Raksha Mantri lays foundation stone of Large Cavitation Tunnel at NSTL, Visakhapatnam to boost naval research & testing capabilities

• Large Cavitation Tunnel (LCT) is a state-of-the-art hydrodynamic research facility whose foundation stone was laid at NSTL, Visakhapatnam, a premier DRDO lab.
• Strategic national asset for testing scaled models of ships, submarines and underwater platforms under cavitating flow conditions.
• Important for UPSC under Aatmanirbhar Bharat in Defence, DRDO laboratories, indigenous naval R&D, and India's maritime power projection.