- Today, Indian Navy launched INS Vela-4th Scorpene Class Submarine at the Kanhoji Angre Wet Basin of Mazagon Dock Limited (MDL) at Mumbai in Maharashtra, India.
- The submarine has been named ‘Vela’ after an earlier submarine, which was the lead submarine, of the erstwhile Vela class, the second batch of the Foxtrot class submarines acquired from erstwhile USSR.
- The submarines are being built at Mazagon Dock Limited, with the main collaborator being M/s Naval group, France.
Secretary Defence Production Dr. Ajay Kumar was the Chief Guest for the launch ceremony.
Published On : 07 May 2019
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