INS Kalvari, 1st 'Made in India' Scorpene class submarine, joins navy today

December 14, 2017 09:02

INS Kalvari, the first made-in-India Scorpene class submarine, has been commissioned into the Indian Navy by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The Kalvari will be the most modern non-nuclear submarine in the Navy and is powered by an extremely silent diesel-electric motor making it very difficult to detect underwater.

The Kalvari has an overall length of 67.5 metres and a height of 12.3 metres.

'Kalvari' means Tiger Shark in Malayalam to reflect its agility, strength and predatory prowess.

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