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Sunday, June 09, 2013

Tangled in red tape, India's submarine fleet sinking

INS Shishumar (Type 209/1500)The navy's desperate attempts to rescue its sinking underwater combat arm have been dealt a double whammy.

First, the ongoing project to construct six Scorpene submarines has been delayed by another 14-18 months, with the first vessel now slated to roll out of Mazagon Dock Limited(MDL) by November 2016 at the earliest.

More worryingly, the new project to construct six advanced stealth submarines, armed with both land-attack missile capabilities and air-independent propulsion for greater underwater endurance, is still stuck in political apathy and bureaucratic red-tape.

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