On 23 January 2023, INS Vagir, the fifth P75 Kalvari-class submarine for the Indian Navy, was commissioned in the presence of the Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral R Hari Kumar, PVSM, AVSM, VSM, ADC and several other senior dignitaries, Naval Group writes in a press release. INS Vagir has been built by Indian shipyard Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) based on Naval Group’s Scorpene design. Launched on 12 November 2020, INS Vagir completed all scheduled sea trials and is now entering service with the Indian Navy. She will join INS Kalvari, INS Khanderi, INS Karanj and INS Vela which had already been commissioned in December 2017, September 2019, March 2021 and November 2021 respectively. The last submarine of the P75 series, Vagsheer, is currently
completing her sea trials with delivery scheduled in 2024.
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