INS Vagir Commissioned into Indian Navy
On 23rd January, 2023, the fifth Scorpene class conventional submarine, INS Vagir, was commissioned into the Indian Navy.
About INS Vagir
- INS Vagir, a Kalvari-class submarine, gets its name from the erstwhile Vagir, a submarine which served the Navy between 1973 and 2001. It will form part of the Western Naval Command’s submarine fleet.
- The submarine has been built indigenously by Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) and designed by French naval defence company Naval Group (formerly known as DCNS) as part of the Indian Navy’s Project-75.
- INS Vagir is capable of neutralising a large enemy fleet.
- It can reach highest speeds of 20 ....
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