INS Karanj in new avatar: From 1969 USSR to 2021 Mumbai INS Karanj
India s latest submarine in its new avatar will boost the navy s maritime capabilities with its subsurface to surface missiles, hi-tech sensors to neutralise threats, wire-guided torpedoes, and quietness to add stealth launching attacks behind enemy lines.
The Indian Navy commissioned its third Kalvari-class submarine INS Karanj on Wednesday after a series of trials at the seas.
The submarine made forays into the waters with its first sea sortie on June 2, 2018. After 100 days at sea and clocking 1,000 dived hours, the submarine is ready for use in its reincarnated form coming along from the original version that started operations in 1969.
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