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Thursday, October 16, 2014

Aging And Insufficient Submarines Plague Indian Navy - Analysis

Sindhughosh (Kilo) class SSKThe news on India’s Naval underwater capability is grim. Requiring at least 30 submarines to fulfill its commitments, the Navy currently has only 13 subs – that too fairly old diesel electric conventional submarines.

Shockingly, only half of the strength is operational at any given time. Along with these, there is Chakra, an Akula II class nuclear powered attack submarine, currently on lease from Russia which has no long range weaponry.

The current lot of boats are all around 20-27 years old even though the normal prescribed life for such boats is only around 25 years.

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