First Scorpene undocks; sea trials next
7 April 2015 5:55 AM IST
Kalvari, the first of the Indian Navy’s six Scorpene class stealth submarines, was on Monday “undocked” here, paving the way for sea trials and its eventual commissioning in September, 2016. The event was witnessed by Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar, who warned that for future projects, there will be a penalty for delay and reward for early completion.
The six Scorpenes are being built by Mazagon Docks Ltd in collaboration with French firm DCNS. Christened ‘Project 75’, the Scorpenes have already seen a delay of almost 40 months. While the first delivery was scheduled for 2012, the revised date is September of next year. The navy said that the project has “now been brought on track and the delivery schedule for the successive submarines has been reduced”.
The six Scorpenes are being built by Mazagon Docks Ltd in collaboration with French firm DCNS. Christened ‘Project 75’, the Scorpenes have already seen a delay of almost 40 months. While the first delivery was scheduled for 2012, the revised date is September of next year. The navy said that the project has “now been brought on track and the delivery schedule for the successive submarines has been reduced”.
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