Navy conducts maiden firing of anti-ship missile from Kalvari submarine

The Scorpene class submarines ‘Kalvari’. File photo courtesy: Mazgaon Dock Limited
Ajay Banerjee
Tribune News Service
New Delhi, March 2
The Navy on Thursday successfully conducted the maiden firing of an anti-ship missile from the first of the indigenously built Kalvari class submarines, during a test firing in the Arabian Sea.
The missile successfully hit a surface target at extended ranges during the trial firing, held in the morning. This missile launch is a significant milestone, not only for the Kalvari, which is the first in a series of Scorpene class submarines being built in India, but also in enhancing the Indian Navy’s sub-surface warfare capability.
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All six Kalvari class submarines being built in India will be equipped with this anti-ship missile, which has a proven record in combat. These missiles will provide the submarines the ability to neutralise surface threats at extended ranges.