Navy Ships & Submarines
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INS Vikrant (IAC-1): India's first indigenous aircraft carrier; commissioned September 2, 2022; built at Cochin Shipyard; displaces 45,000 tonnes; carries 30 aircraft
INS Vikramaditya: Aircraft carrier purchased from Russia (formerly INS Gorshkov); commissioned 2013; carries 26 MiG-29K fighters; displaces 44,500 tonnes
INS Arihant: India's first nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (SSBN); launched 2009, commissioned 2016; carries K-15 Sagarika SLBMs; forms sea leg of nuclear triad
INS Arighaat: Second SSBN submarine; sister ship of INS Arihant; commissioned August 2024; carries K-4 SLBM with 3500 km range
INS Chakra: Nuclear-powered attack submarine (SSN) leased from Russia; operated as INS Chakra II (2012-2022); third Chakra planned
Scorpene-class submarines (P-75): 6 submarines built at Mazagon Docks Mumbai with French technology (Naval Group); INS Kalvari to INS Vagsheer; diesel-electric
INS Visakhapatnam (P-15B): Lead ship of Project 15B stealth guided-missile destroyer; commissioned November 2021; 7400 tonnes, 30+ knots speed
INS Chennai (P-15A Kolkata class): Third destroyer in Project 15A; commissioned 2016; carries BrahMos supersonic missiles and Barak-8 SAMs
Eastern Naval Command (ENC): Headquartered at Visakhapatnam; responsible for Bay of Bengal, Andaman Sea; commands India's major fleet
Western Naval Command (WNC): Headquartered at Mumbai; responsible for Arabian Sea, Persian Gulf; houses INS Vikramaditya and major warships
Southern Naval Command (SNC): Headquartered at Kochi (Cochin); training command; houses INS Garuda, India's Naval Aviation base
CNS (Chief of Naval Staff): Head of Indian Navy; holds rank of Admiral; current CNS Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi (2024)
P-75I (Project 75 India): Future program for 6 advanced submarines; to incorporate Air Independent Propulsion (AIP) technology; Rs 45,000 crore project
Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders (MDL): India's premier shipyard in Mumbai; builds destroyers, frigates, submarines; state-owned defence PSU
GRSE (Garden Reach Shipbuilders): Kolkata; builds frigates (P-17A stealth frigates), corvettes, patrol vessels for Indian Navy and Coast Guard
INS Shivalik class frigates (P-17): India's first indigenously designed stealth frigates; 3 ships — INS Shivalik, INS Satpura, INS Sahyadri
MARCOS (Marine Commandos): Indian Navy's special operations force; trained for amphibious warfare, counter-terrorism; informally called 'Dadhiwale Commandos'
Operation Cactus (1988): Indian Navy and Army rescued Maldives from coup attempt; first ever rapid deployment by Indian military beyond borders