost to the indigenous design and construction capability of submarines in India in addition to bringing in the latest submarine design and technologies as part of the project For the first time a marine diesel engine will be made in India The industry partner will get a grant of up to 70 per cent Kumar said In November 2020 the Navy commissioned the fourth submarine under Project-75 In February the sea trials for the fifth submarine INS Vagir commenced Speaking at the function Vice Admiral Ajendra Bahadur Singh Flag Office CnC Western Naval Command said so far four submarines have been commissioned under the Project-75 --- INS Kalvari INS Khanderi and INS Karang and INS Vela- have already been commissioned These are very advanced and modern submarines and they have increased the capability of the Indian Navy Since these submarines are new they have new technologies and sensors This has improved our combat efficiency and surveillance We hope that Vagir the fifth submarine is inducted into the Indian Navy by the end of the year Singh said The vice admiral said INS Vagsheer will undergo trials and be commissioned in the Navy in a specific time frame PTI PR NSK NSK
Mumbai Apr 20 PTI The Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders here on Wednesday launched INS Vagsheer the last of the six submarines under Project 75 The submarine was launched by Defence Secretary Ajay Kumar Post-launch the submarine will undergo a comprehensive and rigorous set of tests and trials for more than a year to ensure that it is fully combat-worthy Named after sandfish a deadly deep water sea predator of the Indian Ocean the first submarine Vagsheer was commissioned in December 1974 It was decommissioned in April 1997 The new submarine is the latest incarnation of its earlier version as according to naval parlance a ship never ceases to exist Even after a shipsubmarine is decommissioned a new shipsubmarine replaces the old one with the same name In November 2020 the Navy commissioned the fourth submarine under Project-75 In February the sea trials for the fifth submarine commenced INS Kalvari INS Khanderi and INS Karang have already been commissioned PTI PR NSK NSK
Mumbai Nov 24 PTI The Indian Navy on Wednesday said it will commission INS Vela its fourth stealth Scorpene class submarine under Project 75 on Thursday an induction that will boost its combat capabilityProject 75 includes construction of six submarines of Scorpene designThree of these submarines - Kalvari Khanderi Karanj - have already been commissionedThe Indian Navys fourth stealth Scorpene class submarine INS Vela is geared to get commissioned on 25th November 2021 the Navy said in a statementThe submarine has been built by Mumbai-based Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd in collaboration with Ms Naval Group of FranceThe previous avatar of INS Vela was commissioned on August 31 1973 and it rendered yeoman service to the nation for 37 eventful years before being decommissioned on June 25 2010The new Vela is a potent man o war and is capable of offensive operations that span across the entire spectrum of maritime warfare the statement saidInduction of the submarine consolidates the Indian Navys position as a builders Navy significantly and adds sharpness and strength to its combat capability it addedOn Sunday Indian Navys stealth guided missile destroyer Visakhapatnam was commissioned in Mumbai The indigenously-built warship is packed with an array of missiles and anti-submarine rockets PTI PR RSY RSY
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