India Navy to commission Kalvari class submarine ‘Vagir’ on January 23

India Navy to commission Kalvari class submarine ‘Vagir’ on January 23

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Category : Defense Published on: January 23 2023

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The Indian Navy will commission the fifth scorpene-class submarine ‘Vagir’ on January 23.
The commissioning of the submarine built under the Project-75.
The Project-75 includes indigenous construction of six submarines of Scorpene design.
The submarines are being constructed at Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) in Mumbai under a collaboration with the Naval Group of France.
Notably, the erstwhile Vagir was commissioned on Nov 1 in the year 1973 and undertook numerous operational missions, including deterrent patrols. The submarine was decommissioned on Jan 7 in 2001 after serving India for about three decades.
Four of the Kalvari class of submarines have already been commissioned into the Indian Navy.
The Navy has already commissioned four Scorpenes, INS Kalvari, INS Khanderi, INS Karanj and INS Vela, till now. The sixth and the last, Vagsheer, will be delivered next year.

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