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Nuclear sub Nerpa to enter service in December
The Nerpa nuclear attack submarine will enter service with Russia's Pacific Fleet in December 2009 and will then be leased out to the Indian Navy, a high-ranking fleet official said on Friday.
The Nerpa, which was damaged in a fatal accident during tests in November last year, has been docked at the Amur shipyard's Vostok repair facility in the town of Bolshoy Kamen in Primorye Territory since the end of new sea trials following repairs.
"The submarine has undergone a range of sea trials, and [final] state tests will begin in late October or early November, after which the Nerpa will be adopted by the Pacific Fleet," the spokesman said.
He said a crew of Indian submariners would undergo a course of training together with Russian specialists and servicemen in early 2010.
They will subsequently operate on their own under the supervision of Russian instructors, after which the submarine will be leased to the Indian Navy under the name INS Chakra.
On November 8, 2008, while the Nerpa was undergoing sea trials, its onboard fire extinguishing system went off, releasing a deadly gas into the sleeping quarters. Three crewmembers and 17 shipyard workers were killed. There were 208 people, 81 of them submariners, aboard the vessel at the time.
India reportedly paid $650 million for a 10-year lease of the 12,000-ton K-152 Nerpa, an Akula II class nuclear-powered attack submarine.
Akula II class vessels are considered the quietest and deadliest of all Russian nuclear-powered attack submarines.
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The Nerpa nuclear attack submarine will enter service with Russia's Pacific Fleet in December 2009 and will then be leased out to the Indian Navy, a high-ranking fleet official said on Friday.
The Nerpa, which was damaged in a fatal accident during tests in November last year, has been docked at the Amur shipyard's Vostok repair facility in the town of Bolshoy Kamen in Primorye Territory since the end of new sea trials following repairs.
"The submarine has undergone a range of sea trials, and [final] state tests will begin in late October or early November, after which the Nerpa will be adopted by the Pacific Fleet," the spokesman said.
He said a crew of Indian submariners would undergo a course of training together with Russian specialists and servicemen in early 2010.
They will subsequently operate on their own under the supervision of Russian instructors, after which the submarine will be leased to the Indian Navy under the name INS Chakra.
On November 8, 2008, while the Nerpa was undergoing sea trials, its onboard fire extinguishing system went off, releasing a deadly gas into the sleeping quarters. Three crewmembers and 17 shipyard workers were killed. There were 208 people, 81 of them submariners, aboard the vessel at the time.
India reportedly paid $650 million for a 10-year lease of the 12,000-ton K-152 Nerpa, an Akula II class nuclear-powered attack submarine.
Akula II class vessels are considered the quietest and deadliest of all Russian nuclear-powered attack submarines.
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Final trials of Russia's Nerpa sub to start next week
VLADIVOSTOK, November 15 (RIA Novosti) - Final trials of Russia's Nerpa nuclear attack submarine, damaged in a fatal accident during tests in November last year, will begin late next week, the submarine's producer said on Sunday.
On November 8, 2008, while the Nerpa was undergoing sea trials, its onboard fire suppression system activated, releasing a deadly gas into the sleeping quarters. Three crewmembers and 17 shipyard workers were killed. There were 208 people, 81 of them submariners, onboard the vessel at the time.
"Initially, the submarine's state trials were scheduled to start on November 15. But later a decision was made to postpone them for a week. In about 5-6 days the submarine will leave the dock for state trials, which will last about two weeks," a spokesman for the Amur shipyard said.
Following the repairs, which cost an estimated 1.9 billion rubles ($65 million), the submarine was cleared for final sea trials before being commissioned with the Russian Navy in December 2009 and will be subsequently leased to the Indian Navy under the name INS Chakra.
India reportedly paid $650 million for a 10-year lease of the 12,000-ton K-152 Nerpa, an Akula II class nuclear-powered attack submarine.
Akula II class vessels are considered the quietest and deadliest of all Russian nuclear-powered attack submarines.
Final trials of Russia's Nerpa sub to start next week | Top Russian news and analysis online | 'RIA Novosti' newswire
VLADIVOSTOK, November 15 (RIA Novosti) - Final trials of Russia's Nerpa nuclear attack submarine, damaged in a fatal accident during tests in November last year, will begin late next week, the submarine's producer said on Sunday.
On November 8, 2008, while the Nerpa was undergoing sea trials, its onboard fire suppression system activated, releasing a deadly gas into the sleeping quarters. Three crewmembers and 17 shipyard workers were killed. There were 208 people, 81 of them submariners, onboard the vessel at the time.
"Initially, the submarine's state trials were scheduled to start on November 15. But later a decision was made to postpone them for a week. In about 5-6 days the submarine will leave the dock for state trials, which will last about two weeks," a spokesman for the Amur shipyard said.
Following the repairs, which cost an estimated 1.9 billion rubles ($65 million), the submarine was cleared for final sea trials before being commissioned with the Russian Navy in December 2009 and will be subsequently leased to the Indian Navy under the name INS Chakra.
India reportedly paid $650 million for a 10-year lease of the 12,000-ton K-152 Nerpa, an Akula II class nuclear-powered attack submarine.
Akula II class vessels are considered the quietest and deadliest of all Russian nuclear-powered attack submarines.
Final trials of Russia's Nerpa sub to start next week | Top Russian news and analysis online | 'RIA Novosti' newswire
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I wish that after the 10 year lease period of the Akula-2 expires, the IN should buy these subs outright as that is also reported to be the option that India has. Our ATV project will take a long time before reaching anything closer to the Akula-2's capabilities.
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Cleared the trials:
Russia's Nerpa sub passes final trials
Russia's Nerpa nuclear attack submarine, damaged in a fatal accident during tests in November last year, has successfully passed final trials, a Pacific Fleet spokesman said on Monday.
On November 8, 2008, while the Nerpa was undergoing sea trials, its onboard fire suppression system activated, releasing a deadly gas into the sleeping quarters. Three crewmembers and 17 shipyard workers were killed. There were 208 people, 81 of them submariners, onboard the vessel at the time.
Following the repairs, which cost an estimated 1.9 billion rubles ($65 million), the submarine had been cleared for final sea trials.
"A state commission has concluded that judging by the results of all trials the Nerpa nuclear submarine is ready to enter service with the Russian Navy," the source said.
The submarine will be officially commissioned with the Russian Navy later on Monday in the in the town of Bolshoy Kamen in Primorye Territory, home to Amur shipyard's Vostok repair facility which carried out the repairs.
The submarine will be subsequently leased to the Indian Navy under the name INS Chakra. India reportedly paid $650 million for a 10-year lease of the 12,000-ton K-152 Nerpa, an Akula II class nuclear-powered attack submarine.
Akula II class vessels are considered the quietest and deadliest of all Russian nuclear-powered attack submarines.
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India to receive Nerpa submarine in May 2010
India would receive its first new generation Nerpa Akula-II class nuclear attack submarine by March next year on a 10-year lease with the vessel being inducted into the Russian Navy prior to its transfer. The Nerpa submarine was today formally inducted into the Russian Navy with the raising of St Andrews Flag, shipyard officials said.
The commissioning of the submarine coincided with Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's visit to the region, but it was not clear whether he was present at the ceremony. The submarine will be subsequently leased to the Indian Navy under the name INS Chakra in March under the $650 million for a 10-year lease. The 12,000-ton K-152 Nerpa, an Akula II class nuclear-powered attack submarine belongs to the class of the quietest and deadliest of all Russian nuclear-powered attack submarines.
The Nerpa was to be initially leased to the Indian Navy in mid-2009, but its delivery was delayed due to a fatal accident killing 21 crewmen and technical staff following the release of lethal Freon gas in the sleeping quarters, while on trial sailing in the Sea of Japan. Built by the Amur Shipyards in Komsomolsk-on-Amur the submarine has 'successfully passed final trials', a Pacific Fleet spokesman said.
"A state commission has concluded that judging by the results of all trials, the Nerpa nuclear submarine is ready to enter service with the Russian Navy," a Pacific Fleet official was quoted as saying by RIA Novosti. According to earlier media reports, an Indian crew is expected to arrive on Russia's Bolshoi Kamen (Big Rock) port on the Pacific Coast in January for joint pre-delivery sailing with the Russian naval crew to be followed by independent sailing under the supervision of Russian instructors.
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What do you mean subs plural? You mean sub. The unfinished Akula IIs are being stripped for Project 955(A) Northwind.
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There may be an as yet undeclared 2nd AKUKLA being transferred to India, earlier news reports and internet rumor indicated that 2 AKULA II 's were going to be transferred to India. There is also supposedly a clause in the lease agreement that provides an option for the IN to buy the Boats outright at the end of the lease period.I think sandeep is alluding to the above.
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Does India want 25 year old submarines? Good news about Nerpa is most of it was built more recently.
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NERPA INDUCTED INTO RUSSIAN NAVY
Russia's Nerpa nuclear attack submarine, damaged in a fatal accident during tests in November last year, has entered service with the Russian Navy after successfully passing final trials, a Pacific Fleet spokesman said Monday.
The submarine was officially commissioned in the town of Bolshoy Kamen in the Primorye Territory in the Russian Far East, home to the Amur shipyard Vostok repair facility which carried out the submarine's repairs.
On November 8, 2008, while the Nerpa was undergoing sea trials, its onboard fire suppression system activated, releasing a deadly gas into the sleeping quarters. Three crewmembers and 17 shipyard workers were killed. There were 208 people, 81 of them submariners, onboard the vessel at the time.
Following repairs, which cost an estimated 1.9 billion rubles ($65 million), the submarine had been cleared for final sea trials.
The final sea trials had showed that the Nerpa nuclear submarine was ready to enter service with the Russian Navy.
The submarine will be subsequently leased to the Indian Navy under the name INS Chakra. India reportedly paid $650 million for a 10-year lease of the 12,000-ton K-152 Nerpa, an Akula II class nuclear-powered attack submarine.
Akula II class vessels are considered the quietest and deadliest of all Russian nuclear-powered attack submarines.
VLADIVOSTOK, December 28 (RIA Novosti)
Russia's Nerpa nuclear attack submarine, damaged in a fatal accident during tests in November last year, has entered service with the Russian Navy after successfully passing final trials, a Pacific Fleet spokesman said Monday.
The submarine was officially commissioned in the town of Bolshoy Kamen in the Primorye Territory in the Russian Far East, home to the Amur shipyard Vostok repair facility which carried out the submarine's repairs.
On November 8, 2008, while the Nerpa was undergoing sea trials, its onboard fire suppression system activated, releasing a deadly gas into the sleeping quarters. Three crewmembers and 17 shipyard workers were killed. There were 208 people, 81 of them submariners, onboard the vessel at the time.
Following repairs, which cost an estimated 1.9 billion rubles ($65 million), the submarine had been cleared for final sea trials.
The final sea trials had showed that the Nerpa nuclear submarine was ready to enter service with the Russian Navy.
The submarine will be subsequently leased to the Indian Navy under the name INS Chakra. India reportedly paid $650 million for a 10-year lease of the 12,000-ton K-152 Nerpa, an Akula II class nuclear-powered attack submarine.
Akula II class vessels are considered the quietest and deadliest of all Russian nuclear-powered attack submarines.
VLADIVOSTOK, December 28 (RIA Novosti)
Second submarine which india is planing ( may be it is rumor ) is kaban .Kaban is said to be 40-50% complete . I hope these subs are not too old .
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some old/new reports of rumors running about several subs getting lease 
Russia to Lease Shchuka-B Class Submarines to India | India Defence
Russia to Lease Shchuka-B Class Submarines to India | India Defence
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India to receive Nerpa submarine in May 2010
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It might be transferred by may 2010 as per the information i got within this period a team of indians will already be training
maybe this training is what will answer sayare question regarding the language on board maybe this will cover the language aspect too
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India step closer to getting N-sub
DELHI: India got closer to deploying a nuclear-powered submarine by mid-2010 after the Russian Navy formally inducted the Akula-II class attack The over 12,000-tonne Nerpa is to be leased to Indian Navy for a 10-year period under a secret contract inked between India and Russia, along with the $1.5 billion package deal for refit of aircraft carrier Admiral Gorshkov and 16 MiG-29K fighters in January 2004.
Incidentally, the bitter wrangling over huge cost escalation in Gorshkov's refit has also been virtually settled now, with India agreeing to shell out around $2.5 billion instead of the earlier $974 million earmarked for it.
The Nerpa saga, too, has been quite chequered. Though Nerpa's construction at the Komsomolsk-on-Amur shipyard in Russia began way back in the early 1990s, it was derailed by the financial crisis after Soviet Union's collapse.
India then deftly stepped in to fund Nerpa's construction with an initial $650 million in lieu of Russia's promise it would be handed over for the 10-year lease.
Then, just as Nerpa was beginning its sea trials in November 2008, 20 sailors and technicians were killed on it due to a toxic gas leak. Even as the repairs were underway, a top Russian official said Nerpa would not be leased to India.
But defence ministry sources here on Monday seemed quite confident that Nerpa -- to be christened INS Chakra -- would now join Indian Navy by March-April next year. India, in fact, is even keen to lease a second Akula-II class submarine at a later stage.
Nerpa, of course, will not come armed with `strategic weapons' like the 3,200-km range Granit nuclear-capable cruise missiles due to international treaties like the Missile Technology Control Regime.
Instead, it's likely to have the 300-km range Klub-S land-attack cruise missiles, which India already deploys on its Kilo-class conventional submarines. "With its long endurance and stealthy nature, Nerpa will be a very potent hunter of enemy submarines,'' said a source.
Navy, of course, will also use Nerpa to train its sailors in the intricate art of maintaining and operating nuclear-powered submarines. India, as reported earlier, is forging ahead in constructing its own nuclear submarines after the first, the over 6,000-tonne INS Arihant, was `launched' on July 26 this year under the ATV (advanced technology vessel) programme.
Acquisition of nuclear-powered submarines armed with nuclear-tipped missiles is critical for India to fulfil its long-standing quest to have a viable nuclear weapon triad -- the capability to fire nukes from the air, land and sea.
The hard-to-detect underwater leg of the nuclear triad is, after all, considered the most lethal, survivable and effective platform for launching retaliatory strikes, especially for a country like India which has a "no first-use'' nuclear doctrine.
Incidentally, India had leased a `Charlie-I' class Russian nuclear submarine from 1988 to 1991 to give its Navy first-hand experience in nuclear submarine operations. That submarine, too, had been named INS Chakra but the expertise gained was steadily lost since India did not operate any other nuclear submarine thereafter.
India already has the `Agni' family of road and rail-mobile ballistic missiles as well as fighter jets like Mirage-2000s and Sukhoi-30MKIs jury-rigged to deliver nuclear weapons. But the aim to add an underwater component to the nuclear deterrent has become clear on the horizon only now.
India step closer to getting N-sub - India - The Times of India
DELHI: India got closer to deploying a nuclear-powered submarine by mid-2010 after the Russian Navy formally inducted the Akula-II class attack The over 12,000-tonne Nerpa is to be leased to Indian Navy for a 10-year period under a secret contract inked between India and Russia, along with the $1.5 billion package deal for refit of aircraft carrier Admiral Gorshkov and 16 MiG-29K fighters in January 2004.
Incidentally, the bitter wrangling over huge cost escalation in Gorshkov's refit has also been virtually settled now, with India agreeing to shell out around $2.5 billion instead of the earlier $974 million earmarked for it.
The Nerpa saga, too, has been quite chequered. Though Nerpa's construction at the Komsomolsk-on-Amur shipyard in Russia began way back in the early 1990s, it was derailed by the financial crisis after Soviet Union's collapse.
India then deftly stepped in to fund Nerpa's construction with an initial $650 million in lieu of Russia's promise it would be handed over for the 10-year lease.
Then, just as Nerpa was beginning its sea trials in November 2008, 20 sailors and technicians were killed on it due to a toxic gas leak. Even as the repairs were underway, a top Russian official said Nerpa would not be leased to India.
But defence ministry sources here on Monday seemed quite confident that Nerpa -- to be christened INS Chakra -- would now join Indian Navy by March-April next year. India, in fact, is even keen to lease a second Akula-II class submarine at a later stage.
Nerpa, of course, will not come armed with `strategic weapons' like the 3,200-km range Granit nuclear-capable cruise missiles due to international treaties like the Missile Technology Control Regime.
Instead, it's likely to have the 300-km range Klub-S land-attack cruise missiles, which India already deploys on its Kilo-class conventional submarines. "With its long endurance and stealthy nature, Nerpa will be a very potent hunter of enemy submarines,'' said a source.
Navy, of course, will also use Nerpa to train its sailors in the intricate art of maintaining and operating nuclear-powered submarines. India, as reported earlier, is forging ahead in constructing its own nuclear submarines after the first, the over 6,000-tonne INS Arihant, was `launched' on July 26 this year under the ATV (advanced technology vessel) programme.
Acquisition of nuclear-powered submarines armed with nuclear-tipped missiles is critical for India to fulfil its long-standing quest to have a viable nuclear weapon triad -- the capability to fire nukes from the air, land and sea.
The hard-to-detect underwater leg of the nuclear triad is, after all, considered the most lethal, survivable and effective platform for launching retaliatory strikes, especially for a country like India which has a "no first-use'' nuclear doctrine.
Incidentally, India had leased a `Charlie-I' class Russian nuclear submarine from 1988 to 1991 to give its Navy first-hand experience in nuclear submarine operations. That submarine, too, had been named INS Chakra but the expertise gained was steadily lost since India did not operate any other nuclear submarine thereafter.
India already has the `Agni' family of road and rail-mobile ballistic missiles as well as fighter jets like Mirage-2000s and Sukhoi-30MKIs jury-rigged to deliver nuclear weapons. But the aim to add an underwater component to the nuclear deterrent has become clear on the horizon only now.
India step closer to getting N-sub - India - The Times of India
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India to receive Nerpa submarine in May 2010
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India would receive its first new generation Nerpa Akula-II class nuclear attack submarine by March next year on a 10-year lease with the vessel being inducted into the Russian Navy prior to its transfer.
The Nerpa submarine was today formally inducted into the Russian Navy with the raising of St Andrews Flag, shipyard officials said.
The commissioning of the submarine coincided with Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s visit to the region, but it was not clear whether he was present at the ceremony.
The submarine will be subsequently leased to the Indian Navy under the name INS Chakra in March under the USD 650 million for a 10-year lease.
The 12,000-ton K-152 Nerpa, an Akula II class nuclear-powered attack submarine belongs to the class of the quietest and deadliest of all Russian nuclear-powered attack submarines.
The Nerpa was to be initially leased to the Indian Navy in mid-2009, but its delivery was delayed due to a fatal accident killing 21 crewmen and technical staff following the release of lethal Freon gas in the sleeping quarters, while on trial sailing in the Sea of Japan.
India to receive Nerpa submarine in May 2010 IDRW.ORG
BY : PTI
India would receive its first new generation Nerpa Akula-II class nuclear attack submarine by March next year on a 10-year lease with the vessel being inducted into the Russian Navy prior to its transfer.
The Nerpa submarine was today formally inducted into the Russian Navy with the raising of St Andrews Flag, shipyard officials said.
The commissioning of the submarine coincided with Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s visit to the region, but it was not clear whether he was present at the ceremony.
The submarine will be subsequently leased to the Indian Navy under the name INS Chakra in March under the USD 650 million for a 10-year lease.
The 12,000-ton K-152 Nerpa, an Akula II class nuclear-powered attack submarine belongs to the class of the quietest and deadliest of all Russian nuclear-powered attack submarines.
The Nerpa was to be initially leased to the Indian Navy in mid-2009, but its delivery was delayed due to a fatal accident killing 21 crewmen and technical staff following the release of lethal Freon gas in the sleeping quarters, while on trial sailing in the Sea of Japan.
India to receive Nerpa submarine in May 2010 IDRW.ORG
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INS Sindhughosh class- S-55,56,57,58,59,60,61,62,63,65.
INS Shishumar class-S44-47
INS Vela class-S-40&43
INS Arihant-S73
List of submarines of the Indian Navy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
INS Shishumar class-S44-47
INS Vela class-S-40&43
INS Arihant-S73
List of submarines of the Indian Navy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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