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imported from France to India,” Scorpene “class submarines start has been postponed for three years. The picture shows a new type of naval equipment in Malaysia, “Scorpene” class conventional submarines

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India has not independently design and construction of conventional submarines, submarines rely on access to advanced outsourcing, which led directly to the Navy’s submarine force is facing lean predicament.

According to “India Times” recently reported that the Indian Navy hopes to receive in August 2015 the first a French “Scorpene” class submarines. As the first one built in India, “Scorpene” class submarine, the submarine’s start has been extended for three years, to be delivered to the second half of 2015. To compensate for gaps in submarine warfare force, the Indian Navy can improve its equipment, old-fashioned “Xi Shuma” class submarine emergency.

the Indian Government in December 1981, signed with the German HDW submarine construction agreement to the introduction of four improved U-206 type “Xi Shuma” class submarines. Under the agreement, the first two “Xi Shuma” class submarine built by the German company, after the two submarines from HDW company to provide technical support, just Mazar shipyard in India, the project was finally completed in 1994. Today, these “Xi Shuma” class submarines has been lagging behind, India $ 500 million need to be upgraded.

visible, the Indian Navy’s submarine program large and complex, this attack in diversification of development models, although the rich Indian outsourcing arms of the channel, but make it the main battle weaponry and equipment controlled by others, once experienced schedule delays, but also need to find another method, spend more money and effort. (Source: International Online – “News of the World”)

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