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Saturday, July 19, 2008

French firm pledges full transfer of Scorpene submarines technology to India

French warship major DCNS says it will fully transfer technology for its Scorpene submarines that are being built in India for the Indian Navy and that the six boats contracted for will be delivered on schedule by 2017, according to IANS.

"Transfer of technology is not an issue. We will fully abide by our contractual obligations and even go a step further by providing equipment that has not even been asked for but will aid in the construction of the submarines," said DCNS chairperson and CEO Jean-Marie Poimboeuf.

"We have already started to transfer technology. This is a big challenge but we are totally confident we will achieve what we have set out to do," Paris-based Poimboeuf told reporters here on Friday.

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