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- Indian Navy's third stealth Scorpene class Submarine INS Karanj, was commissioned in Mumbai.
- It is equipped with potent weapons and sensors to neutralise any threat above or below the sea surface.
- Six Scorpene class submarines are being built in India by the Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited Mumbai, under collaboration with French company Direction des Constructions Navales (DCNS).
- INS Karanj is the third Kalavari-class submarine to be commissioned into the Navy.
- INS Kalvari was the first Scorpene-class submarine to be commissioned in October 2017.
- Subsequently, INS Khanderi was commissioned in September 2019.
- Both INS Kalvari and INS Khanderi are in active service.
- All remaining submarines as part of this programme are expected to be delivered by 2022-2023.
- INS Vela and INS Vagir are currently under sea trials.
- INS Vagsheer is under construction.
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