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Updated Mar 12, 2021 | 14:08 IST As part of Project 75I being undertaken at Mazagon Docks Limited in Mumbai, the INS Karanj is a conventional diesel-electric submarine with state-of-the-art attack capabilities. The Indian Navy has commissioned its third Scorpene-class submarine, the INS Karanj. | Photo Credit: PTI Key Highlights Its stealth features include advanced acoustic silencing techniques, low radiated noise levels and the ability to attack with both, torpedoes as well as anti-ship missiles, making it one of the most feared submersibles in the world The INS Karanj represents India s acknowledgement of the evolution of naval warfare and the growing threat that arises from the sea ....
The debate around a third aircraft essentially arises from the monumental cost outlay required to build one. India s INS Vikramaditya aircraft carrier. | Photo Credit: PTI Key Highlights The third aircraft carrier, INS Vishal, still to be approved, may cost up to $8 billion and is likely to take 14 years to build Some, including officers from the Navy itself, have contended that the naval defence budget may be better spent in modernising India s submarine fleet In recent years, the Indian Navy has also been the victim of falling budgets A third aircraft carrier is an “operational necessity” said Navy Chief Admiral Karmabir Singh reviving the discussion within India s defence establishment over whether the in-operation INS Vikramaditya and the INS Vikrant (currently undergoing sea trials) needs a partner to expand the Navy s force projection in the Indian Ocean. The Navy chief s words are a reiteration of a similar call he mad ....