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The Navy’s Kilo-class submarine ‘INS Sindhudhvaj’ was decommissioned from service after 35 years in service.
- Now, the Navy has 15 conventional submarines in service.
The traditional ceremony was conducted at Vishakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.
INS Sindhudhvaj was part of many historical achievements including;
- Operationalisation of the indigenised sonar USHUS.
- Indigenised satellite communication systems Rukmani and MSS.
- Inertial navigation system.
- Indigenised torpedo fire control system.
It was the only submarine to be awarded the Chief of Naval Staff (CNS) rolling trophy for Innovation by the Prime Minister of India.
The Submarine was commissioned into the Navy in 1987, It was acquired from Russia.