INS Khanderi

Question 1

What is INS Khanderi ?

Answer 1

It is a second Scorpene submarine built under Project 75 following INS Kalvari

Question 2

What is it named after ?

Answer 2

An island fort of Maratha ruler Chhatrapati Shivaji

Question 3

Which submarine will Khanderi be followed by ?

Answer 3

INS Karanj

Question 4

What are Scorpene submarines ?

Answer 4

These are a class of diesel electric attack submarine which is designed by French naval defence and energy company DCNS and being manufactured by Mazagon Dock Ltd in Mumbai

Question 5

What is the additional feature of Khanderi ?

Answer 5

Air independent Propulsion (AIP)

Question 6

What is Air independent Propulsion ?

Answer 6

It is a marine propulsion technology which allows a non nuclear submarine to operate without access to atmospheric oxygen.
AIP is usually implemented as an auxillary force with the traditional diesel engine handling surface propulsion