India's First Multipurpose Naval Vessel Launched
On 14th October 2024, Samarthak, the first of two versatile multipurpose naval vessels developed for the Indian Navy, supporting the ‘Make in India’ initiative, was launched.
- Samarthak, measuring 107 meters long and 18.6 meters wide with a displacement over 3,750 tons, was launched at the Kattupalli Shipyard near Chennai.
- This vessel marks a major milestone in India’s self-reliance initiative, ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’, as it was fully designed and constructed in-house by L&T.
- Equipped with advanced capabilities, Samarthak will undertake diverse roles, including next-generation weapons trials, maritime surveillance, patrolling, and humanitarian assistance missions.
- Built with a robust design to operate as ....
Do You Want to Read More?
Subscribe Now
To get access to detailed content
Already a Member? Login here
Take Annual Subscription and get the following Advantage
The annual members of the Civil Services Chronicle can read the monthly content of the magazine as well as the Chronicle magazine archives.
Readers can study all the material since 2018 of the Civil Services Chronicle monthly issue in the form of Chronicle magazine archives.
Science & Technology
- 1 Hypersonic Technology with Scramjet Ground Test
- 2 DeepSeek AI Models
- 3 India and the US to Co-Produce Sonobuoys
- 4 SANJAY Battlefield Surveillance System
- 5 ISRO Achieves Historic 100th Launch
- 6 ISRO Successfully Grows Cowpea Seeds in Space
- 7 Digantara’s SCOT Mission
- 8 India’s First Private Satellite Constellation Launched
- 9 Indian Navy Commissions Three Indigenously Built Warships
- 10 CE20 Cryogenic Engine: ISRO Achieves Major Milestone
