Current Affairs - Defence - Discussion

The DSC A22, which is the third vessel in the five-ship Diving Support Craft project, was launched in Kolkata. This vessel has been constructed by Titagarh Rail Systems Ltd under a Ministry of Defence contract signed in 2021. The Diving Support Crafts are designed for crucial naval functions like submarine rescue, salvage operations, underwater inspection, hull cleaning, and diver training. Their construction follows the rules of the Indian Register of Shipping and involves hydrodynamic testing at NSTL, Visakhapatnam. The launch in Kolkata highlights the city’s growing role in India’s indigenous naval shipbuilding program.