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The second type of SSK for which the RFP will be issued in 2009 was originally planned to be primarily for surface attack. That is why IN got Scorpene as the philosophy was that one design from the west and one from the east. The Amur/S-1000 was thought to be the next SSK as it had significant land attack capability.
With India now getting disgruntled by Russia, the Amur or S-1000 maynot be the frontrunner, though it is still in competition.
FYI: I read a post above, that said that India buys 2 times whatever Pakistan does. That has been true to a certain extent, but things are definitely changing. India has started spending money on its own to up the ante by getting newer and newer hardware, and its Pakistan that has started to react. Eg: India was the one who first signed the deal to get the AWACS with Pakistan following suite. This trend will become more and more prevalent as time goes.
And in this particular case, India has a 30 year submarine plan already, which has been made by MoD and the IN. Feel free to google it, and India is progressing based on that plan, though(as usual) things are delayed.
With India now getting disgruntled by Russia, the Amur or S-1000 maynot be the frontrunner, though it is still in competition.
FYI: I read a post above, that said that India buys 2 times whatever Pakistan does. That has been true to a certain extent, but things are definitely changing. India has started spending money on its own to up the ante by getting newer and newer hardware, and its Pakistan that has started to react. Eg: India was the one who first signed the deal to get the AWACS with Pakistan following suite. This trend will become more and more prevalent as time goes.
And in this particular case, India has a 30 year submarine plan already, which has been made by MoD and the IN. Feel free to google it, and India is progressing based on that plan, though(as usual) things are delayed.