Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, as a part of his ongoing tour to the US, visited the William B. Morgan Large Cavitation Channel (LCC) in the Naval Surface Warfare Centre (NSWC) at Memphis, Tennessee.
The LCC is one of the world’s largest and most technically advanced water tunnel facilities for testing submarines, torpedoes, naval surface ships, and propellers.
Singh was briefed at the facility, and he also witnessed an actual tunnel experiment, an official statement said.
The Minister was accompanied by the Ambassador of India to the US, the Director General of Naval Operations from the Indian Navy, and the DRDO Defence Technology Counsellor, among others.
He was received by the US Deputy Under Secretary of the Navy for Policy and briefed by the Commander and Technical Director of the NSWC.
The discussions also intend to support the ongoing proposal for the establishment of similar facilities for indigenous design and development in India.
Meanwhile, Rajnath Singh, on his social media handle X, shared, “I visited the Naval Surface Warfare Centre at Carderock and witnessed the pathbreaking experiments at the facility. India and the US look forward to working together and benefiting from each other’s experiences.”
