Indian Navy’s state-of-the-art submarine, INS ‘Vagir’, is all set to embark on an operational visit to Colombo from June 19 to June 22.
About INS Vagir:
- It was launched into water on November 12, 2020 and commenced sea trials on February 1, 2022.
- It is a Kalvari-class submarine, which includes vessels, such as the INS Kalvari, INS Khanderi, INS Karanj, INS Vela and INS Vagsheer.
- It is the fifth Scorpène-class submarine. Â
- It is built under Project-75 by the Mazgaon Docks Ltd,under technology transfer from the Naval Group of France under a $3.75 billion deal signed in October 2005.
- Features
- It is capable of undertaking diverse missions including anti-surface warfare, anti-submarine warfare, intelligence gathering, mine laying and surveillance missions.
- It has advanced stealth features and is also equipped with both long-range guided torpedoes and anti-ship missiles.
- It is having “superior stealth features” like advanced acoustic absorption techniques.