Indian Navy commissions 4th Scorpene-class submarine INS Vela at Naval Dockyard Mumbai

The Indian Navy formally commissioned the fourth Scorpene-class submarine INS Vela at the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai on November 25, 2021. INS Vela is the fourth in the series of six submarines being developed under the Kalvari-class submarine Project-75.

INS Vela would form part of the Western Naval Command’s Submarine fleet and would be another potent part of its arsenal. The new Vela carries forward the legacy of her namesake, the erstwhile INS Vela which was commissioned on 31 Aug 1973 as the lead boat of Vela class submarines.

It has been built by Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd in collaboration with M/s Naval Group of France.