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The fourth submarine of Project 75, Yard 11878 was delivered to the #IndianNavy on 09 November 2021. Project 75 includes construction of six submarines of Scorpene design. These submarines are being constructed at Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited #MDL, under collaboration with M/s Naval Group, France. Christened ‘Vela’, the submarine was launched on 06 May 2019, and has completed all major…
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On 10 March 2021, INS Karanj, the third of the P75 Kalvari-class submarine, was commissioned by the hands of former Chief of Naval Staff Admiral V S Shekhawat, PVSM, AVSM, VrC (Retd.), in presence of Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Karambir Singh, FOC-in-C (West) VAdm R Hari Kumar, CWP&A VAdm Sandeep Naithani, CMD MDL VAdm Narayan Prasad (Retd.) and several…
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August 14, 2020 (Google Translation) – On August 12, another important milestone was accomplished within the scope of the Submarine Development Program (PROSUB), when the Submarine “ Riachuelo ” (S 40) successfully carried out the tests foreseen for the surface propulsion system, in continuation to the extensive program of acceptance tests at sea. In addition to these checks, the steering…
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March 4, 2020 – The acquisition and development of a submarine arm for the country remain one of the priorities of the Philippine Navy. “Of course, the Navy has a roadmap, that’s the advantage of having a roadmap. So regardless of who sits here (as PN flag-officer-in-command) next, we have a long-term plan. The submarine is part of whoever FOIC…
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