INS Nistar: The Indian Navy's Underwater Lifeline

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00:00It's 10 times bigger than the old INS Nistar, which is about 800 tons. This is more than 10,000 tons.

00:06Nistar, there you go. And the most advanced ship of its kind. The Navy has needed this for decades.

00:12Built in India, ready for the deep waters. What makes INS Nistar India's most advanced underwater

00:17support vessel? This is astonishing. Look at where technology is. 4,000 rounds a minute,

00:23that's how effective it is. Well, Nistar is one of the most advanced vessels of its kind operated

00:29by any Navy in the Indian Ocean region. It's packed with a variety of gadgets,

00:35primarily focused on rescuing personnel from submarines. It's a submarine rescue vessel

00:40that are going to ensure that there are no emergencies that can unfold where the Indian

00:47Navy is not able to rescue submariners from the depths of the sea. So it's a very, very important

00:52capability accretion for the Indian Navy. What are the specialized systems that

00:56make INS Nistar a game changer? That's the deep submergence rescue vessel. It has a subsea crane

01:03there, an open bottom bell, ROVs, very important, remotely operated vehicles,

01:09close-in weapon systems, CIWS, 120 meters long. This is the most advanced ship of its kind,

01:18operated by any Navy in the Indian Ocean region. How ready is INS Nistar for emergency submarine rescues?

01:24It's fully equipped to deal with any underwater emergency to roughly a depth of around a thousand meters.

01:30When every second comes deep underwater, can INS Nistar handle medical emergencies?

01:35Nistar is like a floating hospital. It carries a variety of high-tech medical aid which, you know,

01:40it can provide, you know, emergency care. They have operation theatres there which can, you know,

01:46provide timely assistance to submariners, rescue them and provide them aid while they are far out at sea.

01:53Why does INS Nistar carry the AK-630 close-in weapon system?

01:56Nistar is a support vessel which means that it does not have any primary armament,

02:01it doesn't have guns and missiles. What it has essentially are CIWS systems like the AK-630.

02:07The CIWS means the close-in weapon systems. The AK-630 is a 30mm cannon. It has six barrels.

02:14It can fire something like 4000 rounds per minute, which is like a wall of steel. And it protects

02:20the ship from incoming missiles, drones, you know, even aircraft to a short distance.

02:26From its indigenous build to world-class capability, INS Nistar is more than just a vessel.

02:31It's a message. A message of strength, self-reliance and readiness beneath the waves.