{"id":10994,"date":"2025-12-29T11:42:56","date_gmt":"2025-12-29T06:12:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=10994"},"modified":"2025-12-29T22:57:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-29T17:27:09","slug":"ins-vaghsheer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/ins-vaghsheer\/","title":{"rendered":"INS Vagsheer"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>INS Vagsheer Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">President Droupadi Murmu became the second Indian President to undertake a submarine sortie, embarking on INS Vaghsheer, a Kalvari-class submarine, from Karwar naval base recently. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About INS Vagsheer<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the <\/span><b>sixth submarine of the first batch of six Kalvari-class, or Scorpene-class, submarines<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> ordered by the Indian Navy <\/span><b>under Project-75.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is <\/span><b>named after the sandfish, a deadly deep-sea predator<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the<\/span><b> Indian Ocean.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was officially <\/span><b>commissioned <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">into the Indian Navy on 15 January <\/span><b>2025<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It now <\/span><b>joins its sister vessels INS Kalvari, INS Khanderi, INS Karanj, INS Vela, and INS Vagir, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">which were commissioned, respectively, in December 2017, September 2019, March 2021, November 2021, and January 2023.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These submarines have been completely <\/span><b>built by Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) through French technology transfer.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>INS Vagsheer <\/b><b>Features<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It boasts <\/span><b>advanced stealth technologies,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> including <\/span><b>reduced radiated noise levels <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><b>sophisticated hydrodynamic design,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> making it <\/span><b>one of the quietest submarines<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the world.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 67.5-metre vessel reaches speeds of 20 knots submerged, dives to over 350 metres, and <\/span><b>endures up to 50 days at sea.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Armed with<\/span><b> torpedoes, anti-ship missiles, and mine-laying capabilities<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, it excels in <\/span><b>anti-surface and anti-submarine warfare, intelligence gathering,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>surveillance<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It consists of indigenously developed systems like the air-conditioning plant, internal communication network, and the Ku-Band SATCOM system.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It can accommodate 8 officers and 35 sailors and is fitted with an anti-torpedo countermeasure system.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/news\/india\/president-murmu-undertakes-submarine-sortie-at-karwar-naval-base\/articleshow\/126213683.cms?from=mdr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">ET<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>INS Vagsheer is the sixth submarine of the first batch of six Kalvari-class, or Scorpene-class, submarines ordered by the Indian Navy under Project-75. 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