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India Clears Negotiations With Germany to Build Six AIP Submarines Under Project 75I

The programme prioritises local manufacturing, with reports citing a roughly 60% indigenous-content goal on the first boat.

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(File) The photograph dated March 10, 2021, shows a Scorpene-class submarine of France's Naval Group. Image courtesy Naval Group
Indian Navy Submarine | Image: Indian Navy

Overview

  • Defence Ministry and Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders have approval to start talks with ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems by the end of August, with a six- to eight-month target to seal the contract.
  • The package is reported at about Rs 70,000 crore for six submarines to be constructed in India under a strategic partnership framework.
  • Reporting indicates a Type‑214‑derived design with air-independent propulsion for roughly three weeks of submerged endurance and a mix of heavyweight torpedoes and land-attack or anti-ship cruise missiles.
  • The TKMS–MDL offer was the only bid to clear Indian Navy field trials, paving the way for formal negotiations after a high-level review of fleet needs.
  • Officials frame the move as critical to replacing about ten ageing boats over the next decade while parallel work advances on two indigenous nuclear-powered attack submarines with L&T.