Admiral DK Tripathi, Chief of Naval staff, called the commissioning of the indigenous ship a testimony to the growing capability and maturity of our maritime industrial base.”Nistar is not just a technological asset for us, but also an important operational enabler. The induction of Nistar will enable us to provide critical submarine rescue support not only to the Indian Navy but also to the submarines of our regional partners. This will enable India to emerge as a ‘Preferred Submarine Rescue Partner’ in this region. Only a few navies in the world have such capability, and even fewer have developed it indigenously.” CNS said.This indigenous project involves participation of a total of 120 MSMEs in the construction of this ambitious, unique and state-of-the-art vessel, achieving more than 80% indigenous content. The project is a step towards realising the Indian Navy’s vision of designing and constructing complex indigenous platforms.With a length of approx 120 meters and displacing upwards of 10, 500 tonnage, the DSV has the capacity to maintain its position with extreme accuracy, using Dynamic Positioning System.Endurance of over 60 days at sea, capacity to undertake stages through helicopter operations and a 15-ton subsea crane make the ship a very versatile platform.As the ‘Mother Ship’ for the Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicle (DRV), the induction of this platform would provide a major capability enhancement to Indian Navy’s Submarine rescue preparedness.The expansive diving complex onboard which consists of both Air and Saturation Diving Systems, along with underwater Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs) and Side Scan SONAR, substantially enhances the operational envelope of the vessel.
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