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The only problem with the Barracuda reactor was it was too tall and had to be miniaturised. The Arihant is more than tall enough to accept reactors currently in service. We didn't want to repeat the mistakes of the Astute class that has a powerful reactor but a gearbox that can only get it up...

There is no reason one of those Arihant couldn't be converted to an SSGN and act as a carrier escort. India is finally indigenous in the capability but they are still wasting money leasing submarines they can build themselves and frigates they can build better. It is a welfare programme...

1) What else is Russia going to do with the former Nerpa? It is in need of a refit which they can't afford to do buying a new class of attack subs. 2) India wants an SSN that they can test and prove indigenous subsystems, but it is better to just build your own which India has more than...

I don't see why India wants to pay $3 billion to renovate an outdated hull that has been rusting in the salty Arctic wastelands for the last 30 years. For a 10 year lease on that you can build and maintain two of your own.

Good thing they moved it out of Russian docks, otherwise it might turn into a melted tire.

What missile would that be?

The ones they are converting to AIP are getting the hull extension into the build. The first ones will be conventional. That is the problem with IN being wishy-washy in requirements. To make the conventionals AIP, they would have to be unwielded and replace the engine compartment with the...

It has to have a hull extension for either AIP or nuke reactor. You can't just drop one in the legacy Scorpene.

They will be scrapped, no question about it. Average age is 30 years old, no missiles for it and are in horrible condition. The Dmitriy Donskoy is the only one that can get underway, is the oldest and pretty much done as a test platform. Cost to maintain and run is twice as high as other...

Yeah, lets look at the source. Lenta says dismantle while VZglyad says status quo. Status quo is nothing anyways so what is the difference? Watch them rust?

Wrong Akula... Akula is Russian designate for the NATO Typhoon SSBN. The Akula you are looking for is the NATO designated Akula SSN.

Does India want 25 year old submarines? Good news about Nerpa is most of it was built more recently.

What do you mean subs plural? You mean sub. The unfinished Akula IIs are being stripped for Project 955(A) Northwind.