20-11-2020 | 11:06 AM
Scorpene Submarine “Vagir”
The Indian Navy commissioned the fifth Scorpene submarine "Vagir" at Mazagon Dock, south of Mumbai.
The submarine is capable of carrying out missions such as anti-submarine operations, anti-surface warfare, mining, intelligence gathering and ground surveillance.
Key Points:
Vagir is one of the six Kalvari Class submarines that are being constructed in India.
These submarines have been built by the French Navy and the energy company DCNS. The six submarines were constructed under Project 75 of the Indian Navy.
Vagir was named for Sand Fish. It's a deep-sea fish in the Indian Ocean. The first Vagir had been commissioned in 1973.
Note:
The Project 75 aims to build six Scorpene Class attack submarines. The submarines were built through transfer of technology from a French Company DCNS at Mazagon Dock Limited.
