INS Vagir, fifth Scorpene submarine, commissioned

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Last Updated25/01/2023

Indian Navy is commissioned the fifth Kalvari class submarine Vagir.
INS Vagir would form part of the Western Naval Command’s Submarine fleet.
These submarines are being built in India by the Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) Mumbai, under collaboration with France.

The erstwhile Vagir, submarine from Russia was commissioned in 1973 and undertook numerous operational missions including deterrent patrols.
The submarine was decommissioned in 2001 after serving the nation for about three decades.

INS Vagir is the fifth submarine of the first batch of six Kalvari-class submarines for the Indian Navy.
It is a diesel-electric attack submarine based on the Scorpène class, designed by French naval defence and manufactured by Mazagon Dock Limited, an Indian shipyard in Mumbai, Maharashtra.
It is named after the Sand Fish of the Indian Ocean.
It is designed to operate in all theatres of operation.
It can launch attacks with both torpedoes and tube launched anti-ship missiles, whilst underwater or on surface.

The Kalvari class is a class of diesel-electric attack submarines based on the Scorpène-class submarine being built for the Indian Navy.
The class and submarines take their names from the first submarines inducted in the Indian Navy.
The Kalvari class is capable of offensive operations across the entire spectrum of naval warfare including:
Anti-surface warfare,
Anti-submarine warfare,
Intelligence gathering,
Mine laying and
Area surveillance