INS Vagir Gommissioned

INS Vagir Gommissioned

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New Delhi, Jan 23

INS Vagir, the fifth P75 Kalvari-class submarines, was  commissioned within the Indian Navy in presence of the Chief of Naval Staff,  Admiral R Hari Kumar, PVSM, AVSM, VSM, ADC and several other senior  dignitaries. The event was also attended by Naval Group’s Executive Vice  President for Submarines, Laurent Espinasse along with the Naval Group  team in India.  

INS Vagir is built by Indian shipyard Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL)  based on the Naval Group Scorpene® design.

Launched on 12 November 2020, INS Vagir successfully completed all her sea trials and now  enters into service within the Indian Navy. She will join INS Kalvari, INS Khanderi, INS Karanj and  INS Vela which had already been commissioned respectively in December 2017, September 2019,  March 2021 and November 2021. The last submarine of the P75 series, the Vagsheer, is currently  completing her sea trials in order to be delivered in 2024.  

Laurent Espinasse, EVP Submarines said: “The commissioning of INS Vagir is a major milestone  for the Indian Navy, MDL, Naval Group and all our industrial partners. We are proud to be part of  the P75 program and remain fully committed to deliver the last unit of the series and to enhance  the level of indigenisation in future projects of the Indian Navy.”  

The commissioning of INS Vagir highlights the success of indigenous submarines construction  programme of the Government of India. This submarine has been completely built by MDL having  successfully absorbed the technology transfer from Naval Group, in line with Indian Government’s  “Make in India” policy. The series of six submarines of the P75 program is fitted with a number of  equipment built in India by qualified and highly trained industrial Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises  (MSMEs). MDL and Naval Group have developed a rich industrial ecosystem of more than 50 Indian  companies, along with an Indian subsidiary with more than 70 Indian engineers to support Indian  Navy, thus contributing to industrial and technological sovereignty. Such cooperation allows Naval  Group’s industrial partners to have access to new markets by putting forward the know-how and  experience acquired through the program. Naval Group thus contributes to the development of a  robust Indian naval industrial ecosystem.  

The Scorpene®, a modern, high-performant, and stealthy submarine  

The Scorpene® is a 2000 tons conventional-propulsion submarine designed and developed by  Naval Group for all types of mission, such as surface vessel warfare, anti-submarine warfare,  long-range strikes, special operations or intelligence gathering. Extremely stealthy and fast, it  has a level of operating automation that allows a limited number of crew, which reduces its  operating costs significantly. Its combat edge is highlighted by the fact that it has 6 weapon  launching tubes and 18 weapons (torpedoes, missiles).  

With 14 submarines chosen around the world, the Scorpene® is an essential reference of  conventional attack submarines (SSK) for Navies across the globe. The product is easily adapted  to specific requirements of any naval customers. The progressive improvement by Naval Group  dedicated and experienced designers ensures the seamless integration of advances and modern  technology.   

Naval Group is present in India through its 100% subsidiary Naval Group India. Established in  September 2008, Naval Group India’s mission has been to support the indigenisation of equipment  for Scorpene® submarine, to develop the Indian defence eco-system, as well as to develop design  services in India with talented Indian engineers.  

Naval Group India endeavours to implement the vision of AatmaNirbhar Bharat and evolve as  centre of excellence for the support and maintenance of P75 submarines by further empowering  Indian industries and creating a robust eco-system that can cater to the varied defence needs of  the country.