‘Kalvari’, the first of Indian Scorpene
class submarines, built at the Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Mumbai (MDL), went to
sea for the first time on 1 st May, as part of undergoing number of preliminary
tests. These proceedings will continue for the next few months before to be commissioned
into the Indian Navy as INS Kalvari later this year.
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| INS Kalvari |
A number of number of preliminary
tests on the propulsion system, Auxiliary Equipment and Systems, Navigation
Aids, Communication Equipment and Steering gear. During the next few months,
the submarine will undergo a barrage of sea trials, including surface trials,
diving trials, weapon trials, Noise trials etc. which would test the submarine
to the extremes of its intended operating envelop.
The statement has said that the Defense
Minister in visited MDL plant in April 2015 and directed that all efforts to be
made to complete the project in time. Accordingly, the teams from MDL, Indian
Navy and DCNS have been working round the clock.
The Scorpene is equipped with
Weapons Launching Tubes (WLT), and can carry weapons on board which can be
easily reloaded at sea, through special handling and loading equipment. The
array of weapons and complex sensors fitted on board the Scorpene are managed
by a high technology Combat Management System, which integrates various diverse
systems fitted onboard into One Formidable Whole.
Kalvari is the dreaded Tiger
Shark, a deadly deep sea predator. As is the tradition, ships and submarines of
the Navy, are brought alive after decommissioning. The first Kalvari, which was
also the first Indian submarine, was commissioned into the Indian Navy on 08
December 1967. She was decommissioned on 31 May 1996 after almost 30 years of
yeoman service to the nation. In true nautical traditions, she will now be
re-incarnated, by Mazagon Dock, once again a powerful predator of the deep,
guarding the vast maritime interests and areas of our nation.
The commissioning of Yard 11875
(Kalvari), will not only mark a
generational shift in technology, insofar as submarine construction in India is
concerned, but also for submarine operations by the Indian Navy.
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