Vela, the fourth Scorpene class submarine, was launched on 6 May 2019 at Mumbai Port Trust.
About:
What is it? It is the fourth Scorpene class submarine being built under Project 75 for the Indian Navy.
Bodies involved: The submarine has been designed by French naval defence and energy group DCNS and manufactured by the Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDSL), Mumbai.
Significance: Scorpene submarines can undertake various types of missions i.e Anti-Surface warfare, Anti-Submarine warfare, intelligence gathering, mine laying, area surveillance etc. The Scorpene class is the Navy’s first modern conventional diesel-electric submarine series in almost two decades.
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