Indian Government News, An upgraded Kilo-class submarine fitted with Club-S underwater to surface missile was handed over to the Indian Navy by a Russian shipyard for sea trials in the White Sea.
The submarine INS Sindhuvijay was “undocked” for sea trials at a ceremony in the Severodvinsk based 'Zvyozdochka' nuclear submarine repairs shipyard in the presence of Deputy Chief of Indian Mission in Russia Divyabh Manchanda.
INS Sindhuvijay with displacement of 2,300 tonnes, length of 72.6 metres and speed of 17 knots was built in St. Petersburg in 1990 and is the fourth Indian submarine to be upgraded in 11 years by the 'Zvyozdochka' shipyards.
The submarine has been modernised with Indian-made equipment including USHUS sonar complex and the CCS-MK radio communications system.
INS Sindhuvijay, now equipped with Russian Club-S missile complex is designed to destroy warships and land targets at a distance of up to 200 kilometres.
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