War Is Boring: India will build six new submarines to counter rapid expansion of China’s fleet
The defence ministry on Tuesday cleared two Indian and five foreign shipbuilders to take part in a Rs 50,000-crore project to build high-tech submarines in the country, one of the biggest Make in India programmes in the military sector, two senior officials said on condition of anonymity.
Six advanced submarines will be built under project P-75I to scale up the Indian Navy’s undersea warfare capabilities and counter the rapid expansion of China’s submarine fleet. The project will be pursued under the government’s ‘strategic partnership’ (SP) model, which seeks to provide fillip to the government’s Make in India programme.
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Update: India makes initial bid selections for $7 billion submarine project (Defense News)
WNU Editor: The India wants 24 subs (6 nuclear) in total .... India Wants To Modernize Its Submarine Fleet (December 29, 2019).
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