ANIIndian Navy is all set to commission the fifth diesel-electric Scorpene as INS Vagir on January 23. Four of the Kalvari class of submarines have already been commissioned as INS Kalvari, INS Karanj and INS Vela.
Built in India by the Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL), Mumbai in collaboration with France-based M/s Naval Group, France, Vigar will boost the Indian Navy’s capability to further India’s maritime interests by undertaking diverse missions including anti-surface warfare, anti-submarine warfare, intelligence gathering, mine laying and surveillance missions.
Admiral R Hari Kumar, Chief of the Naval Staff, will be the Chief Guest for the ceremony.
The erstwhile Vagir was commissioned on 01 Nov 1973 and undertook numerous operational missions including deterrent patrols. The submarine was decommissioned on 07 Jan 2001 after serving the nation for about three decades.
Launched and named ‘Vagir’ on 12 Nov 20, the submarine in its new avatar has the distinction of having the lowest build time among all indigenously manufactured submarines till date. She undertook her maiden sea sortie in Feb 22, marking the commencement of sea trials and has gone through a series of comprehensive acceptance checks and, stringent and demanding sea trials prior being commissioned.
The submarine was delivered to Indian Navy by M/s MDL in December.
The sixth and the last Scorpene will be delivered by the end of this year under the over Rs 23,000 crore project inked with French companies way back in 2005.
Built in India by the Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL), Mumbai in collaboration with France-based M/s Naval Group, France, Vigar will boost the Indian Navy’s capability to further India’s maritime interests by undertaking diverse missions including anti-surface warfare, anti-submarine warfare, intelligence gathering, mine laying and surveillance missions.
Admiral R Hari Kumar, Chief of the Naval Staff, will be the Chief Guest for the ceremony.
The erstwhile Vagir was commissioned on 01 Nov 1973 and undertook numerous operational missions including deterrent patrols. The submarine was decommissioned on 07 Jan 2001 after serving the nation for about three decades.
Launched and named ‘Vagir’ on 12 Nov 20, the submarine in its new avatar has the distinction of having the lowest build time among all indigenously manufactured submarines till date. She undertook her maiden sea sortie in Feb 22, marking the commencement of sea trials and has gone through a series of comprehensive acceptance checks and, stringent and demanding sea trials prior being commissioned.
The submarine was delivered to Indian Navy by M/s MDL in December.
The sixth and the last Scorpene will be delivered by the end of this year under the over Rs 23,000 crore project inked with French companies way back in 2005.
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