Modi Wants Global Warship Makers to Build $6.6 Billion in New Submarines
- Naval Group, Thyssenkrupp among those asked to submit proposal
- Technology transfer sought to build local shipyard capability
The Indian Navy's third Scorpene-class submarine 'Karanj' at the Mazagon Dock Shipyard, Mumbai.
Photographer: Punit Paranjpe/AFP via Getty Images
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s administration has asked global warship makers to submit proposals to build six conventional submarines in India to boost local shipyard capability and plug gaps in the navy’s underwater warfare fleet.
France’s Naval Group SA, German Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems GmBH, Swedish Saab Kockums, Spanish Navantia SA and Russian Rosoboronexport OJSC were asked to show if they can transfer technology to build the diesel-electric powered submarines in India, people familiar with the matter said in New Delhi, asking not to be identified as the discussions were private.