India’s defence naval fleet obtained extra tooth on Wednesday as defence secretary Ajay Kumar launched INS Vagsheer, the sixth Scorpene-class submarine below Project-75, at Mazagon Dock in Mumbai.
Vagsheer is named after the sand fish, a lethal deep-sea predator of the Indian Ocean. The first submarine Vagsheer, ex-Russia (then Soviet Union), was commissioned into the Indian Navy on 26 December 1974, and was decommissioned on 30 April 1997 after nearly three many years of maritime service.
The Mazagon Dock has so a long way delivered 4 Scorpene-class submarines under the project to the Indian Navy – INS Kalvari, INS Khanderi, INS Karanj and INS Vela. The fifth submarine ‘Vagir’ is currently beneath trial at sea, and is probably to be commissioned earlier than the cease of this year.
“In proper nautical tradition, she finds a new incarnation by using the identical name. Vagsheer, infused with new lifestyles by using Mazagon Dock, is as soon as again a very effective predator of the deep sea, guarding the considerable maritime pastimes of our nation,” Mazagon Dock said in a release on Wednesday.
The vessel will now go for a comprehensive and rigorous set of checks and sea trials for about a year.
Scorpene-class submarines can carry out multi-purpose missions such as anti-surface warfare, anti-submarine warfare, intelligence gathering, mine laying, area surveillance, etc. The submarine is designed to operate in all theaters, providing capabilities to ensure interoperability with others. Component of a naval mission force. It is a powerful platform, marking a generational change in submarine operations.
The state-of-the-art technology used to develop the Scorpene-class submarines has ensured the most excellent stealth features, such as advanced acoustic silencing techniques, low radiated noise levels, hydro-dynamically optimized shape and the ability to launch a stealth attack. Use of precision-guided weapons on the enemy. Each torpedo and tube-launched anti-ship missile can be launched simultaneously, underwater or on the surface.
