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Detailed explanation-1: -Project 75 is a programme by the Indian Navy that envisaged building six Scorpene-Class attack submarines. The Mazagon Dock Limited (MDL) is manufacturing six Scorpene submarines with technical assistance from the Naval Group of France.

Detailed explanation-2: -What’s Project 75? Project-75 includes the indigenous construction of six diesel-electric attack submarines of Scorpene design. The submarines are being constructed at Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) in Mumbai in collaboration with the Naval Group of France.

Detailed explanation-3: -Project 75 is aimed at building six conventional Scorpene class submarines indigenously. Project 75i, on the other hand, is aimed at building submarines that would be larger than the Project 75 submarines along with the Air-Independent Propulsion (AIP) system.

Detailed explanation-4: -As a major initiative, Ministry of Defence (MoD) issued Request for Proposal (RFP) for the first acquisition programme under the Strategic Partnership Model for construction of six AIP fitted Conventional Submarines named Project 75(India) [P-75(I)] for the Indian Navy, on July 20, 2021.

Detailed explanation-5: -Launched on November 12, 2020, ‘Vagir’ commenced the sea trials on February 1, 2022, and has completed all major trials including the weapon and sensor trials in the shortest time in comparison to the earlier submarines, officials said. The submarine would shortly be commissioned into the Indian Navy.