Why is INS Vagir submarine carrying out its longest 7,000 km maiden trip to Australia? Know here
1 year, 4 months ago

Why is INS Vagir submarine carrying out its longest 7,000 km maiden trip to Australia? Know here

India TV News  

An Indian Navy submarine which had started its journey in June this year, will reach Australia on Sunday, August 20 to participate in naval exercise-- the first such maiden voyage that covers almost 7,000 km. According to the statement released by the Ministry of External Affairs, INS Vagir, an Indian Navy submarine, is on an extended-range deployment. In addition, the RAN submarine and Indian Naval P8i aircraft are scheduled to exercise with INS Vagir. Salient features of INS Vagir Vagir was launched in November 2020, under Project 75 and was delivered to the Indian Navy on 20 Dec 22 post-completion of sea trials.

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INS Vagsheer to join Indian Navy in January 2025, boosting naval dominance
1 week, 5 days ago

INS Vagsheer to join Indian Navy in January 2025, boosting naval dominance

India Today  

After the recent addition of INS Tushil into the Indian Navy, India’s deep sea naval might is all set to receive a significant boost. The INS Vagsheer, named after the deep-sea predator Sand Fish, represents India’s resolve to counter growing threats in its backyard. PROJECT 75-A BACKBONE OF INDIA’S SUBMARINE FLEET In 2005, India signed a deal with France’s Naval …

Navy gets escape training facility for Kalvari-class submarines
3 months, 1 week ago

Navy gets escape training facility for Kalvari-class submarines

Hindustan Times  

The Indian Navy on Friday commissioned a submarine escape training facility, called Vinetra, at INS Satavahana in Visakhapatnam to prepare crews to respond swiftly if a Kalvari-class boat is in distress. The Kalvari-class diesel-electric attack submarines have been constructed at Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited in Mumbai. The navy has similar facilities to train crews for its Kilo-class and Shishumar-class submarines …

Indian Navy submarine INS Vagir on extended range deployment to Fremantle in Australia
1 year, 4 months ago

Indian Navy submarine INS Vagir on extended range deployment to Fremantle in Australia

India TV News  

Indian Navy submarine INS Vagir is on an extended-range deployment. During its stay in Australia, INS Vagir will participate in various exercises with Royal Australian Navy units on the West Coast of Australia. In addition, the RAN submarine and Indian Naval P8i aircraft are scheduled to exercise with INS Vagir. The extended range deployment is the maiden deployment by an …

Indian naval submarine and Pakistani ship visit Sri Lanka at same time
1 year, 6 months ago

Indian naval submarine and Pakistani ship visit Sri Lanka at same time

The Hindu  

The Indian naval submarine ‘Vagir’, the latest indigenous Kalvari-class submarine of the Indian Navy, on June 19, began its four-day visit to Sri Lanka at the same time a Pakistan naval ship docked here. The High Commission of India in coordination with Swami Vivekananda Cultural Centre is scheduled to organize a grand event at Colombo Port to celebrate IDY on …

Explained: Indian-made Scorpène-class submarine INS Vagir and its features
1 year, 10 months ago

Explained: Indian-made Scorpène-class submarine INS Vagir and its features

The Hindu  

The story so far: INS Vagir, the fifth of the Kalvari-class submarines under Project-75, has been commissioned into the Indian Navy at a time when China is making forays into the strategically important Indian Ocean region. Named after the sand shark to represent the submarine’s stealth and fearlessness, qualities the Navy calls synonymous with the ethos of a submariner, INS …

Why the commissioning of INS Vagir is one big step forward for the Indian Navy
1 year, 11 months ago

Why the commissioning of INS Vagir is one big step forward for the Indian Navy

Firstpost  

The Indian Navy continues to scale up amid growing threats from China. The Kalvari-class submarine, which was delivered to the Indian Navy on 20 December last year, has been built indigenously at Mumbai’s Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited. INS Vagir is also Sand Shark and it represents ‘stealth and fearlessness’, according to the Indian Navy. Image courtesy: @DefPROMumbai?Twitter It’s all about …

India Navy commissions fifth Kalvari class submarine Vagir. 5 points
1 year, 11 months ago

India Navy commissions fifth Kalvari class submarine Vagir. 5 points

Live Mint  

INS Vagir, the fifth submarine of the Kalvari Class submarines, was commissioned into the Indian Navy on Monday, giving a boost to the force's prowess INS Vagir, which has been built by Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited here with technology transfer from France, was commissioned in a ceremony attended by Chief of Naval Staff Admiral R Hari Kumar. "The submarine will …

Lowest build time, made in India: 5 things to know about INS Vagir
1 year, 11 months ago

Lowest build time, made in India: 5 things to know about INS Vagir

Hindustan Times  

INS Vagir, the fifth Kalvari class submarine of the Indian Navy, will be commissioned on Monday. INS Vagir has been built under Project-75, which includes the indigenous construction of six submarines of Scorpene design. INS Vagir can be deployed both closer to the shore as well as mid-ocean, an Indian Navy official told ANI. “The submarine in its new avatar …

INS Vagir: Fifth Kalvari class submarine to be commissioned on January 23
1 year, 11 months ago

INS Vagir: Fifth Kalvari class submarine to be commissioned on January 23

India TV News  

INS Vagir: The Indian Navy is set to commission the fifth Kalvari class submarine Vagir on January 23 2023. Launched and named ‘Vagir’ on November 12, 2020, the submarine in its new avatar has the distinction of having the lowest build time among all indigenously manufactured submarines till date. Vagir - Ferocious Fifth Vagir will boost the Indian Navy’s capability …

Navy gets 5th scorpene-class submarine, Vagir
2 years ago

Navy gets 5th scorpene-class submarine, Vagir

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Indian Navy on Tuesday received the delivery of fifth scorpene-class submarine Vagir, which is equipped with long-range guided torpedoes as well as anti-ship missiles. Vagir has the ability to carry out multifarious missions typically undertaken by any modern submarine, which include anti-surface warfare, anti-submarine warfare, intelligence gathering, mine laying and area surveillance. Earlier in November 2021, the …

Vagsheer, the last of six submarines under Project 75, launched
2 years, 8 months ago

Vagsheer, the last of six submarines under Project 75, launched

India TV News  

Highlights Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders in Mumbai today launched INS Vagsheer It is the last of the six submarines under Project 75 Submarine was launched by Defence Secretary Ajay Kumar The Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders in Mumbai on Wednesday launched INS Vagsheer, the last of the six submarines under Project 75. The submarine was launched by Defence Secretary Ajay Kumar. Named after …

INS Vagsheer: India's most dreaded submarine is here to give sleepless nights to enemies
2 years, 8 months ago

INS Vagsheer: India's most dreaded submarine is here to give sleepless nights to enemies

India TV News  

Highlights The submarine is about 221-feet-long and 40-feet high This submarine, built under Project 75, is the last submarine of the Kalvari class The submarine moves at a speed of about 20 kmph on the surface and 37kmph under water INS Vagsheer, an ultra-modern submarine, that has kept the country's sea border impenetrable and unbroken, is set to join Indian …

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