Indian Navy's strength to increase as Submarine Vagshir all set to terrify enemies of the sea from 20th of April

INS Vagshir Submarine, which is said to be the mighty submarine that’ll terrify the enemies of the sea, will soon be a part of the Indian Navy. This submarine will be there to protect the maritime frontiers. Officials said on Friday that Vagshir, the sixth submarine under the P75 Scorpene project, will be launched on April 20 at Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL). With its inclusion, the strength of the Navy will increase significantly. 40 percent of the equipment in it is India-made. Sea trials of Project 75's fifth submarine Vagir began in February 2022.

An official said that the Vagshir submarine would undergo 12 months of sea trials after its launch on April 20. After that, it will be inducted into the Navy. The internal technology of the Vagsheer submarine is given by French and Spanish companies while the construction is done in Indian style. This is the last submarine under Project 75 to enhance the Navy's combat capability. Earlier, INS Kalavari, INS Khanderi, INS Karanj, and INS Vela have joined the Navy under this project while INS Vagir is undergoing sea trials.

The Features of the submarine Vagshir can be stated as follows:

1. This Scorpene vehicle is a Kalavari class diesel-electric submarine.

2. It is equipped with state-of-the-art navigation, tracking system

3. It includes a variety of weapons

4. It has the ability to hold 18 torpedoes with the ability to easily mislead the enemy with low noise

5. Possesses up to six torpedoes that can be fired at the enemy at once

6. Anti-ship missiles are the specialty of the submarine

7. It can live underwater for 50 days