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Sindhuvijay
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On August 5,
2008
Kilo-class
diesel-electric
submarine
INS
Sindhuvijay,
the fourth
to be
refitted at
Zvezdochka
shipyard in
northern
Russia,
started
sailing for
India
·
The Project
877 EKM
Kilo-class
submarine
INS
Sindhuvijay
had been
undergoing a
refit at the
Zvezdochka
shipyard in
Severodvinsk
since 2005.
Mission
IAS’2009
·
The overhaul
of the
submarine
saw
extensive
delays with
the new
SS-N-27
Club-S
cruise
missiles
miserably
failing to
meet
performance
levels.
·
In six
consecutive
pre-delivery
test firings
in the
September-November
2007, the
missiles
failed to
find their
targets.
·
The Indian
Navy refused
to take
delivery of
the
submarine
till the
glitches
were fixed.
·
The Club-S
subsonic
cruise
missile is
designed for
launch from
a 533 mm
torpedo
tube, or a
vertical
launch tube
and has a
range of 160
nautical
miles (about
220 km).
·
Russian
Kilo-class
diesel-electric
submarines
have gained
a reputation
as extremely
quiet boats,
and have
been
purchased by
China,
India, Iran,
Poland,
Romania and
Algeria.
·
The Indian
Navy is the
naval branch
of the armed
forces of
India. With
55,000 men
and women,
including
5,000 naval
aviation
personnel
and 2,000
Marine
Commandos
(MARCOS), it
is the
world's
fourth
largest
navy.
·
The Indian
Navy
currently
operates
more than
155 vessels,
including
the aircraft
carrier INS
Viraat.
India uses
its navy to
enhance its
international
relations
through
joint
exercises,
port visits,
and
humanitarian
missions,
including
disaster
relief.
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