The Navy is planning a major upgrade for its Shishumar class of submarines by equipping them with tube-launched missiles, a step that will exponentially increase their capability to take on enemy warships. The fleet of four submarines — purchased from Germany’s HDW — is currently equipped only with torpedoes and mine-laying equipment.
Sources said the Navy had moved a proposal to the Ministry of Defence to equip the fleet with Harpoon anti-ship missiles when the submarines go for the next round of refits.
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