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On realisation and integration of these modules in the submarines, India will join an elite club of a handful of nations who have indigenously developed fuel cell based submarine AIP technology which is critical for increasing the endurance of conventional submarines, according to a press release from L&T

Larsen & Toubro (L&T) and the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) have signed a contract to provide two Air Independent Propulsion (AIP) System Modules for the Indian Navys Kalvari Class submarines. The AIP Modules will be manufactured, integrated and undergo factory acceptance trials in L&Ts AM Naik Heavy Engineering Complex at Surat. The technology produces the power required and also generates hydrogen on-board, which eliminates the need to carry it, making it saf...

The technology of this indigenous AIP system is a unique one that generates hydrogen on demand thereby obviating the need for carrying hydrogen onboard which is a major safety concern for a submarine.

On realisation and integration of these modules in the submarines, India will join an elite club of a handful of nations who have indigenously developed fuel cell based submarine AIP technology which is critical for increasing the endurance of conventional submarines, according to a press release from L&T