50000 Crores tender cleared by Defence Ministry for buying 6 Submarines
The Ministry of Defence has cleared Rs.50000 Crores to build six stealth submarines under Project-75 to tackle the Chinese threat in the indian Ocean Region. indian Navy received the final clearance as the defense ministry issued the Request for Proposal (RFP) to two indian companies that can work in collaboration with a foreign manufacturer.
The RFP has been issued to Mazagon Docks (MDL) and private ship-builder Larsen & Toubro (L&T). This is under the two strategic partnership model where indian strategic partners (SPs) - MDL and L&T will tie-up with one of the five selected foreign shipyards to submit their technical and financial bids.
The maritime force already provided their requirements and all the submarines would be equipped with heavy-duty firepower so that the boats will have at least 12 Land Attack Cruise Missiles (LACM) along with Anti-Ship cruise missiles (ASCM). Apart from this, all the submarines will be able to carry and launch 18 heavyweight torpedoes in the sea. The firepower will be big in India. indian Navy currently has 140 submarines and surface warships, while the Pakistani Navy has only 20. watch out for this space for more updates.