Scorpene-sub adds power
67.5 m Length
12.3 m Height
1,565 tonne Weight
Rs 25,000 cr project under which six Scorpene-class submarines will be made
4 more diesel-electric submarines to be commissioned in coming years
20 nautical miles per hour speed INS Khanderi can attain. It can fire six torpedoes
n 360 battery cells, each weighing 750 kg, can power it for 6,500 nautical miles
n 45 days at sea it can remain in one go and needs to surface every two daysTribune News Service
Mumbai, September 28
INS Khanderi, the second Kalvari-class submarine, was today commissioned into the Indian Navy at a function here in the presence of Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh.Speaking on the occasion, Rajnath said the name Khanderi was inspired by the Sword Tooth fish, which is known to hunt while swimming in the ocean’s depths. The minister used the occasion to hit out at Pakistan. “Pakistan should understand that we can deliver a big blow to it with additions like the INS Khanderi,” he said.Referring to Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s address to the UN General Assembly, he said, “Khan is going from one country to another and providing content for cartoonists.” He said attempts by some countries to carry out Mumbai-style attacks along India’s coast would not be allowed to succeed.
According to the Indian Navy, Khanderi is the second of its six Kalvari-class submarines being built in India.
Designed by French defence company DCNS, the Kalvari-class submarines are diesel-electric attack submarines with stealth features. The submarines will be equipped with precision-guided weapons like torpedoes, tube-launched anti-ship missiles that can be launched from under water as well as on the surface of the sea.
The submarine can be deployed in a variety of missions, including anti-surface warfare, anti-submarine warfare, intelligence gathering, mine-laying and area surveillance, according to the Navy.
Rajnath said the construction of the submarine would take Indian partnership with French technology providers to greater heights. “The construction of this submarine in India is benefiting a number of Indian industries through the Make in India program,” Singh said. Rajnath also praised the Navy for eradicating piracy in international waters.