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Wednesday, July 09, 2008

India's naval chief visits France ahead of global submarine tenders

With the Navy on the verge of floating global tenders to buy more submarines, Naval chief Admiral Sureesh Mehta has begun a six-day tour of France, a major supplier of subs to India.

In the course of his official visit, Mehta would hold talks with his French counterpart Admiral Pierre Frances Forissier and top defence brass of the country.

At the top on the admiral's itinerary is a visit to the French Navy's key submarine base of Cherboug, which houses the French nuclear submarines as well the drydocks for production of the conventional Scorpene Subs.

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