Fifth Scorpene submarine of Project-75 - ‘Vagir’ launched

The fifth Scorpene submarine of Project-75 named ‘Vagir’ has been launched at Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) in Mumbai by Vijaya Shripad Naik through video conferencing on November 12, 2020. Minister of State for Defence, Shripad Naik has been the Chief Guest on the occasion. Chief of Staff, Western Naval Command - Vice Admiral R.B. Pandit, Chairman & Managing Director, MDL - Vice Admiral Narayan Prasad and other Directors of MDL were present amongst the dignitaries during the launching ceremony. The state-of-the-art technology utilized in the rebuilt Scorpene has ensured superior stealth features (such as advanced acoustic absorption techniques, low radiated noise levels, hydrodynamically optimised shape etc.) and the ability to launch an attack on the enemy using precision guided weapons.