INS Vagir Commissioned into Indian Navy

On 23^rd January, 2023, the fifth Scorpene class conventional submarine, INS Vagir, was commissioned into the Indian Navy.

Key Points: INS Vagir, a Kalvari-class submarine, gets its name from the erstwhile Vagir, a submarine which served the Navy between 1973 and 2001. It will form part of the Western Naval Command’s submarine fleet.

• INS Vagir takes its name from the sand shark, a deep-sea predator endemic to the Indian Ocean.
• The submarine has been built indigenously by Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) and designed by French naval defence company Naval Group (formerly known as DCNS) as part of the Indian Navy’s Project-75.
• The submarine is equipped with advanced sensors and weaponry including wire-guided torpedoes and sub-surface-to-surface missiles.