RUSSIA TO LEASE ANOTHER NUCLEAR SUB TO INDIA IN DECEMBER

[samlove]

An agreement on leasing another Russian nuclear-powered submarine to India is to be signed at the Russian-Indian summit in December, a source at India’s Defense Ministry told TASS.

The possibility of leasing a second submarine from Russia will be studied when India’s Defense Minister Manohar Parrikar will visit Moscow next week," the source said. "Parrikar will hold talks on this strategic project with his Russian counterpart Sergey Shoigu. After the ten-year contract is signed another two or three years will be required for upgrading the submarine in keeping with India’s requirements," he said.

Over the past 45 years Russia and India have established reliable, time-tested strategic ties in the field of defence. India’s armed forces are equipped with Soviet and Russian military hardware 70%, the source said, adding that Russia had always provided its best military hardware to India.

A Russian military source at the Russian embassy in New Delhi has confirmed to TASS the negotiations on leasing the Kashalot K-322 nuclear power submarine of project 971 Shchuka had entered the final phase.
"If the contract is signed, it will be the third Russia-built submarine handed over to the Indian Navy," he said. "For the first time India leased a Russian nuclear submarine for ten years back in the early 1980s. In 2012 the Indian Navy leased Russia’s K-152 Nerpa submarine of project 971. This is a customary and well-tested way of cooperation by our countries in the military-technical sphere."

According to the Russian source, the submarine will undergo fundamental upgrade in line with the customer’s requirements at the Amur shipyards, where it is at the moment. The repair, upgrade and testing work and the Indian crew’s training are to be completed by 2018.

 

[vsdave2302]

Nepra is a very potent sub. One of suc sub can significantly cripple the enemy movement in any area,

 

[samlove]

K-322 Kashalot is a Project 971 Schuka-B nuclear-powered attack submarine (SSN).

REGISTRATION
Pacific Fleet, Krasheninnikov Bay

CONSTRUCTION, NAME
The submarine was laid down on September 5, 1986 at Amur Shipyard in (Komsomolsk-on-Amur) under the name of K-322; launched on July 18, 1987; commissioned into Pacific Fleet on March 1, 1989; renamed into Kashalot on April 13, 1993.

MILESTONES
In summer 1991 the sub carried out a patrol, having achieved the Navy's record in trailing foreign submarines – over 14 days.

The sub is currently under repair.

PERFORMANCE
NATO classification: Akula-II
Surface speed - 40 knots
Submerged speed - 30 knots max
- 10 knots in silent stealth mode
Operating depth: 520 meters
Test depth: 600 meters
Endurance: 100 days
Crew: 73 men

DIMENSIONS
Surface displacement: 8,140 tons
Submerged displacement: 12,770 tons
Extreme length (on design waterline): 114.3 meters
Extreme beam: 13.6 meters
Mean draft (on design waterline): 9.7 meters

PROPULSION
Nuclear reactor OK-650B3 (190 mW); one 43,000-shp turbine

ARMAMENT
4 x 650-mm and 4 x 533-mm torpedo tubes

 

[kṣamā]

ARMAMENT
4 x 650-mm and 4 x 533-mm torpedo tubes

What about the total nos of torpedos? Can the tubes be used to launch missiles? Is there a provision for installing a SDV?

 

[kaykay]

What about the total nos of torpedos? Can the tubes be used to launch missiles? Is there a provision for installing a SDV?

4* 533 mm tubes will carry a total of 28 torpedoes/klub missiles while 4*650 mm tubes can carry either 12 more torpedoes/klubs cruise missiles. so total 40 torpedoes/klub cruise missiles.

 

[knight11]

Surface speed: 11.6 knots
Submerged speed: 30 knots

Sir, can you correct this

Surface speed - 40 knots
Submerged speed - 30 knots max
- 10 knots in silent stealth mode

 

[south block]

Nepra is a very potent sub. One of suc sub can significantly cripple the enemy movement in any area,

Most silent & best attack submarine in Asian waters

 

[vsdave2302]

Most silent & best attack submarine in Asian waters

yes it is very very fast with a speed of 35+ Nautical miles. It is quite silent and it hs capable of stoiring and delivering a loads of weapons. Nightmare for our enemy. SImply the presence of one such submarine will put whole naval fleet of our enemy in Danger.

Even our old russian subs have spied on noisy chinese subs from South china sea to Indian ocean.

 

[south block]

yes it is very very fast with a speed of 35+ Nautical miles. It is quite silent and it hs capable of stoiring and delivering a loads of weapons. Nightmare for our enemy. SImply the presence of one such submarine will put whole naval fleet of our enemy in Danger.

Even our old russian subs have spied on noisy chinese subs from South china sea to Indian oscean.

Mostly to deter any Chinese misadventure in Indian ocean, with 8 more nuclear attack submarine coming in 2022 to 2030 time frame , Indian navy will be a force to recon with