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2022

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Indian Navy launched which new survey vessel?
A
Vikshak
B
Bhakshak
C
Ikshak
D
Takshak
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Despite challenges due to covid-19 pandemic, L&T and GRSE have made substantial progress and aim to deliver ‘Ikshak’ by October 2023.

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: -’Ikshak’, the third of the four Survey Vessels (Large) (SVL) Project, being built by GRSE/L&T for the Indian Navy was launched on 26 Nov 22 at Kattupalli, Chennai.

Detailed explanation-4: -The first class ship ‘Sandhayak’ was launched on December 5 2021, at M/s GRSE, Kolkata. In order to collect oceanographic data, SVL ships will reolace the current survey ships of the Sandhayak Class.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Indian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has announced the launch of the third Survey Vessels (Large) (SVL), named Ikshak, for the Indian Navy. The vessel is being constructed by Indian companies Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE), and Larsen & Turbo (L&T) Shipbuilding.

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