First Scorpene would be received by Indian Navy soon.

With a host of excitement over “Make In India” programme Kalveri made by Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd.(MDL), the first of Scorpene submarine  will soon be commission into the Indian Navy. MDL in a statement issued on Thursday stated “History was written at MDL on September 21, 2017, with the delivery of the first Scorpene submarine, Kalveri to the Indian Navy. Post-delivery, the submarine would soon be commissioned into the Navy”. Kalveri which named after the dreaded Tiger Sharka well equipped with the state of the art technology with stealth feature like advanced acoustic silencing techniques, a deadly one deep in sea predator of Indian Ocean.

As of reported from New Delhi, it will be an extra added special occasion to mark coming in the 50th year of Indian submarine operation, hoisting as Golden Jubilee of the submarine arm. INS Kalveri was an instance to be ready by 2012 with the other five coming by 2017 Now with third submarine INS Karnaj to be launched later this same year it makes six inducted by 2020.Yes, that other Scorpene class submarine Khanderi and Karanj which  are undergoing trials and development, as this step of India will be marked toward’ modernising India ageing submarine fleet in the backdrop of China beefing up its naval strength and making forays into Indian Ocean  Region.

The major feature also includes low radiated noise, the ability to launch a crippling attack on the enemy using precision-guided weapons, attack with both torpedos and tube launched  anti-ship missiles can be performed both ways underwater or surface, also can undertake varied missions such as anti-submarine warfare intelligence gatherings and mine laying said MDL.

The delivery of INS Kalveri the first of the six French diesel-electric Scorpene submarine being under the Rs 23,652 crore “project -75” at Mazagon Docks in Mumbai has significant of Navy has currently just 13 ageing diesel-electric submarines, with half just operational any time as the need is of 18 conventional submarines. The Scorpene project has, of course, faced huge time cost runs, for example, INS Kalveri was to be ready by 2012 with other five coming by 2017 as current situation suggest delay with INS Karanj launched later this year all six will be inducted by 2020.Earlier this year when India  started this underwater deals after excruciating 10-year delay with arms major from France, Germany, Russia, Sweden, Sapin and Japan asked to submit an initial proposal for the estimates Rs.70,000 crore project to build the six submarines in collaboration with an Indian shipyard here. However, contract for the construction and transfer of technology for six Scorpene submarines in series was signed between French defence major Naval Group and MDL in October 2005 under make in India programme. Initially, it was ongoing project 75 as part of 30year for submarine construction approved by Cabinet committee on security 1999. Under which with foreign submarine makers was to develop six submarines each under project 75  but further as the plan the navy meanwhile would develop its won indigenous design to produce 12 more conventional submarines . So to say 2030 Indian Navy would be modernised  submarines though later amended for the inclusion of nuclear submarine.

India also had tow nuclear-powered submarine INS Arihant and INS Chakra but latter does not have the capability of nuclear-tipped ballistic missiles was acquired from Russia on the lease. Though Navy needs at least six nuclear-powered attack submarine and four nuclear-powered submarines with nuclear-tipped missiles. This will give India all prevention in the Indian Ocean Region, especially at a time when China has all lot more strength than India especially latest tech submarines.