Second warship of Visakhapatnam class launched in Mumbai

Addressing the function before the launch, Admiral Lanba said, “This ship serves the Make in India drive of the country as it is indigenously built.”

“It secures the sea in a better way. Contract for this ship was signed on January 2011. It can be compared with best ships in the world and has been developed by our own designers at DRDO as well as other government agencies and private companies,” he said.

There is a pressing need to build more such ships and reduce the construction period of future vessels, the Navy chief said.

Admiral Lanba said since 1960 Indian Navy and MDL are building ships together.

MDL is the only dock in the country that has capability to build submarines.

(Sourced from agencies, Feature image courtesy:oneindia.com)