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India advances proposal for three more Kalvari-class submarines
India is advancing a proposal to build three more Kalvari-class submarines at Mazagon Dockyards Limited, with support from France’s Naval Group.
A modified plan, estimated to cost about ₹33,000 crore, is being submitted to the Cabinet Committee on Security; the source does not say it has been approved.
India already has six submarines of this class.
The proposal had been set aside while India prioritised Project 75(I), a longer-term plan for submarines with air-independent propulsion.
The source says that plan has been delayed, while older Indian submarines are nearing the end of their service life.
It also says Pakistan is expected to acquire eight Yuan-class submarines by 2028 to 2030, adding to pressure on India’s submarine fleet.
If approved, the new order would support submarine-building work and technical skills at the shipyard.
The next step is Cabinet consideration of the revised proposal.
India is advancing a proposal to build three more Kalvari-class submarines at Mazagon Dockyards Limited with support from France’s Naval Group.
The estimated construction cost is around ₹33,000 crore, and a modified proposal is being put before the Cabinet Committee on Security.
The submarines are intended to help maintain India’s diesel-powered submarine force as older vessels approach the end of their service lives.
The proposed submarines would initially use lead-acid batteries and could be upgraded to lithium-ion batteries.
- Who
- The Indian government and Navy are advancing the proposal. Mazagon Dockyards Limited would build the submarines with support from France’s Naval Group.
- What
- The proposal is to construct three additional Kalvari-class submarines.
- When
- The proposal is being put before the Cabinet Committee on Security. A specific date for a decision is not stated.
- Where
- At Mazagon Dockyards Limited in India.
- Why
- To maintain India’s diesel-powered submarine force as older submarines approach the end of their service lives.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The Kalvari-class submarine programme was approved.
INS Vaghsheer, the sixth Kalvari-class submarine, was launched from Mazagon Dockyards Limited.
The article says India’s submarine force levels are expected to decline as older submarines near the end of their service lives.
Hindustan Times reported that a modified proposal for three more Kalvari-class submarines was being put before the Cabinet Committee on Security.
- Proposed submarines
- 3 additional Kalvari-class vessels
- Estimated cost
- Around ₹33,000 crore
- Builder
- Mazagon Dockyards Limited
- Technical support
- France’s Naval Group
- Current Kalvari-class fleet
- 6 submarines
- Proposed initial batteries
- Lead-acid batteries
Sources
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