East Asia and Pacific Region
Indonesia Drops South Korean Submarine In Favor Of French Scorpene Class Submarine Worth $2.16 Billion
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Europe
India Launches Sixth and Final Scorpene-class Submarine
Indian shipbuilder Mazagon Dock Limited (MDL) today launched “Vagsheer”, the final Scorpene type submarine for the Indian Navy. MDL launched “Vagsheer”, the sixth and final submarine of project P-75 The submarine was launched by India’s […]
East Asia and Pacific Region
Submarine Procurement Race Takes Hold In Asia
Since its inception at the turn of the 20th century, the submarine has been the ace asymmetrical weapon. It has allowed smaller navies to stand up to the most powerful, and the powerful ones stay […]
Defense Industry
Naval Group Opens Office In Philippines For Prospective Submarine Deal
Naval Group announced the upcoming opening of an office in Manila in the Philippines. The opening which is set for early 2021 will help the French shipbuilder be closer to its potential customer, the Philippine […]
Naval Platforms
Indian Navy Commissions Third Kalvari-Class Submarine
The Indian Navy’s (IN) third licence-built Kalvari (Scorpène)-class diesel-electric submarine (SSK), INS Karanj, was commissioned into service at Naval Dockyard Mumbai on 10 March. Karanj is one of six Scorpène SSKs being licence-built by Mazagon […]
East Asia and Pacific Region
Indian Navy Suffers Budget Crisis As It Plans to Expand Operations
Indian Navy’s planned acquisition of a third Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC-2) is at risk of running aground. On December 3, during the annual navy press conference held in New Delhi, Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral […]
Americas
Brazilian Navy Launched Second Scorpene-class Submarine
The Brazilian Navy launched today the second Scorpene-class diesel-electric attack submarine, the S Humaita (S41). The unit is being built by ICN in Itaguaí, Rio de Janeiro and French Naval Group under a technology transfer […]
East Asia and Pacific Region
Indonesia to Buy Scorpene-class Submarines From Naval Group
Officials from Indonesia’s defence ministry are in discussions with a consortium led by French shipbuilder Naval Group for a possible order of the Riachuelo (Modified Scorpene)-class submarine, separate industry sources close to the talks have […]
East Asia and Pacific Region
Naval Group To Sale Submarine To The Philippines Navy
On the first day of Euronaval 2020, the new CEO of Naval Group –Pierre-Eric Pommellet– invited the press to a conference call. It was the opportunity to exchange on the progress of naval programs in […]
Naval Platforms
India’s domestically developed AIP for project 75I submarine
India is yet to adopt Air Independent Power (AIP) for its submarines. Also known as Air Independent Propulsion, this technology allows a non-nuclear submarine to operate for longer without having to surface. This makes it harder […]