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P75I might go for the Russians?
India and Russia have approved a proposal to double the range of BrahMos, world’s first supersonic cruise missile.
According to Sputnik International, the agreement to develop a different range of the BrahMos was reached during the annual summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Goa. One of the ranges agreed upon was to double it from current range of 186 miles, which received the final nod on 26 October during a meeting co-chaired by Indian Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar and his Russian counterpart Sergei Shoigu.
The proposal to increase the range of BrahMos was under consideration for a long time and now it has been formalised after India became a member of Missile Technology Control Regime earlier this year. It is said that only minor changes will be enough to extend the range of BrahMos to up to 372 miles.
Great News guys : All 6 Scorpene Shell (Hull) has been completed. Now French to help India to build 3 more submarine under follow on consideration. These 3 will have DRDO AIP systems. That's makes 9 P75 over all.
Over all 3 Kilo class under consideration with Russia. And upgrading old kilos are also in advanced stages of talks. Quietly India adding 6 more submarine SSK before P75I . As you know we also upgrading our old German boats 208 to modern standards we will have.
Conformed numbers without SSN SSBN P75I
9 P75
3 new Kilo's 9 old kilos at least 6 will be operational after upgrades
4 German 208 upgraded
Total 25 SSK fleet. If you add P75I 6 more that will complete our requirement laid out in 2002 - 2027 . After the completion of 3 more P75 hull We will start our indigenous SSK program in same infrastructure. Mean while new Plant for 75I and Whole new plant for Kilo building and upgrading will created. Not to mention about SSBN programs and Top secret SSN which I heard it's in advanced stage of final design.
Parikkar rightly said. We are looking at more than 50 subs over all.
http://www.defencenews.in/article/French-help-Delhi-boost-‘Made-in-India’-Submarine-fleet-69305
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French naval group DCNS plans to provide the Indian Navy with three more diesel-electric Scorpene class submarines that would be built entirely in Mumbai.
India’s major shipyard Mazagon Docks Limited (MDL) would build the three Scorpenes like the six others that had been completed, according to sources cited by French newspaper La Tribune.
Mazagon, which builds warships and submarines for the Indian Navy, built the six submarines under a technology transfer contract signed with DCNS in 2005.
From the “Make in India” campaign push dear to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, this order would allow Mazagon to maintain the know-how and skills acquired through the manufacture of the Scorpene submarines.
To date, all six hulls have been manufactured by MDL, but there are still integration works.
For example, DCNS taught the Indians to manufacture the shells of Scorpene by welding elastic steel of several centimeters thick.
“DCNS has no job responsibility since no French sailor will be on board, but it guarantees the performance of the first two Scorpene submarines, including speed, dive depth or noise level,” said director general of DCNS India, Bernard Buisson, in a Figaro report in September.
“France also guarantees that the submarines were built in
line with the production process and the safety standards of
diving.”
The US$3.5 billion purchase agreement for the six Scorpene had been signed in 2005. The three additional submarines would be equipped with a new anaerobic propulsion system currently being developed by India’s Defence Research and Development Organization.
The latest French proposal is timely, following the first submarine – the Kalvari – built by Mazagon with help from DCNS. The Kalvari was based on the Scorpene design and was part of India’s drive to replace its old naval fleet with modern vessels.
DCNS has also reassured India reassured over leak case Finally, India is worried at first about the stealth of Its future submarine fleet questioned, has reassured itself and has been Reassured by DCNS as a result of the false data leak case On the Scorpene submarines.
India wants to purchase more than 24 submarines.
I think P75I will go to Germany.
9 French
9-12 Russian
4 German boats. P75I will complement our fleet to 10.
But with this P75I might go for the Russians?
I think india had cancelled the 3 follow on orders after the leak....
And i think only 3-4 of upgraded kilo will be left over along with 6 scorpene.. then p75i only have to come in soon to ease the pressure on ssk fleet