Indian submarine INS Vagir completes historic 7,000 km deployment to Australia

Indian submarine INS Vagir completes historic 7,000 km deployment to Australia

Daily Current Affairs / Indian submarine INS Vagir completes historic 7,000 km deployment to Australia

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Category : Defense Published on: August 22 2023

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India's Scorpene class submarine INS Vagir has successfully completed its longest deployment ever by covering a remarkable distance of nearly 7,000 km to reach Australia.
This deployment, which begins in June 2023, is a significant achievement for the Indian Navy.
Commissioned in January this year, INS Vagir belongs to the Kalvari class submarines.
The submarine is based in Mumbai and its deployment reflects the professionalism of the Navy.
The visit of INS Vagir is the first instance of an extended-distance deployment to Australia by an Indian submarine.
INS Vagir is in Australia, Indian naval ships and aircraft are concurrently engaged in Exercise MALABAR (11-21 August) and AUSINDEX (22-24 August) off the east coast of Australia.

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