Mazagon Dock delivers 6th scorpene submarine to Indian Navy

Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd. it delivered the sixth Scorpene submarine, ‘VAGHSHEER,’ to the Indian Navy, subsequently to be commissioned as INS Vaghsheer. “Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd. continues its saga of ‘self-reliance,’ ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat,’ and the ‘Make in India’ initiative of the government with the delivery of the sixth Scorpene submarine, ‘VAGHSHEER,’ of Project P-75, to the Indian Navy, subsequently to be commissioned into the Indian Navy as INS Vaghsheer”.

Sanjeev Singhal, Chairman & Managing Director at Mazagon Doc, said, “The delivery of six submarines, namely, Kalvari, Khanderi, Karanj, Vela, Vagir and now Vaghsheer, reaffirmed India’s membership in the exclusive group of submarine-building nations.”

“Vaghsheer can undertake multifarious types of missions, i.e., anti-surface warfare, anti-submarine warfare, intelligence gathering, area surveillance, etc. It is designed to operate in all theatres of operation, showcasing interoperability with other components of a naval task force. It is another potent platform, making a transformational shift in submarine operations,” the company release said. “Vaghsheer is different from the previous five boats in that the submarine is fitted with an indigenously developed air conditioning plant and internal communication & broadcast system in addition to main batteries and Ku-Band SATCOM,” it added.

Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders is among the leading shipbuilding yards in India. It offers services to the Indian Navy and Coast Guard. As of September 2024, the government held an 84.83 percent stake in the defence PSU.

Separately, the state-run firm bagged an order worth Rs 1,990 crore from the government to construct an air-independent propulsion (AIP) plug for submarines in December last year.

“The Ministry of Defence has signed two contracts, worth Rs 2,867 crore, for the construction of an Air Independent Propulsion (AIP) plug for the DRDO-AIP system & its integration onboard Indian submarines and the integration of the Electronic Heavy Weight Torpedo (EHWT) onboard the Kalvari-Class submarines. The contract for the construction of AIP Plug and its integration was inked with Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited, Mumbai, worth around Rs 1,990 crore,” it said.