INS ‘Vagir’

INS ‘Vagir’

Why in News?

  • The 5th Scorpene class submarine of Project-75 named INS ‘Vagir’ has recently been delivered to the Indian Navy today.

Highlights

  • The first Vagir, a submarine from Russia, was commissioned into the Indian Navy on 3rd December 1973 and was decommissioned on 7th June 2001 after almost three decades of service to the nation.
  • Public shipbuilder Mazagon Dock Ltd (MDL) gave a new incarnation to the submarine with the same name.
  • It is a Kalvari class diesel-electric attack submarine, Yard 11879, which when commissioned will be christened INS Vagir
  • It Is named after the Sand Fish, a deadly deep-sea predator of the Indian Ocean.
  • It is a part of the six Kalvari-class submarines being built in India.
  • The Kalvari-class submarines have the capability of operating in a wide range of Naval combat including anti-warship and anti-submarine operations, intelligence gathering and surveillance, and naval mine laying.
  • The state-of-art technology used in the submarine has ensured:
  • Superior stealth features such as advanced acoustic absorption techniques, low radiated noise levels, and hydro-dynamically optimised shape.
  • The ability to attack the enemy using precision guided weapons.
  • The submarine is designed to operate in all theatres of operation, showcasing interoperability with other components of a Naval Task Force.
  • It can launch attacks with both torpedoes and tube launched anti-ship missiles, whilst underwater or on surface.
  • It can undertake multifarious types of missions i.e Anti-Surface warfare, Anti-Submarine warfare, Intelligence gathering, Mine Laying, Area Surveillance, etc
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