Under the major defence modernisation proposals, the Indian Navy wants to have six indigenous nuclear attack submarines. 95 per cent of the submarine would be made in India.
“The nuclear attack submarine project would be a big boost for the indigenous submarine capability as 95 per cent of it would be made in India. This would provide a big boost to the domestic defence sector including both private and public sector,” a top government source told India Today TV.
The Cabinet Committee on Security is considering the Navy proposal worth over Rs 50,000 crore for three nuclear attack submarines built by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) in Visakhapatnam.
Also, there are plans to build Arihant class nuclear-powered submarines with the capability of launching ballistic missiles.
When the project commences, it would be very helpful for the economy as it is expected to generate a large number of jobs in the defence sector.
After the Narendra Modi government came to power in 2014, the Indian Navy proposed to have six indigenous nuclear attack submarines as one of the major defence modernisation initiatives.
Despite delays, India has made a lot of progress in the field of indigenous submarine building capability with the commissioning of the Arihant, a nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine a few years ago and the second INS Arighat which is under going sea trials and is expected to be commissioned in near future.
India has plans to build 24 submarines, including six with nuclear attack capabilities to have an advantage in the Indian Ocean region and keep China’s dominance in check.
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