14.11.2021, 08:04
Zitat:Indian Navy receives fourth Kalvari-class submarine from MDLhttps://www.janes.com/defence-news/naval...e-from-mdl
The Indian Navy (IN) has received the fourth of six Kalvari (Scorpène)-class diesel-electric attack submarines (SSKs) ordered from Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL).
INS Vela , which was built in collaboration with France's Naval Group, was handed over during a ceremony held on 9 November in Mumbai and is expected to be commissioned ‘soon' to further enhance the service's operational capabilities, the Indian government's Press Information Bureau (PIB) said in a statement. Launched in May 2019, Vela, which was constructed as part of the navy's INR235.62 billion (USD3.18 billion) Project 75 programme, will join INS Kalvari, INS Khanderi and INS Karanj, which were commissioned in December 2017, September 2019, and March 2021, respectively. [...]
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