October 19, 2025

Neerakshi

  • An autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV), Neerakshi, designed to detect mines and a first of its kind in the country was launched recently.
  • It is a collaboration of Kolkata-based warshipmaker Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) Ltd and MSME entity Aerospace Engineering Private Ltd (AEPL).
  • It can be used for a variety of functions ranging from mine detection to mine disposal to underwater survey
  • Specifications
    • The unmanned cylindrical vehicle is about 1-metre long, a foot in diameter and weighs around 45 kg.
    • It has an endurance of four hours and can go up to 300 metres deep.
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