Ins Sindhukirti

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday visited the Indian Navy's indigenously designed stealth frigate, INS ''Shivalik'' and Submarine ''Sindhukirti'' in Vishakhapatnam.

As the Indian Navy celebrates its "Year of Submarines", marking 50 years since it started operating them first, NDTV got a rare first-hand look at the INS Sindhukirti one of Navy's 13 diesel-electric submarines.

As I write this, the young crew of an Indian Kilo-class submarine, among the oldest operational submarines in the Navy, is preparing for their next mission. Massive batteries, each weighing 900 kilos, that power all the systems onboard are being installed, food and supplies are being stocked, mechanical repairs are being carried out.

The government's auditor, CAG, has slammed the Navy, Defence Ministry and a state-run shipyard for the protracted delay in carrying out refit of submarine INS Sindhukirti because of which the force was unable to operate one of their lethal platforms since June 2004.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday visited the Indian Navy's indigenously designed stealth frigate, INS ''Shivalik'' and Submarine ''Sindhukirti'' in Vishakhapatnam.

As the Indian Navy celebrates its "Year of Submarines", marking 50 years since it started operating them first, NDTV got a rare first-hand look at the INS Sindhukirti one of Navy's 13 diesel-electric submarines.

As I write this, the young crew of an Indian Kilo-class submarine, among the oldest operational submarines in the Navy, is preparing for their next mission. Massive batteries, each weighing 900 kilos, that power all the systems onboard are being installed, food and supplies are being stocked, mechanical repairs are being carried out.

The government's auditor, CAG, has slammed the Navy, Defence Ministry and a state-run shipyard for the protracted delay in carrying out refit of submarine INS Sindhukirti because of which the force was unable to operate one of their lethal platforms since June 2004.