CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -INLCU L51 was commissioned into the Indian Navy on 28 March 2017 by Vice Admiral Bimal Verma, AVSM, Commander-in-Chief, Andaman and Nicobar Command at Port Blair.

Detailed explanation-2: -Aim is to make India an indigenous ship building hub: RM. Indian Naval Ship (INS) Mormugao (D67), second warship of the P15B class of stealth guided-missile destroyers, was commissioned in the august presence of Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh at Naval Dockyard, Mumbai on December 18, 2022.

Detailed explanation-3: -The ship was formally commissioned on 16 November 2013 at a ceremony held at Severodvinsk, Russia. The ceremony was attended by the then-Indian defence minister A. K. Antony and the Russian deputy prime minister Dmitry Rogozin. The ship is now patrolling the Indian Ocean.

Detailed explanation-4: -June 2021: The Union government said it expected IAC-1 to be commissioned in 2022, coinciding with the 75th year of independence. January 2022: The Indian Navy confirmed the IAC-1, christened INS Vikrant, had completed a series of sea trials ahead of its scheduled commissioning in August 2022.

Detailed explanation-5: -MPVs are a planned Multi Purpose Vessel for the Indian Navy. Under the programme the Indian Navy intends to acquire two advanced ships. MPVs will be the first of its kind platform, constructed to provide a cost-effective solution to meet a variety of requirements of Indian Navy.