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Saturday, October 25, 2008

Indian Navy's submarine fleet in poor health: CAG

The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) in his latest report has painted a bleak picture of India's defence preparedness.

The report, tabled in Lok Sabha on Friday, says half of India's submarine fleet is in disrepair and a grossly inadequate, three decade-old radar network has left the country vulnerable to enemy attack.

The stinging CAG report states that no more than 48 per cent of India's submarine fleet is available for waging war, should India be attacked.

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