The Indian Navy currently operates 14 diesel electric submarine and 2 nuclear powered ones. But most of the fleet is three decades old.
The IN needs at least 24 submarines to meet its 30-year submarine-building plan, which was approved by the Cabinet Committee on Security in 1999.
The current submarine fleet is based at two locations: Visakhapatnam on the east coast and Mumbai on the west coast.
Kalvari Class (Project 75)
Kalvari Class (Project 75) includes indigenous construction of six submarines of Scorpene design.
These submarines are being constructed at MDL Mumbai, under collaboration with M/s Naval Group, France under a transfer of technology (ToT) deal signed with France in October 2005 worth $3.75 Billion
India has already commissioned the first five vessels: INS Kalvari (2017), INS Khanderi (2019), INS Karanj (2021), INS Vela (2021), and INS Vagir (2023).
The sixth submarine of Project 75, Yard 11880 (Vaghsheer), Indian Navy’s Kalvari class has commenced the sea trials on 18 May 23.
Brief Specifications – Scorpene submarines can undertake multifarious types of missions i.e Anti-Surface warfare, Anti-Submarine warfare, Intelligence gathering, Mine Laying, Area Surveillance etc.
The Submarine is designed to operate in all theatres of operation, showcasing interoperability with other components of a Naval Task Force. It is a potent platform, marking a transformational shift in submarine operations.
Name Pennant No. Date of Commission
Vagir S 25 23 Jan 2023
Kalvari S 21 14 Dec 2017
Khanderi S.22 28 Sep 2019
Karanj S 23 10 Mar 2021
Vela S 24 25 Nov 2021
Sindhughosh Class
Sindhughosh class submarines are the Kilo class diesel-electric submarines. They are designated 877EKM, and were built under a contract between Rosvooruzhenie and the Ministry of Defence (India).
Brief Specifications – The submarines have a displacement of 3,000 tonnes, a maximum diving depth of 300 meters, top speed of 18 knots, and are able to operate solo for 45 days with a crew of 53.
Name Pennant No Date of Commission
Sindhugosh S 55 30 Apr 1986
Sindhuraj S 57 20 Oct 1987
Sindhuratna S 59 22 Dec 1988
Sindhukesari S 60 16 Feb 1989
Sindhukirti S 61 04 Jan 1990
Sindhuvijay S 62 08 Mar 1991
Sindhushashtra S 65 19 Jul 2000
Shishumar Class
The Shishumar class vessels (Type 1500) are diesel-electric submarines.
These submarines are developed by the German yard Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft (HDW).
The first two of these vessels were built by HDW at Kiel, while the remainder have been built at Mazagon Dock Limited (MDL) Mumbai, under a technology transfer agreement
Brief Specifications: These submarines have a displacement of 1660 tons when surfaced, a speed of 22 knots (41 km/h), and a complement of 40 including eight officers.
Further, the submarines have the provision of an IKL-designed escape system.
Name Pennant No. Date of Commissioning
Shishumar S 44 22 Sep 1986
Shankush S 45 20 Nov 1986
Shalki S 46 07 Feb 1992
Shankul S 47 28 May 1994
Arihant Class Submarines
The Arihant-class is a class of Indian nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines being built for the Indian Navy.
They were developed under the Rs 900 billion (US$11 billion) Advanced Technology Vessel (ATV) project to design and build nuclear-powered submarines. These vessels are classified as ‘strategic strike nuclear submarines’ by India.
The lead vessel of the class, INS Arihant was laid down in 2004, launched in 2009 and after extensive sea trials was confirmed to be commissioned in August 2016.
Arihant holds the distinction of being the first ballistic missile submarine to have been built by a country other than one of the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council.
Name Pennant No. Date of Commissioning
INS Arihant (S2) SSBN 80 August 2016
INS Arighat (S1) SSBN 81 August 2022
NOTE:-All Submarines are prefixed with letters ‘INS’ when being referred to by their Indian Navy designated Names
Source: https://indiannavy.nic.in/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_submarines_of_the_Indian_Navy
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