NAVAL • PRODUCTION

Project 75 (Kalvari / Scorpene Follow-on)

Lead Agency: MDL / Naval Group • Service: Indian Navy • Budget: ₹20,000 Cr • IDDM: 65%

Strategic Overview

Construction of 3 additional Kalvari-class diesel-electric submarines at Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders with DRDO AIP retrofit capability.

8th Submarine Squadron ("Kalvari Silent Killers") — INS Vajrabahu, Naval Dockyard Mumbai (Western Naval Command) — Status: operational
PIB: Commissioning of INS Kalvari First Indigenous Scorpene Class Submarine (PIB Press Release)
Kalvari Follow-on Detachment ("AIP-Fitted Batch-2 Submarines") — Naval Dockyard Visakhapatnam / Mumbai (Eastern / Western Naval Command) — Status: slated
DAC In-Principle Acceptance of Necessity for 3 Additional Scorpene Submarines (DAC Decision Portal)