Russia to Lease Shchuka-B Class Submarines to India

[dragonfire]

The launch of the Indian indigenious ATV nuc-sub has been delayed from Jan09 to mid of 2009 as per a report on 02Jan09. The IN has projected needs to have 10-12 nuc-subs in the next 10 years. The ATV project is for 3 subs and it is taken so much time already and not even the first one is launched yet. The lease is for 2 subs which will then be perhaps retained in the IN inventory. which means in ten years it looks like IN is getting only 5 subs. Unless India decides to expnd this project and order additional subs it doesnt look like the IN needs are getting fulfilled.

I say lets not have 10-12 lets have 18 nuc-subs

 

[Feanor]

What are you basing your need assesment on?

 

[dragonfire]

What are you basing your need assesment on?

Ok there are three naval commands in India - am thinking each command gets 5 nuc-subs each and the nuclear command gets three as a second strike capability (armed with nuke missiles ofcourse). Now while out of 5 - 3 could be used for domestic patrolling or medium range missions the fourth one is on long range missions patrolling global waters and one may/maynot be in refit, main, repair, upgrade etc etc

 

[dragonfire]

Indefinite Delay in delivery of Akula subs to India

news update

Russia indefinitely puts off delivery of nuke subs to India

Moscow, Jan 21 (PTI) In what could be a major set back for India's defence preparedness, Russia has 'indefinitely' postponed the delivery of "Akula-II' class Nerpa nuclear submarine, citing that sea trials were still incomplete.
"The pre-delivery trials have been postponed by the Amur Shipyard as it has no trial crew and is running short of cash," Far Eastern edition of Kommersant daily reported today.

http://www.ptinews.com/pti\ptisite.nsf/0/947C64D07D6AE24365257545003B041F?OpenDocument

Well yet another roadblock in Indias desperate attempts to acquire nuc-subs. Increasingly one can observe issues cropping up btw India and russia on arms procurement deals, gorshkov was revalued, the mig-29 upgrade deal was revauled, only one russian fighter was fielded in the MMRCA competition, this is probably going to affect indias decision for the order for 6 conventional subs for which currently Amur class and HDW 214 is competing

 

[lalitghag]

Lease to India

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