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Indian Navy Kilo-class submarines are the installation of submarine-launched weapons

according to RIA Novosti website September 16, 2009 reported in the Russian Severodvinsk 兹韦兹多奇卡 (Zvezdochka) Shipyard said Wednesday that the shipyard will be the Indian Navy over the next five years, serving four “Kilo” (Kilo)-class diesel-electric submarines, install the “Club-S” (Club-S) cruise missile system.

So far, Russia has built 10 for the Indian Navy, “Kilo” class submarines, but only two of which – “辛杜格霍斯” (INS Sindhugosh) number and “Xin Duwei good” (INS Sindhuvijay) equipped with a number of “Club-S” type (SS-N-27) cruise missiles.

shipyard area, said the new missile system will be installed in the Indian Navy “辛杜拉特纳″ number (INS Sindhuratna), “Xin Du Laye” (INS Sindhuraj) number, “辛杜沙斯特pull “(INS Sindhushastra) number, and” Xinduweier “(INS Sindhuvir) No. This four new submarines, the installation shipyard in India.兹韦兹多奇卡 shipyard to complete the work within five years.

“Club-S” submarine-launched cruise missile from a standard 533 mm torpedo tubes or vertical launch tube, the range of 160 nautical miles (300 km), with ARGS-54 active radar homing/Global Navigation System (Glonass)/inertial integrated guidance in three ways.

addition, 兹韦兹多奇卡 shipyard ready for another one will be the Indian Navy, “Kilo” class submarine – “Xindulake Shaq” (INS Sindhurakshak) number of the repair work is expected to The maintenance contract will be signed in spring 2010. Shipyard area known as “Xindulake Shaq” submarine will arrive in the shipyard in June 2010.

Russia and India in 2001 reached an agreement for the Indian Navy for all 10 “Kilo” class submarine upgrades, the current 兹韦兹多奇卡 shipyard has completed four submarine overhaul upgrade. Upgrade work involves all aspects of the submarine overhaul, including hull structure, control systems, sonar systems, electronic warfare systems, and integrated weapon control system upgrade. It is reported that the total upgrade cost of about $ 800 million.

Russian “Kilo” class conventional diesel-powered submarines is the world’s one of the quietest submarines, has been sold to India, China, Iran, Poland, Romania and Algeria and other countries. (China Shipbuilding Technology and Economy Research Institute Wen Jiafeng)