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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
Another twist has occurred in India's tortuous pathway to obtaining six AIP-equipped submarines, as Germany seeks pole position.
Germany’s defence minister Boris Pistorius, who is in India on a four-day visit, said his country is in a ‘good place’ to bag the six-submarine deal worth Rs 43,000 crore. The deal is part of New Delhi’s P-75I project that envisages the construction of advanced underwater vessels. This will boost the country’s naval capabilities and ensure safety of our waters
An Indian Navy submarine has docked at Oman for an operational turnaround for the first time in what may be a signal to India’s expanding reach in the Indian Ocean region where China often flexes its maritime muscles by deploying submarines on long-range patrol.