The defence ministry approved the acquisition of 26 Rafale-Marine fighter jets and three Scorpene diesel-electric submarines from France, paving the way for the formal announcement of the two proposed mega deals at the Modi-Macron summit on Friday.
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INS Vagsheer is the sixth and last submarine of the Indian Navy’s Kalvari class submarines of Project 75
Vagir can undertake missions like anti- surface warfare, anti-submarine warfare, intelligence gathering, mine laying, and area surveillance.
This is the second major induction in the Indian Navy in less than a week. On November 21, the Navy commissioned a warship INS Visakhapatnam.
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Scripting a history, the Defence Research and Development Organisation ( DRDO ) successfully carried out the final test of the land-based prototype of the Air Independent Propulsion (AIP) system in Mumbai.
In a major development, the Indian Navy’s third stealth Scorpene-class Submarine INS Karanj was commissioned into the Indian Navy on Wednesday at the Naval Dockyard, Mumbai.
Today the 3rd Scorpene-class submarine Karanj was launched at Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) in Mumbai. Karanj was today inaugurated by President Navy Wives Welfare Association after the recitation of Sanskrit shlokas from the Atharva Veda and traditional ceremonies associated with the launch of naval platforms.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has commissioned 'INSKalvari' into the Indian Navy, which is the first made-in-India Scorpene class submarine on Thursday Morning. Kalvari is named after the dreaded Tiger Shark, a deadly deep sea predator of the Indian Ocean.
To strengthen France's fast developing defense cooperation with India, French Defence Minister, Florence Parly visited India for two days from 27th October. It is her maiden official visit to India. She will be meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi and National Security Advisor Ajit Doval on Saturday.