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Thursday, August 26, 2010

Only 7 of 16 submarines operational: CAG report

Sindhugosh (Kilo) ClassOnly seven Indian Navy submarines were operational out of the total fleet of 16 submarines till October last year, a report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has stated.

The CAG report noted, “It is pertinent to mention that only seven out of 16 submarines in the Indian Navy are operational and nine submarines are under refit/repair as of October, 2009.”

The CAG report noted that “75 per cent submarines in the Indian Navy fleet have already completed three-fourths of their estimated operational life.”

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