INS SAMARTHAK COMMISSIONED AT KARNATAKA

* ON 16TH OCTOBER 2026, INDIAN NAVY COMMISSIONED THE INS SAMARTHAK AT NAVAL  BASE KARWAR KARNATAKA 

* INS SAMARTHAK IS BUILT BY LARSEN & TOUBRO AT ITS KATTUPALI SHIPYARD IN TAMILNADU 

* 75% INDIGENOUSLY MADE 

* IT CAN SERVE AS THE MOTHERSHIP FOR UNMANNED SYSTEM AND SUPPORT MARITIME SURVEILLANCE ( UNDER WATER OPERATION) 

* 3750 TONNE MULTIPURPOSE VESSEL DESIGNED FOR THE FUTURE' WEAPONS 

* IN PRESENCE OF VICE PRESIDENT SHRI C P RADHAKRISHNAN INS SAMARTHAK HAS BEEN COMMISIONED