Submarine Project

The Indian Navy on Wednesday said it will commission INS Vela, its fourth stealth Scorpene class submarine under Project 75, on Thursday, an induction that will boost its combat capability.

Rajnath Singh will be chief guest at the commissioning ceremony of INS Visakhapatnam, the first ship of Project 15B, the navy said. INS Visakhapatnam is the lead ship of the Visakhapatnam-class stealth guided-missile destroyers of the Indian Navy.

The fourth Scorpene submarine of Project - 75, Yard 11878 was delivered to the Navy on Tuesday.

The Central Bureau of Investigation has filed chargesheets against six people including a serving commander and two retired Indian Navy officers for allegedly passing on confidential information about India's Kilo Class submarines.

France shouldn't have been surprised that Australia cancelled a submarine contract, as major concerns about delays, cost overruns and suitability had been aired officially and publicly for years, Australian politicians said.

A green hydrogen-powered under-water transportation submarine system being developed by a company led by an Indian-origin CEO was on Wednesday named among the winners of the UK government's Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition.

Google and Facebook unveiled plans for a new undersea Internet cable connecting Guam, Indonesia, Japan, Philippines, Singapore, and Taiwan.

The Defence Ministry on Tuesday issued the request for proposal (RFP) or the formal tender to domestically build six conventional submarines for the Navy at a cost of over Rs 40,000 crore, over a month after the mega acquisition project was cleared.

The Defence Ministry today cleared a mega project to domestically build six conventional submarines for the Indian Navy at a cost of around Rs 43,000 crore, in a major decision aimed at significantly boosting India's naval prowess.

A 'Make in India' project worth Rs 43,000 crore to build six conventional submarines has been cleared by the Defence Acquisition Council, headed by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, the government said in a statement on Friday.

India is all set to launch the bidding process for a Rs 55,000-crore mega project to build six conventional submarines for the Indian Navy to narrow the gap with China's growing naval prowess, government sources said on Sunday.

The defence ministry on Tuesday shortlisted two Indian shipyards and five foreign defence majors for the Rs 50,000 crore project to build six conventional submarines in India for the Navy besides approving military procurement worth Rs 5,100 crore.

Union Communications, Electronics and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Friday inaugurated the submarine optical fibre cable laying work between Chennai and Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday visited the Indian Navy's indigenously designed stealth frigate, INS ''Shivalik'' and Submarine ''Sindhukirti'' in Vishakhapatnam.

This is second project undertaken under the latest Strategic Partnership model, with the first being the procurement of 111 Naval Utility Helicopters.

The Indian Navy on Wednesday said it will commission INS Vela, its fourth stealth Scorpene class submarine under Project 75, on Thursday, an induction that will boost its combat capability.

Rajnath Singh will be chief guest at the commissioning ceremony of INS Visakhapatnam, the first ship of Project 15B, the navy said. INS Visakhapatnam is the lead ship of the Visakhapatnam-class stealth guided-missile destroyers of the Indian Navy.

The fourth Scorpene submarine of Project - 75, Yard 11878 was delivered to the Navy on Tuesday.

The Central Bureau of Investigation has filed chargesheets against six people including a serving commander and two retired Indian Navy officers for allegedly passing on confidential information about India's Kilo Class submarines.

France shouldn't have been surprised that Australia cancelled a submarine contract, as major concerns about delays, cost overruns and suitability had been aired officially and publicly for years, Australian politicians said.

A green hydrogen-powered under-water transportation submarine system being developed by a company led by an Indian-origin CEO was on Wednesday named among the winners of the UK government's Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition.

Google and Facebook unveiled plans for a new undersea Internet cable connecting Guam, Indonesia, Japan, Philippines, Singapore, and Taiwan.

The Defence Ministry on Tuesday issued the request for proposal (RFP) or the formal tender to domestically build six conventional submarines for the Navy at a cost of over Rs 40,000 crore, over a month after the mega acquisition project was cleared.

The Defence Ministry today cleared a mega project to domestically build six conventional submarines for the Indian Navy at a cost of around Rs 43,000 crore, in a major decision aimed at significantly boosting India's naval prowess.

A 'Make in India' project worth Rs 43,000 crore to build six conventional submarines has been cleared by the Defence Acquisition Council, headed by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, the government said in a statement on Friday.

India is all set to launch the bidding process for a Rs 55,000-crore mega project to build six conventional submarines for the Indian Navy to narrow the gap with China's growing naval prowess, government sources said on Sunday.

The defence ministry on Tuesday shortlisted two Indian shipyards and five foreign defence majors for the Rs 50,000 crore project to build six conventional submarines in India for the Navy besides approving military procurement worth Rs 5,100 crore.

Union Communications, Electronics and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Friday inaugurated the submarine optical fibre cable laying work between Chennai and Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday visited the Indian Navy's indigenously designed stealth frigate, INS ''Shivalik'' and Submarine ''Sindhukirti'' in Vishakhapatnam.

This is second project undertaken under the latest Strategic Partnership model, with the first being the procurement of 111 Naval Utility Helicopters.