NEW DELHI: Assault submarine INS Bagir was commissioned into the Indian Navy as we speak on the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai.
Chief of Navy Employees Admiral R Hari Kumar was current on the occasion to mark the commissioning.
Issues to know in regards to the newest addition to Indian Navy’s armoury:
Chief of Navy Employees Admiral R Hari Kumar was current on the occasion to mark the commissioning.
Issues to know in regards to the newest addition to Indian Navy’s armoury:
INS Vagir (S25) is the fifth of the six Kalvari-class diesel-electric assault submarines commissioned for the Indian Navy.- The submarine inherits its title from INS Vagir (S41) which served the Navy from 1973–2001, and was named after a species of sandfish.
- Launched on 12 Nov 20, INS Vagir commenced the ocean trials from Feb 1, 2022.
- It accomplished all main trials together with the weapon and sensor trials within the shortest time in comparison with the sooner submarines.
- The 4 Kalvari-class submarines commissioned earlier are: INS Kalvari, INS Khanderi, INS Karanj and INS Vela.
- The submarines are constructed at Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Restricted (MDL) Mumbai, beneath collaboration with Naval Group, France.
- INS Vagsheer would be the final one within the sequence to be commissioned, anticipated round March 2024.
- They cater to a number of features of naval warfare, together with anti-surface warfare, anti-submarine warfare, intelligence gathering, mine laying and space surveillance.
- Their weaponry consists of six 533 mm torpedo tubes for a mix of 18 heavyweight wire-guided Floor and Underwater Goal (SUT) torpedoes.
