Posted on 07/09/2006 4:56:50 AM PDT by sukhoi-30mki
Thales UK offers to sell sub-systems for India's N-subs
Press Trust of India
Glasgow, July 9, 2006
British defence majors are expressing readiness to export frontline weapons technology to India and 'Thales UK' has even offered to sell some critical sub-systems for New Delhi's top secret nuclear submarine project.
"Here we have developed a non-hull penetrating technology to remove cumbersome periscopes from submarines. And we are ready to offer this technology for India's upgraded Kilo class submarines and its Advanced Technology Vehicle (ATV)," Peter Mcbride, Director Naval exports of the company said.
Thales is making these non-penetrating hull masts and Mcbride said these new systems comprised the futuristic submarine combat management area.
He said these hulls were now being installed in the US navy's Virgina class submarines and also being used for trials for future French Nuclear submarine.
"These new hulls give the submarines minimum exposure above water and also long-range engagement capability. These hulls can be fitted in submarines with displacements ranging from 50 to 16,000 tonnes," he said.
The Thales offer indicates that Defence Research and Development Organisation and Naval design bureau have made the crucial breakthrough on the ATV.
According to reports, defence scientists have finally been able to fit a nuclear power plant on the hull of the indigenous nuclear submarine.
Ping!!
The crew of the new Indian sub better hope it works better than the new Indian tank. I predict it won't.
& I am sure you have decades of experience working with the Indian navy's submarine arm right.
The new Indian tank has teething problems much of which results from the Indian army brass reluctance to move away from Soviet model tanks.
That worked so well in Iraq.
Well try telling that to the army generals.But in their defense,India's rivals operate similar tanks & the air support Indian armour will get in likely combat will be different from what Iraq got or rather didn't!!
The British government's decision to offer Thales, the French defence electronics group, a key role in designing and building two new aircraft carriers for the Royal Navy, has unleashed a loud controversy about a contract ultimately worth some £9bn.
Maybe India could get the stuff for less cost from France.
Well since it is a British branch,the UK government can have role in allowing/denying exports to anyone.You could say that this offer wouldn't have come without London's approval.
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