INS Vela commissioned into the Indian Navy

INS Vela commissioned into the Indian Navy

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Category : Defense Published on: November 25 2021

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The Indian Navy has commissioned INS Vela, its fourth stealth Scorpene-class submarine under Project 75.
The introduction of the submarine will improve the Navy's combat capability.
Project 75 entails the construction of six Scorpene-class submarines.
Three of these submarines have already been commissioned namely Kalvari, Khanderi, and Karanj.
Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd, based in Mumbai, collaborated with the M/s Naval Group of France to construct the submarine.
The previous incarnation of INS Vela was commissioned on August 31, 1973, and it served the nation admirably for 37 eventful years before being decommissioned on June 25, 2010.
Vela is a diesel-electric-powered attack submarine. It has a length of 67.5 meters and a height of 12.3 meters.

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About Project 75

Project 75 was conceived during the I.K. Gujral administration for the acquisition of 25 submarines. India and France signed a $ 3.75 billion contract in 2005 to build six Scorpene-class submarines. Project 75 aims to construct six diesel-electric attack submarines of the Kalvari class, which is based on the Scorpene-class and is being built at MDL (Mazagon Dock Limited).

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