INS Nipun: Indigenous Diving Support Vessel of the Indian Navy
7 September 2026
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INS Nipun: Indigenous Diving Support Vessel of the Indian Navy
Context
The Indian Navy commissioned INS Nipun, the second Nistar-class Diving Support Vessel (DSV), at Naval Dockyard, Mumbai, on 31 August 2026. Built indigenously by Hindustan Shipyard Limited (HSL), Visakhapatnam, the vessel strengthens India’s deep-sea diving, underwater intervention and submarine-rescue capabilities.
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INS Nipun, India's second Nistar-class Diving Support Vessel, commissioned at Naval Dockyard Mumbai. Features 75% indigenous content, advanced rescue and deep-sea diving capabilities.
Keywords
INS NipunDiving Support VesselNistar-classsubmarine rescueHindustan ShipyardAtmanirbhar Bharatdeep-sea divingindigenous naval vesselunderwater interventionblue-water navy