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The french AIP should be installed rightaway from the first Scorpene being built, why to wait for the retrofitting later!! DRDO AIP can be installed in the rest of two subs. DRDO should also start building bit smaller ATV hulls with AIP as propulsion system as the second line subs.

Tech Transfer Issues Cleared For Scorpene Buy French shipbuilder DCNS says the first of six diesel-electric Scorpene submarines will be delivered to India's Magazon Dock Ltd. (MDL) in Mumbai in 2013, now that initial roadblocks concerning technology transfer have been overcome. Scorpene "is...

Indian Navy plans to upgrade Scorpene sub with AIP technology NEW DELHI (PTI): The Indian Navy's Scorpene submarines are likely to have increased operational range and also do away with surfacing to access atmospheric oxygen, thanks to the new Air Independent Propulsion (AIP) technology. The...

DCNS chief blames Indian shipyard for submarine project delay Patrick Boissier, Chairman and CEO of DCNS has blamed India's state owned shipyard MDL for delays in launching the first submarine under the P75 project which is to build six submarines in India with technology from DCNS. In...

After delays, Scorpene submarine now on track: Navy chief New Delhi: Admitting there was a downward trend in its submarine programme, Indian Navy Chief Admiral Nirmal Verma on Thursday said the gap would be covered when the nation gets six highly advanced French Scorpene vessels being built...