November 10, 2021
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‘Made in India’ Scorpene submarine delivered to Indian Navy

Project – 75 includes construction of six submarines of Scorpene design. These submarines are being constructed at Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) Mumbai, under collaboration with M/s Naval Group, France…reports Asian Lite News.

‘Vela’, the fourth submarine of the Project – 75, Yard 11878, was delivered to the Indian Navy on Tuesday.

The submarine would soon be commissioned into the Indian Navy and enhance its capability, the Ministry of Defence said.

The submarine was launched on May 6, 2019, and has completed all major harbour and sea trials including weapon and sensor trials despite COVID restrictions.

Three of these submarines are already in commission with the Indian Navy.

Project – 75 includes construction of six submarines of Scorpene design. These submarines are being constructed at Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) Mumbai, under collaboration with M/s Naval Group, France.

Submarine construction is an intricate activity as the difficulty is compounded when all equipment are required to be miniaturised and are subject to stringent quality requirements.

Construction of these submarines in an Indian yard is yet another step towards ‘AatmaNirbhar Bharat’, the defence ministry pointed out.

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