🚢 India's Deep Dive into Indigenous Naval Excellence: INS Nistar Joins the Fleet 🇮🇳

India has taken a significant leap in indigenous shipbuilding with the induction of INS Nistar, a Deep Submergence Rescue Vessel (DSRV) built at Hindustan Shipyard Limited (HSL), Visakhapatnam.

With 75% indigenous content, INS Nistar represents a major step forward in self-reliance and technological advancement under the Make in India and Aatmanirbhar Bharat missions.

So, what makes INS Nistar unique?

It is a specialized diving support vessel, engineered for:

⚓ Deep sea military diving operations – crucial during naval conflicts, covert missions, or sabotage tasks.

🛟 Rescue operations – especially in scenarios like submarine accidents or commercial shipping disasters where deep-sea recovery is needed.

🔬 Underwater exploration and repair missions – involving infrastructure maintenance or marine research.

These operations demand not just human skill, but precise technical infrastructure – from pressurized oxygen systems and decompression chambers to hyperbaric equipment. INS Nistar provides all this and more.

What’s even more remarkable is how strategic autonomy and innovation in defense shipbuilding are now coming from within our borders.

With the Indian Navy expanding its capabilities to address emerging underwater challenges and threats, INS Nistar is not just a ship – it's a symbol of India’s maritime self-reliance and deep-sea readiness.

Let’s take pride in this homegrown marvel that will help safeguard our sailors and support our strategic interests beneath the surface.

🌊 India builds. India protects. India leads.

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