Matsya-6000

India's 4th-generation deep-ocean human submersible, recently successfully completed wet testing as part of the Samudrayan Project under the Deep Ocean Mission.

• About Matsya-6000: Developed by National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT), Ministry of Earth Sciences.
• Objective: Deep-sea exploration for scientific research.
• Capacity: Accommodates three humans in a 2.1-meter spherical hull.
• Key Features: Main ballast system for diving → Thrusters for movement in all directions → Battery bank for power supply → Syntactic foam for buoyancy → Advanced control hardware & software for navigation → Acoustic modem, underwater telephone, VHF, GPS for communication → Oceanographic sensors, lighting, and cameras for deep-sea research → Indigenously developed and tested subsystems.
• Recent Developments: Integrated dry tests completed across a 500-meter operational range.