International naval affairs

Documents the January 15 2025 commissioning of INS Vagsheer, the sixth and final Scorpene-class (Kalvari-class) submarine at Naval Dockyard Mumbai, completing the P75 programme; notes the 17-year span from project sanction to completion and the indigenous combat management system fitted in later boats.

“INS Vagsheer, India's sixth Scorpene-class submarine, was commissioned on 15 January 2025, completing a 17-year programme and handing the Indian Navy its most capable conventional submarine force.”