Project 971 nuclear-powered submarine
Posted on 07/02/2006 5:56:27 AM PDT by sukhoi-30mki
N-sub for Indian Navy goes on trial in Russian seas
PTI
Saturday, July 01, 2006 19:43 IST
MOSCOW: A Nerpa nuclear-powered submarine to be leased to the Indian Navy has begun sea trials.
The submarine, which went on sea trials on June 24, would be leased to the Indian Navy after its formal induction in to the Russian Pacific Fleet next year, Vedomosti daily reported on Saturday.
The Amursky Shipyard based in Komsomolsk-on-Amur just across the Chinese border launched the construction of Nerpa nuclear-power submarine (project 971, type Shchuka-B) in 1991.
"The contract concluded with India (around 2004) on completing the construction and leasing of this submarine along with another submarine of the same type also constructed by the Amursky Shipyard to the Indian Navy led to renewal of the construction," the daily writes noting the secret character of the deal.
Many times Defence Minister Sergey Ivanov has avoided answering the question whether such contract has been concluded with India.
"In India the programme is coded as 'the perspective warship,' its financial implications are also not revealed.”
“According to an official of one of the defence enterprises, India will spend not less than USD 400 million on completion of the construction of submarines," the daily said.
Project 971 nuclear-powered submarine
India is getting screwed by buying all this old Russian junk.
Did the Rooskies throw in a lead cup for each crewman ?
They just finished building it. It's new Russian junk.
& Pray, who will sell SSNs or assist India in making such vessels???????
Throwing your lot in with the autocratic backstabbing russians is suicide if a global conflict ever happens. You are choosing the wrong side. Im sure the US would build nuke subs for India if it wanted to buy them.
A US SSN would cost about 10 times as much as a Russian SSN.
(Of course, it would be safer for the crew, and better)
The Soviet Union leased a Charlie class SSGN to India back in the 80's I think. Most of their Navy is Soviet built or Soviet equipped or Soviet influenced.
mark, to get the nuke deal itself has been a great challenge. do you think US senate will ever approve sale of nuke subs to India? never.
and rukies, even if they sell junk, they sell it at the price of junk! and with them we have a 'trusty' after sales support. not the same with US. case in point: F-16s of Pakistan AF. in 90s, they have been grounded due to non-availability of spares. so as a weapons supplier, US is not as trustworthy as rukies. this is just my opinion, not all of India's.
Is this the Akula class nuclear sub?
They could try designing and building their own. That's what we did.
After all, they have droves of engineers training right here in the good ol' US of A.
This isnt junk. I am more worried about Russia selling these to the Chicoms.
building a nuke sub aint easy. i believe the indians already have plans to build one on their own.
I heard that India was going to bid for Subs that were supposed to be built for the Chicoms. I am sure the Russians would be uneasy selling these to the Chinese. Any idea??
(N)Ping.......
I never said it was easy. We've been building them for 45 years now, though.
That's already happening.But having a boat in ready service helps in a lot of ways.
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