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Indian Defense Ministry is ready to finance the completion of the second nuclear submarine of project 971 "Pike-B", then take the ship out, reports RIA Novosti referring to a high-ranking source in the Russian military-industrial complex. India is currently leased from Russia sister ship "Nerpa". Robust housing second submarine of Project 971 is fully completed and in the stocks at the Amur shipyard.
Further details on the possible rental India second type submarine "Nerpa" are not specified. The first such ship in the Navy received the name of "Chakra", India has adopted the beginning of April 2012. The same ship is included in the Russian Navy as the "Nerpa". In late December 2011, the General Staff of the Russian Navy parties signed acceptance report "Chakras" Indian Navy and the official handover ceremony was held at the end of the ship in January 2012 at the shipyard "Zvezda".
India leases "Chakra" for a period of ten years. The rent is $ 900 million. Submarine displacement 12.8 tons can dive to a depth of 600 meters and a speed of 30 knots. The ship is armed with missile complex "Club-S" and new torpedoes. Now in the interest of the Indian Navy is building a nuclear submarine 'Arihant' national development, but delivery ship of regular shift. It is possible that it is delaying the construction of a series of submarine type "Arihant" and was the reason for considering the possibility of renting the second ship of the "Nerpa".
At the end of December 2012 it was reported that the Indian Navy found on the nuclear submarine "Chakra" some critical problems of important devices, but did not specify which ones. Command of the Indian Navy has turned to Russia to replace defective units.
Indian Defense Ministry is ready to finance the completion of the second nuclear submarine of project 971 "Pike-B", then take the ship out, reports RIA Novosti referring to a high-ranking source in the Russian military-industrial complex. India is currently leased from Russia sister ship "Nerpa". Robust housing second submarine of Project 971 is fully completed and in the stocks at the Amur shipyard.
Further details on the possible rental India second type submarine "Nerpa" are not specified. The first such ship in the Navy received the name of "Chakra", India has adopted the beginning of April 2012. The same ship is included in the Russian Navy as the "Nerpa". In late December 2011, the General Staff of the Russian Navy parties signed acceptance report "Chakras" Indian Navy and the official handover ceremony was held at the end of the ship in January 2012 at the shipyard "Zvezda".
India leases "Chakra" for a period of ten years. The rent is $ 900 million. Submarine displacement 12.8 tons can dive to a depth of 600 meters and a speed of 30 knots. The ship is armed with missile complex "Club-S" and new torpedoes. Now in the interest of the Indian Navy is building a nuclear submarine 'Arihant' national development, but delivery ship of regular shift. It is possible that it is delaying the construction of a series of submarine type "Arihant" and was the reason for considering the possibility of renting the second ship of the "Nerpa".
At the end of December 2012 it was reported that the Indian Navy found on the nuclear submarine "Chakra" some critical problems of important devices, but did not specify which ones. Command of the Indian Navy has turned to Russia to replace defective units.
