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India may be interested in leasing a
second nuclear attack submarine
(SSN) from Russia, according to a
Wednesday report from Jane’s
Defence Weekly.
Jane’s quoted Russian officials at
the International Maritime Defence in
St. Petersburg saying the Indian
Navy was interested in leasing a
follow-on submarine to INS Chakra
II , an Akula-class submarine the
Indian Navy is leasing from the
Russians for ten years.
During Chakra’s commissioning in
April, Indian Defense Minister A.K.
Antony said the Indian Navy would
be open to the idea of leasing a
second SSN.
“India can afford it. It is reasonable,”
Antony said it following the
ceremony.
Vladimir Dorofeev — head of Russian
submarine design firm St. Petersburg
Marine Engineering Bureau
“Malachite” — told Indian Express the
new lease would likely be built
around the former Akula-class
submarine, Iribis. Construction on the
SSN was halted following the
collapse of the Soviet Union.
Several international treaties forbid
the sale of nuclear powered
submarines but extended leases fall
out of treaty prohibitions.
Several Asian countries — Singapore,
Vietnam, Thailand, and Malaysia —
have recently bought submarines as
overlapping claims to territory in the
South China Sea have increased.
However, most of the submarines
purchased are diesel electric boats
that are limited in range and must
surface to provide air to the ship’s
engines.
Nuclear are famously can stay
underwater indefinitely — limited only
by crew needs like food — and can
greatly
India has also completed a
domestically built nuclear ballistic
missile submarine, INS Arihant. The
boomer — commissioned last year —
is armed with 12 Sagarika
submarine-launched ballistic missile
with nuclear warheads. The missiles
are capable of a range of 435 miles.
India Interested in Leasing Second Russian Nuclear Attack Sub | USNI News
@nair , yes we can extend renew the lease. @anant_s read the bold part.
second nuclear attack submarine
(SSN) from Russia, according to a
Wednesday report from Jane’s
Defence Weekly.
Jane’s quoted Russian officials at
the International Maritime Defence in
St. Petersburg saying the Indian
Navy was interested in leasing a
follow-on submarine to INS Chakra
II , an Akula-class submarine the
Indian Navy is leasing from the
Russians for ten years.
During Chakra’s commissioning in
April, Indian Defense Minister A.K.
Antony said the Indian Navy would
be open to the idea of leasing a
second SSN.
“India can afford it. It is reasonable,”
Antony said it following the
ceremony.
Vladimir Dorofeev — head of Russian
submarine design firm St. Petersburg
Marine Engineering Bureau
“Malachite” — told Indian Express the
new lease would likely be built
around the former Akula-class
submarine, Iribis. Construction on the
SSN was halted following the
collapse of the Soviet Union.
Several international treaties forbid
the sale of nuclear powered
submarines but extended leases fall
out of treaty prohibitions.
Several Asian countries — Singapore,
Vietnam, Thailand, and Malaysia —
have recently bought submarines as
overlapping claims to territory in the
South China Sea have increased.
However, most of the submarines
purchased are diesel electric boats
that are limited in range and must
surface to provide air to the ship’s
engines.
Nuclear are famously can stay
underwater indefinitely — limited only
by crew needs like food — and can
greatly
India has also completed a
domestically built nuclear ballistic
missile submarine, INS Arihant. The
boomer — commissioned last year —
is armed with 12 Sagarika
submarine-launched ballistic missile
with nuclear warheads. The missiles
are capable of a range of 435 miles.
India Interested in Leasing Second Russian Nuclear Attack Sub | USNI News
@nair , yes we can extend renew the lease. @anant_s read the bold part.
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