{"id":33056,"date":"2023-01-24T04:21:52","date_gmt":"2023-01-23T22:51:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=33056"},"modified":"2025-04-19T18:17:43","modified_gmt":"2025-04-19T12:47:43","slug":"ins-vagir-commissioned-into-indian-navy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/ins-vagir-commissioned-into-indian-navy\/","title":{"rendered":"INS Vagir Commissioned into Indian Navy"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>What\u2019s in today\u2019s article?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Why in news?<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>What is The P-75 project?<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>What is the first phase of P-75?<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>What is the second phase of P-75?<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>News Summary: INS Vagir commissioned into Indian Navy<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>What are the features of Vagir?<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>What is the strategic importance of the induction of INS Vagir in Indian Navy?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Why in news?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>INS Vagir, the fifth stealth Scorpene-class Submarine, was commissioned into the Navy.<\/li>\n<li>Vagir was launched in November 2020, under Project 75 (P-75) and was delivered to Navy on December 20, 2022 after completion of sea trials.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>What is The P-75 project?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>In June 1999, the Cabinet Committee on Security had approved a plan for the Indian Navy to induct indigenously build and induct submarines by 2030.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>It was broken down in two phases \u2014 the P-75 and P-75I.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>What is the first phase of P-75?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Under the first phase of P-75, signed in 2005, India and France signed a $3.75 billion contract for building <strong>six Scorpene<\/strong> class submarines.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>The executing company on the Indian side was Mazgaon Docks Ltd, and on the French side, it was DCNS, which is now called Naval Group.<\/li>\n<li>Under this project, the first submarine was commissioned in December 2017.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Subsequently, the other five have been built and on 20 April, 2022 INS Vagsheer was launched and would be commissioned by 2023.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>What is the second phase of P-75?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The P-75I phase envisages the <strong>construction of six conventional submarines<\/strong> with better sensors and weapons and the Air Independent Propulsion System (AIP).<\/li>\n<li>Defence Acquisition Council cleared the project in 2019 <strong>under the strategic partnership (SP) model<\/strong>.\n<ul>\n<li>The Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced in 2017 the much-anticipated SP model for the Indian private sector.\u00a0\n<ul>\n<li>This was announced to promote Make in India in defence manufacturing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>SP model seeks to identify a few Indian private companies as Strategic Partners who would initially tie up with a few shortlisted foreign Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) to manufacture big-ticket military platforms.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>News Summary: INS Vagir commissioned into Indian Navy<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The Indian Navy commissioned the <strong>fifth diesel-electric Kalvari-class<\/strong> submarine Vagir.\n<ul>\n<li>The design of the Kalvari-class of submarines is based on the Scorpene class of submarines designed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>INS Vagir would form part of the Western Naval Command\u2019s Submarine fleet.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>What are the features of Vagir?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Belongs to Kalvari-class<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0Vagir is a Kalvari-class submarine, which includes other vessels, such as the INS Kalvari, INS Khanderi, INS Karanj, INS Vela and INS Vagsheer.\n<ul>\n<li>In maritime parlance, a class of ships is a group of vessels which have the same make, purpose and displacement.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>The class is generally named after the first vessel in the category.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>This class of submarines have Diesel Electric transmission systems and these are primarily attack submarines or \u2018hunter-killer\u2019 types.\n<ul>\n<li>This means they are designed to target and sink adversary naval vessels.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>These submarines are around 220 feet long and have a height of 40 feet.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>It can reach the highest speeds of 11 knots (20 km\/h) when surfaced and 20 knots (37 km\/h) when submerged.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Technical features<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Vagir is capable of undertaking diverse missions including anti-surface warfare, anti-submarine warfare, intelligence gathering, mine laying and surveillance missions.<\/li>\n<li>It has advanced stealth features and is also equipped with both long-range guided torpedoes and anti-ship missiles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>What is the strategic importance of the induction of INS Vagir in Indian Navy?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>India currently operates group of nuclear-powered submarines and diesel-electric submarines.<\/li>\n<li>These submarines have their designated roles in the <strong>Carrier Battle Groups<\/strong>, which are formations of ships and submarines with Aircraft Carriers in the lead role.<\/li>\n<li>As per naval warfare principles, for India to create a strategic deterrence, there is a specific number of submarines of both types that India needs to have in active service.<\/li>\n<li>However, currently, India has a less-than-ideal number of submarines, with many new ones being at various stages of construction.<\/li>\n<li>In this context, induction of INS Vagir in Indian Navy is highly significant.<\/li>\n<li>Induction of INS Vagir also reflects major milestone for <strong>Indian Navy\u2019s Project 75 and Make in India initiative.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>Q1)\u00a0<\/strong><strong>What is strategic partnership (SP) model?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>\u00a0The Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced in 2017 the much-anticipated SP model for the Indian private sector.\u00a0 SP model seeks to identify a few Indian private companies as Strategic Partners who would initially tie up with a few shortlisted foreign Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) to manufacture big-ticket military platforms..<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Q2)<\/strong><strong>\u00a0Who is the full form of INS?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>\u00a0INS stands for Indian Naval Ship. Formerly Indian navy was known as Royal Indian Marine, Royal Indian Navy, etc. When India became a republic on 26 January 1950, the Royal prefix was dropped and the name Indian Navy was officially adopted. The prefix for naval vessels was changed from His Majesty&#8217;s Indian Ship (HMIS) to Indian Naval Ship (INS).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Source:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/india\/ins-vagir-inducted-into-navy-stealth-class-submarine-will-serve-as-potent-deterrent-for-adversaries-says-chief-8400301\/#:~:text=Speaking%20on%20the%20occasion%2C%20Admiral,of%20the%20country&#039;s%20defence%20ecosystem.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><u>INS Vagir inducted into Navy: Stealth-class submarine will serve as potent deterrent for adversaries, says chief<\/u><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pib.gov.in\/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1893036#:~:text=These%20submarine%20have%20a%20state,suite%20permitting%20outstanding%20operational%20capabilities.&amp;text=Speaking%20on%20the%20occasion%20CNS,potent%20deterrent%20for%20any%20adversary.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><u>PIB<\/u><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/explained\/ins-vagir-commissioned-details-significance-8399083\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><u>Indian Express<\/u><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbctv18.com\/india\/ins-vagir-commissioned-indian-navy-mumbai-key-features-sand-shark-submarine-15738691.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><u>CNBC TV18<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>INS Vagir is the fifth stealth Scorpene-class Submarine under under Project 75 (P-75).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":33057,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-33056","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-upsc-mains-current-affairs","8":"no-featured-image-padding"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33056","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33056"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33056\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/33057"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33056"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33056"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33056"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}