Project 75I (India)
Source : The Hindu
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Why in News ?
Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) headed by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh cleared the acquisition of six Project 75 ‘India’ class submarines for the Indian Navy.
Key Facts
- The deal aims to give the navy a fleet of modern conventional submarines with greater endurance and capabilities than the present one.
Image by David Mark from Pixabay - India’s submarine fleet is ageing the bulk of its 15 boats are over 25 years old.
- Need for Acquisition
- India is the world’s only major submarine-operating country that has not designed and built its own submarines.
- Millions of dollars have been spent in obtaining submarine-building expertise from Germany, France and Russia.
- India currently operates three different types of conventional submarines from Russia, France and Germany.
- All three have separate training and spares and procurement.
Project 75I
- Project 75 (I) approved in 2007 is part of the Indian Navy’s 30 year Plan for indigenous submarine construction.
- Offers a chance to stabilise the entire submarine line on an in-service platform, whether French, Russian or German.
- P75I succeeded the P75 under which six diesel-electric attack submarines of the Kalvari class, based on the Scorpene class, were being built at MDL (Mazagon Dock Limited).
- P-75 ‘I’ contract will be placed on one shortlisted firm.
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