submarine sails out for first sea trial; ‘Significant milestone’ says Navy

The fifth submarine of Project 75, Yard 11879, Indian Navy’s Kalvari class commenced her sea trials. The submarine include testing the propulsion systems, weapons and sensors of the warship. The submarine, which will be christened INS Vagir at the time of commissioning, is scheduled for delivery to the Indian Navy later this year after completion of these trials, an official statement said.

Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, Mumbai-based MDL has ‘delivered’ two submarines of Project 75 in 2021 and the commencement of sea trials of the fifth submarine is a significant milestone, it added. The other submarines built and already commissioned under the project are INS Kalvari, INS Khanderi and INS Karanj.