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Sunday, April 14, 2013

First Scorpene submarine would be ready by 2014

Scorpene-class Submarine |The first of the six Scorpene submarines ordered by the Indian Navy from French firm DCNS in 2005, as part of the technology transfer between the two countries, will be rolled out by 2014, France's top diplomat in India said today.

"The first submarine would be ready by 2014, heralding an important and strategic tie-up between both the nations on the defence front", said Francois Richier, Ambassador of France in India, adding the rest of five submarines would be delivered every subsequent year.

"Such kind of submarines are important for Indian Navy considering the long coast it has to guard", he said.

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