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…
It has been reported that Germany is expected to soon present a proposal to India for the sale of six new generation advanced conventional submarines through the government-to-government (G2G) route under Project-75 (India) / P-75(I). However, as of now there is no official confirmation for the same. Notable, Germany operates HDW Class Dolphin submarines which…
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…
