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Mazagon Dock delivers first Destroyer
On October 28, 2021, Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) delivered the first ship of “Project 15B Class Destroyer Visakhapatnam” to the Indian Navy. Key points The ship is likely to commission in November. It was constructed using indigenous steel. It is among the largest destroyers that are constructed in India. Its overall length is 164 meters and ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2021
Category: Defence Current Affairs
Topics: Anti-submarine weapon • Mazagaon Dock Limited • Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) • Project 15B Class Destroyer Visakhapatnam
DRDO test fires Torpedo SMART
On October 5, 2020, the Defence Research Development Organization successfully test fired SMART Torpedo. SMART is Supersonic Missile Assisted Release of Torpedo. Highlights The Torpedo was test fired from Wheeler Islands in the coast of Odisha. The launch is important for India to establish its anti-submarine warfare capabilities. SMART is an anti-submarine Torpedo system and ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2020
Category: Defence Current Affairs
Topics: Anti-submarine warfare • Anti-submarine weapon • Guided missiles • Missiles • Smart • supersonic missile • Torpedoes • Varunastra • wheeler island
INS Kalvari India’s first indigenously built Scorpene submarine delivered to Indian Navy
India’s first indigenously built Scorpene submarine “ INS Kalvari” has been delivered to the Indian Navy at the Mazagon Dock Ltd shipyard and will soon be commissioned. Kalvari is named after the dreaded Tiger Shark, a deadly deep sea predator of the Indian Ocean. It can carry 18 torpedoes and travel 1,020km underwater. The 66-metre ..
Topics: Anti-submarine warfare • Anti-submarine weapon • Anti-surface warfare • In India • INS Kalvari • Naval warfare • Projectiles • Scorpène-class submarine • Ships • Submarine • Submarines • Warships