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Friday, December 03, 2010

After delays, Scorpene submarine now on track: Navy chief

Scorpene class submarineAdmitting there was a downward trend in its submarine programme, Indian Navy Chief Admiral Nirmal Verma Thursday said the gap would be covered when the nation gets six highly advanced French Scorpene vessels being built at a Mumbai shipyard.

"There was a downward trend because of the gap that took place. For 17 years, we didn't commission any indigenous submarine.

That is why this gap took place," Verma told reporters ahead of Navy Day to be celebrated Saturday.

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