President Droupadi Murmu on Sunday embarked on a sortie onboard Indian Navy’s frontline submarine, INS Vaghsheer, from the Karwar naval base in Karnataka.
“President Droupadi Murmu embarked the Indian Navy’s indigenous Kalvari class submarine INS Vaghsheer at Karwar Naval Base,” the President’s secretariat posted on social media.
The President was accompanied during the sortie in the Kalvari class submarine by the Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi, officials said.
Murmu became the second President to undertake a submarine sortie after APJ Abdul Kalam, who undertook a submarine sortie in February, 2006.
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The President, who is also the Supreme Commander of the armed forces, was donned in a naval uniform as she waved at naval personnel before entering the submarine.
INS Vaghsheer, the sixth and final submarine of the P75 Scorpene project, was commissioned into the Navy in January. It is one of the most silent and versatile diesel-electric submarines in the world, according to Navy officials.
The submarine is designed to undertake a wide range of missions, including anti-surface warfare, anti-submarine warfare, intelligence gathering, area surveillance, and special operations.
Armed with wire-guided torpedoes, anti-ship missiles, and advanced sonar systems, the submarine also features modular construction, allowing for future upgrades such as the integration of Air Independent Propulsion (AIP) technology.
The Indian Navy is developing Karwar base considering India’s long-term security interests in the Indian Ocean region.
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