The Defence Procurement Board (DPB) has cleared the acquisition of Rafale M fighter jets and additional Scorpene class conventional submarines for the Indian Navy (IN), news agency ANI reported citing sources. The proposals will now be sent to the defence acquisition council, the country’s top procurement body, and subsequently to the Cabinet Committee on Security…
Larsen & Toubro (L&T) and Navantia, Spain have signed a Teaming Agreement (TA) for the purpose of submission of a techno-commercial bid for the Indian Navy’s Project 75 (I) / P-75 (I) submarine program. Notably, Project 75 (I) requires the Indian bidder to tie up with a Foreign Collaborator (FC) and execute the program for…
The Indian Navy currently operates 14 diesel electric submarine and 2 nuclear powered ones. But most of the fleet is three decades old. The IN needs at least 24 submarines to meet its 30-year submarine-building plan, which was approved by the Cabinet Committee on Security in 1999. The current submarine fleet is based at two…
The sixth scorpene submarine of Project 75, Yard 11880 (Vaghsheer), Indian Navy’s Kalvari class has commenced the sea trials on 18 May 23. It will now undergo intense trials of all its systems at sea, these include propulsion systems, weapons and sensors. The submarine was launched in 20 Apr 22 from the Kanhoji Angre Wet…
It has been reported that the Indian Navy (IN) is expected to approach Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) for Acceptance of the Necessity (AoN) for three Air Independent Propulsion (AIP) equipped diesel attack submarines to be built at Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) in collaboration with the France based Naval Group. According to the circulating media…
India is considering to avoid the fresh acquisition under Project 75 I and might just go for repeat Project-75 order to Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) with DRDO proven and tested Air Independent Propulsion (AIP) system fitted into the new submarines. Project-75 includes indigenous construction of six submarines of Scorpene design. These submarines are being…
The fifth submarine of the Project – 75, Kalvari Class submarines, Yard 11879 was delivered to the Indian Navy on 20th Dec 2022. The Project – 75 includes indigenous construction of six submarines of Scorpene design. These submarines are being constructed at Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) Mumbai, under collaboration with M/s Naval Group, France….
