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Indian Navy’s Second P15B Destroyer Starts Sea Trials
India’s second P15B destroyer (Visakhapatnam-class), the future INS Mormugao started sea trials on 19 December 2021.
20 December 2021
India’s second P15B destroyer (Visakhapatnam-class), the future INS Mormugao started sea trials on 19 December 2021.
‘Sandhayak’, the first of the four Survey Vessels (Large) project being built for the Indian Navy, was launched in Kolkata on December 05, 2021.
Indian shipbuilder Cochin Shipyard started fabrication on two new « Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Crafts ». The ASWSWC are intended for the Indian Navy.
Admiral R Hari Kumar assumed command of the Indian Navy on 30 November 2021 as the 25th Chief of the Naval Staff. He succeeds Admiral Karambir Singh who retires upon superannuation, after an illustrious career, spanning over forty one years, in the Indian Navy.Â
The Indian Navy today commissioned INS Vela, its fourth Scorpene type submarine. Vela follows INS Kalvari, INS Khanderi and INS Karanj. Two more submarine of the class will join the Indian Navy fleet as part of P-75 program.
INS Visakhapatnam, a P15B stealth guided missile destroyer, was commissioned into the Indian Navy in the presence of Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh at the Naval Dockyard, Mumbai on November 21, 2021.
The Indian Navy is set to commission 2 vessels by the end of the month: The first Project 15B Project guided missile destroyer “Visakhapatnam” and the fourth Scorpene type submarine (Kalvari-class) “Vela”. The first Survey Vessel Large (SVL) “Sandhyak” will be launched.
Indian shipbuilder Mazagon Dock Limited (MDL) delivered “Vela”, the fourth Scorpene type submarine (Kalvari-class) to the Indian Navy.
Indian shipbuilder Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) delivered the first P15B Guided Missile Destroyer (DDG) to the Indian Navy on 28 October 2021 in Mumbai.
The 7th Indian Navy Frigate of P1135.6 class was launched on 28 Oct 2021 at Yantar Shipyard, Kaliningrad, Russia in presence of Shri D Bala Venkatesh Varma, Ambassador of India (Moscow) and senior dignitaries of the Russian Federation and officials of the Indian Navy.
