Navy's new submarines will cost $1 bn each

Building 6 conventional submarines is one of the Indian Navy's most important weapon construction programmes.Ajai Shukla reports.   Kickstarting one of the Indian Navy's most important weapon......

Has navy inducted INS Khanderi with several defects?

There were 35 defects that still remained to be resolved.Of these, 29 could not have been resolved during the monsoon since they required testing in absolutely calm seas. Nor is the Khanderi being......

Can India build submarines?

Insufficient technology has been transferred during the ongoing Project 75, which involves building 6 Scorpene-class submarines.Ajai Shukla reports. One of the Indian Navy's most vital purchases......

INS Kalvari a toothless shark?

The Scorpene submarine doesn't have enough firepower; it will share 64 obsolescent SUT torpedoes till the Indian Navy is supplied with 100 heavyweight torpedoes -- a process that could take more......