{"id":17769,"date":"2026-08-28T12:43:21","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T07:13:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=17769"},"modified":"2026-08-28T18:26:55","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T12:56:55","slug":"ins-samarthak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/ins-samarthak\/","title":{"rendered":"INS Samarthak"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>INS Samarthak Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, the INS Samarthak was delivered to the Indian Navy.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About INS Samarthak<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the first <\/span><b>Multi-Purpose Vessel (MPV),<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> built by <\/span><b>Larsen &amp; Toubro Ltd. (L&amp;T), Kattupalli.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The ship has been named \u2018Samarthak\u2019, meaning <\/span><b>\u2018The Proponent\u2019.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is engineered to <\/span><b>support a wide spectrum of activities.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The ship <\/span><b>comprises over 75 percent indigenous<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> content and has been conceived as a versatile trial and evaluation platform.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Key Features of INS Samarthak<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Speed:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The vessel can achieve a maximum <\/span><b>speed of 15 knots.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Displacement Capacity:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It measures 107 meters in length, 18.6 meters in width, and has a displacement of <\/span><b>over 3,750 tonnes.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Role:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is a highly specialised, <\/span><b>multi-role platform<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> designed to support the development and testing of next-generation weapons and sensors for the Indian Navy.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It will also perform a variety of other functions, <\/span><b>including maritime surveillance<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, patrolling, launching and <\/span><b>recovering surface and aerial targets,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> providing humanitarian assistance, and <\/span><b>combating sea pollution.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pib.gov.in\/PressReleaseDetail.aspx?PRID=2303919&amp;reg=48&amp;lang=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">PIB<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>INS Samarthak  is the first Multi-Purpose Vessel (MPV), built by Larsen &#038; Toubro Ltd. (L&#038;T), Kattupalli. 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