At present, the Navy has a fleet strength of 130 vessels, including ships and submarines. Two vessels — the Visakhapatnam Class destroyer ‘INS Visakhapatnam’ and the Scorpene class submarine ‘INS Vela’ — will be commissioned into the Navy on November 21 and November 25 respectively.
The Navy’s goal for 170 vessels in its force by 2027 has suffered delays but it is still moving ahead with the same objective and has also kept the possibility of having a third aircraft carrier in its plans, Vice Chief of Naval Staff Vice Adm Satish Namdeo Ghormade said on Tuesday. Read More…