French defence major Naval Group has announced that it is unable to participate in the P-75 India (P-75I) project under which six conventional submarines are to be built in India for the Indian Navy.
Name of the Submarine |
Commission Year |
INS Kalvari |
2017 |
INS Khanderi |
2019 |
INS Karanj |
2021 |
INS Vela |
2021 |
INS Vagir |
Yet to be commissioned |
INS Vagsheer |
Yet to be commissioned |
SSKs |
|
4 Shishumar Class |
Bought and then built in India in collaboration with the Germans in 1980s |
8 Kilo Class or Sindhughosh Class |
Bought from Russia (including erstwhile USSR) between 1984 and 2000 |
4 Kalvari Class Scorpene submarines |
Built at India’s Mazagon Dock in partnership with France’s Naval Group |
SSBN |
|
INS Arihant |
Indigenously-built nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine |
INS Arighat |
An upgraded version of Arihant (Yet to be commissioned) |
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