Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Tuesday said India must rethink its submarine building plan and look for greater numbers than the existing plan of making 24 submarines.
Referring to the existing 30-year submarine building plan that envisages construction of 24 submarines–both nuclear and conventional–Parrikar said India needed a longer plan till 2050.
The existing plan ends in 2030 and the first submarine under it–the Kalvari– will be commissioned in January 2017.
To maintain and sustain the knowledge in submarine making India needed a longer plan, Parrikar told the media after having spoken at a seminar here on Tuesday.
He spoke at the seminar ‘Current and Future Challenges in Design and Construction of Underwater Vehicles’ organised by Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FICCI ).
Parrikar said other countries had built hundreds of submarines. He named the UK, Russia and the US for having made them.
On the forthcoming next line of submarines–termed Project 75-India–the Defence Minister said it would start soon once the strategic partnership model is approved.
Navy chief Sunil Lanba said the submarine design is an area that posed considerable challenge for indigenous development.
Indian yards will need technology transfer to ensure that the Navy gets its submarine development plan.
Source:- Tribune India
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