Saturday, November 08, 2014

DCNS hopes to expand footprint in India

Scorpene class SSKAt the Nantes-Indret Centre of French Shipyard DCNS, where naval propulsion and energy generation systems for conventional and nuclear submarines are developed and tested, four neatly-packed cooling systems are kept for delivery to Mazagon Dock for fitment on the Indian Scorpenes under construction.

Alongside, there’s a bigger refrigerant, still being put together, meant for the latest of U.K.’s Astute class of nuclear attack submarines (SSN). Nearby is a completed system for the French Navy’s new-generation Barracuda SSNs.

The Indian Scorpenes are on schedule, putting delays behind them, with the first slated for launch of trials in September next, say DCNS officials.

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