Govt inks deals to bolster navy's underwater power
Hindustan Times Pune|December 31, 2024
The defence ministry on Monday signed two separate contracts worth ₹2,867 crore to strengthen the Indian Navy's underwater capabilities - for retrofitting its Kalvari-class submarines with air independent propulsion (AIP) systems to enhance their endurance, and integration of electronic heavy-weight torpedoes (EHWT) to boost their firepower capabilities.
HT Correspondent

NEW DELHI:

The ministry signed a ₹1,990-crore contract with Mumbai-based Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) for the construction of AIP plug for the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)-AIP system and its integration on the conventional submarines, and another contract worth ₹877 crore with France's Naval Group for integration of the torpedoes to augment firepower capabilities of the Kalvari-Class submarines, the defence ministry said.

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