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Third Diving Support Craft launched at Titagarh

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Battle IAS current affairs title card: Third Diving Support Craft launched at Titagarh (GS3 · Defence, 13 September 2025)

What happened

  • DSC A22, the third of five Diving Support Craft for the Navy, was launched at Titagarh, Kolkata, on 12 September 2025 [PIB].
  • They are catamaran-hull ships of about 380 tons, designed and built in India by Titagarh Rail Systems Ltd [PIB].

Background

  • The contract was signed on 12 February 2021 [PIB].

Why it matters

  • Private yards building naval craft widens the shipbuilding base.

How to use this in Mains

GS-III Security; indigenisation of technology

  1. As per PIB (2025-09-13): DSC A22, the third of five Diving Support Craft for the Navy, was launched at Titagarh, Kolkata, on 12 September 2025.
  2. Private yards building naval craft widens the shipbuilding base.
Quotable data point

They are catamaran-hull ships of about 380 tons, designed and built in India by Titagarh Rail Systems Ltd.

PIB: Launch of DSC A22, 13 Sep 2025

Exam angle

UPSC

Prelims: DSC.

Practice MCQs

Original practice questions (not PYQs).

Practice · UPSC

Builder of the DSC ships

Answer (b) & explanation

PIB.

Official source: PIB: Launch of DSC A22, 13 Sep 2025

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