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The Navy has commissioned three warships, INS Kalvari, INS Khanderi, and INS Karanj, as part of the over Rs 23,000 crore 'Project-75' underway at Mazgaon dock with French participation for the construction of six Scorpene submarines.
NEW DELHI: The country’s third diesel-electric Scorpene submarine, which will be commissioned as INS Karanj next month, was delivered to the Navy by Mazagon Docks (MDL) on Monday. Under the over Rs 23,000 crore ‘Project-75’ under way at MDL for construction of six French-origin Scorpene submarines, the Navy has commissioned two vessels, INS Kalvari and INS Khanderi, till now. The fourth submarine called Vela, which was launched in May 2019, has now commenced its sea trials, while the fifth, Vagir, was launched last November. The sixth, Vagsheer, in turn, is currently in an advanced sta...
Though the Scorpene project has faced huge time and cost overruns, it is critical for the Navy since it currently has just 12 other ageing diesel-electric submarines, with just half of them operational at any given time. India also has two nuclear-powered submarines, INS Arihant and INS Chakra, but the latter does not have nuclear-tipped ballistic missiles because it has been acquired on lease from Russia.