The Indian Navy formally commissioned INS Nistar, India’s first indigenously designed and built Diving Support Vessel (DSV), at the Naval Dockyard in Visakhapatnam. The ceremony was presided over by the Raksha Rajya Mantri (Minister of State for Defence) Sanjay Seth, in attendance with Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Dinesh K. Tripathi and other senior dignitaries. Designed and built by Hindustan Shipyard Limited (HSL), INS Nistar spans 118 m, displaces nearly 9,350–10,000 tonnes, and achieved over 80 % indigenous content with participation from over 120 MSMEs. Capable of deep-sea saturation diving up to…
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