Navy’s 5th Scorpene-class submarine Vagir launched

TIL Desk/National/Mumbai/ Indian Navy’s fifth Scorpene-class submarine Vagir, having superior stealth features like the advanced acoustic absorption technique, was launched on Thursday at the Mazagon Dock in south Mumbai.

Vijaya, wife of Minister of State for Defence Shripad Naik, launched the submarine through video conferencing. The minister was the chief guest at the event and attended it via video link from Goa. Vagir is part of the six Kalvari-class submarines being built in India.

The submarines, designed by French naval defence and energy company DCNS, are being built as part of Indian Navy’s Project-75. These submarines can undertake missions like anti-surface warfare, anti-submarine warfare, intelligence gathering, mine laying, and area surveillance, an official said.