The contract for the transfer of India to lease the submarine project 971 close to signing
The 971 project submarine, which they want to get in India, already has a tentative name, Chakra 3, should replace the Navy at the end of the lease with the current Russian nuclear multipurpose submarine S 72 Chakra (formerly K-152 "Nerpa") of the 971I project.
The Indian Navy was offered a choice of the Russian Navy's nuclear submarine K-295 "Samara" and K-391 "Bratsk" of the 971 project, which are currently being repaired at the headquarters enterprise Zvezdochka Center in Severodvinsk. Submarines were examined by a commission of the Indian Ministry who arrived on a visit last week Negotiations were held on the financial issues of the contract, India agreed to pay 3,3 billion for one submarine for leasing.
According to the agreement, the selected submarine by India (most likely - "Samara") will undergo extensive repairs and upgrades, including the replacement of the reactor core. Repairs will be carried out at the Russian enterprise, 72 is assigned to this month.
The Chakra lease (the former K-152 “Nerpa”) expires in January 2022, since the submarine was leased for 10 years in 2012, but could be extended for three years until the new 971 project boat was introduced to replace it . Currently, the Chakra is the only multi-purpose nuclear submarine of the Indian Navy, since the first submarine of Indian construction, the S 73 Arihant, is a missile boat and it faces constant technical problems.
- Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation
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