Indian Navy To Get 2 Swimmer Delivery Subs

[hkdas]

In the latest in a long and tantalisingly unclear saga, the Indian Navy was cleared last week to procure two mini submersibles -- swimmer delivery vehicles (SDVs) -- for special operations in shallow water. Naval documents on the programme that I've had a chance to see list the mission profiles as "(a) insertion and extraction of combat teams for multipurpose special operations, (b) reconnaissance and intelligence gathering, (c) special battle rescue operations and (d) multipurpose inspection." The documents also suggest the SDV will carry a combat team of 4-6 in addition to the two-man pilot crew.

The picture above is of an SDV being developed in-house by L&T that the company told me would be offered to the Indian Navy. It isn't clear at what stage of development the submersible is. Scant reports over the years have suggested that the SDVs the navy gets will be built at the troubled Hindustan Shipyard Ltd (HSL) in Visakhapatnam, though it isn't fully clear which SDVs these are, and whether they've been developed yet. More information soon.
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[The Huskar]

So they are larger than US Navy SEAL Swimmer Delivery Vehicle.I thought 2000 crore for 2 such vehicle was more than exorbitant.

 

[Trawllu]

these 2 are for proactice or for some actual work/

2 se kya hoga ?

at the time of actual need the navy will be looking - hell where are they and how to transport them to the location of requirement immideately and deiscreetly

then to tranpsort them they will buy 2 more helos