INS Vajrakosh

INS Vajrakosh
Karwar, Karnataka
TypeNaval ammunition and missile storage facility
Site information
Controlled byIndian Navy
Site history
Built2015 (2015)
In use2015–present
Garrison information
Current
commander		Captain Deepak Nair[1]
OccupantsWestern Naval Command

INS Vajrakosh is a missile and ammunition base of the Indian Navy at Karwar, Karnataka and is the third naval establishment. It was commissioned on 9 September 2015 by the Defence Minister Mr. Manohar Parrikar.[2][3]

Objective

Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar with Admiral RK Dhowan during the commissioning of INS Vajrkosh

INS Vajrakosh serves as a special storage facility for specialized armaments, missiles, ammunition on the Western Sea Board.[4] It is also reportedly able to equip warships and airplanes with ammunition and has an infrastructure providing specialized servicing facilities, for sophisticated missiles and ammunition. [2][5]

The commissioning of INS Vajrakosh was believed to allow the Indian Navy to further bolster the offensive and defensive capabilities of its platforms.[3]

See also

Indian navy
Integrated commands and units
Other lists

References

  1. ^ "Captain Deepak Nair Assumes Command of INS Vajrakosh in Karwar". Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  2. ^ a b "रक्षा मंत्री ने कारवाड़ में आईएनएस वज्रकोष को राष्ट्र को समर्पित किया". पत्र सूचना कार्यालय, भारत सरकार. 9 September 2015. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
  3. ^ a b "INS Vajrakosh commissioned at Karwar | Indian Navy". indiannavy.nic.in. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  4. ^ "India's INS Vajrakosh: World's Largest Naval Base East of the Suez Canal goes operational — India News". The Indian Panorama. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
  5. ^ "INS Vajrakosh: Manohar Parrikar commissions Indian Navy's latest establishment at Karwar - The Economic Times". The Economic Times. Retrieved 28 December 2015.

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