President Droupadi Murmu undertook an operational submarine sortie aboard INS Vaghsheer from the Karwar Naval Base in Karnataka on December 29, 2025. The mission highlights India’s naval strength, indigenous defence progress, and the President’s role as Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces.

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• President Murmu becomes second Indian President to board an operational submarine
• Voyage conducted aboard INS Vaghsheer off India’s western coast
• Sortie launched from Karwar Naval Base, Karnataka
• Naval Chief Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi accompanied the President
• INS Vaghsheer commissioned in January 2025 under Project-75
• Submarine is final unit of Kalvari-class Scorpene fleet
• Equipped with torpedoes, anti-ship missiles, advanced sonar systems
• Event boosts naval morale and civilian–military integration
• Highlights Atmanirbhar Bharat and indigenous defence capability
• Earlier submarine sortie by President APJ Abdul Kalam in 2006