A senior Russian official said his government was leasing only one Akula class nuclear attack submarine to India."We will lease only one submarine. In my opinion, India needs the sub more for enhancing its prestige rather than for accomplishing specific goals," deputy head of the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation, Vyacheslav Dzirkaln, was quoted as saying by RIA Novosti.
He denied a report by Interfax Military Newswire, which quoted defence officials as saying that the Indian Navy would get two submarines on lease.
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"India needs the sub more for enhancing its prestige rather than for accomplishing specific goals,"
ReplyDeleteI guess the indigenous ATV is also to make sea trail by august and that should be ready by this year end