Sea trials of INS Khanderi

INS Khanderi, the second of six Scorpene- class submarines being built in India at MDL in collaboration with DCNS of France, has commenced trials from Mumbai for her maiden sea sortie. It was also the first major trial for her propulsion plant and an important milestone in the construction programme, which has moved the submarine a significant step closer to her induction by the Indian Navy later this year. She will now be put through her paces via a rigorous set of trials, which are designed to test her operating envelope to the maximum. The first Scorpene, INS Kalvari, is presently being prepared for delivery in July / August 2017, after having been put through a gruelling set of trials over the past one year, including successful live missile and torpedo firings.