INS Khanderi: India’s second Scorpene-class attack submarine, features, other details.

• INS Khanderi has been equipped with advanced Exocet SM39 anti-ship missile

• Under a programme called Project 75, India is committed to building six Scorpene-class submarines at a cost of around ₹25,000 crore

Indian Navy got its second Scorpene-class attack submarine INS Khanderi, after Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, dedicated it to the nation on Saturday. India’s first Scorpene-class attack submarine is named INS Kalvari in December 2017.

Here are some of the facts and other deta

ils about India’s second Scorpene-class attack submarine. The INS Khanderi is a conventional diesel-electric submarine and has been manufactured by the state-run Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited in Mumbai. Its construction had begun in April 2009. It was constructed in five separate segments which were welded together later.

• The motif of the attack submarine is inspired by the fish 'Kanneri' which is found in the Arabian Sea. The fish is known for hunting while swimming close to the bottom of the ocean using the barbells to find their prey. The fish uses its long serrated saw to kill and shred their prey before eating it.

• INS Khanderi is fully weaponised to attack its enemies. It is equipped with a set of missiles and torpedoes that can be fired upon detecting enemy targets.

• INS Khanderi has been equipped with advanced Exocet SM39 anti-ship missile.

• It has a sonar suite that enables long-range detection and classification of targets. The submarine's warfare capability comprises a cluster of integrated advanced weapons and sensors. It has undertaken multiple torpedo and missile firing trials to validate its fighting capability.

• The INS Khanderi has an overall length of 67.5 metres and a height of about 12.3 metres. The hull form, the fin and the hydroplanes are specifically designed to produce minimum underwater resistance. The power of the submarine's motor is provided by 360 battery cells, each weighing 750 kg. The motor -- known as Permanently Magnetised Propulsion Motor -- is extremely silent in nature. The stealth of the INS Khanderi is further enhanced through the mounting of equipment inside the pressure hull on shock absorbing cradles.

• Under a programme called Project 75, India is committed to building six Scorpene-class submarines at a cost of around ₹25,000 crore.

• The programme has been undertaken with Transfer of Technology from Naval Group, a state-run submarine builder in France, which was formerly known as DCNS.

• The first INS Khanderi was commissioned in December 1968 and pulled out of service in 1989.