Indian Navy may lease K-322 Kashalot submarine
In mid-December last year, it became known that the Indian Ministry of Defense was considering the possibility of renting another nuclear submarine from Russia. As part of the Indian Navy for several years, the rented Nerpa / INS Chakra submarine has been serving, in addition to which another can be taken. About a month later, new details of a possible treaty between India and Russia appeared.
Recall 16 December, the head of the Indian Defense Ministry Manohar Parrikar said that India in the foreseeable future intends to hold talks with Russia for the lease of another nuclear submarine. It is assumed that such a deal will significantly increase the potential of the Indian Navy, as well as affect the effectiveness of personnel training. According to some data, at the time of M. Parrikar’s statements, the Russian and Indian sides had already discussed the terms of a possible contract regarding the lease of the second submarine.
In December, in some domestic and foreign media, it was reported that in the interests of India the Irbis submarine could be completed and modernized. Rumors about the upcoming completion of this ship, followed by transfer to the Indian military began to go back in 2013 year, but still have not received confirmation. Moreover, according to the latest reports, the Irbis submarine will not be completed within the framework of the lease agreement.
On January 19, the Interfax news agency, citing a source in the Russian defense industry, provided some details of the negotiations on the new contract. So, in case of signing the contract, the Indian Navy will receive a nuclear submarine on lease for a term of 10 years. The subject of negotiations is the submarine K-322 "Kashalot", which has been under repair for several years.
According to the source "Interfax", the submarine will undergo a deep modernization, which will be made in accordance with the requirements of the customer in the face of the Indian Navy. The Amur Shipbuilding Plant (Komsomolsk-on-Amur), where it is currently located, will be engaged in repairing and updating the submarine.
An unnamed source said that it would take about three years to carry out all the necessary work. Thus, if the contract for the transfer of the submarine "Kashalot" will be signed this year, the repair and upgrading, testing and training of the Indian crew can be completed before 2018 year. Thus, by the beginning of the next decade, there will be two nuclear-powered submarines of Russian construction leased in India as part of the naval forces.
The Sperm Whale submarine belongs to Project 971 Pike-B and is the third serial submarine of this type. It was laid in September 1986 at the Amur Shipyard. Initially, it was classified as a large nuclear submarine. In the summer of next year, the submarine was launched, and then transferred to the Vostok plant in the village of Bolshoy Kamen in a floating dock. December 30, 1988, after carrying out all the tests and checks, the submarine went into operation, and at the end of March next year became part of the Pacific fleet.
In the summer of 1990, the submarine completed its combat service tasks for the first time. For several weeks, the crew of the submarine monitored the boats of foreign fleets for 354 hours, breaking the previous tracking time record.
In April 1992, the submarine was reclassified into nuclear cruising. About a year later, the name Kashalot was added to the new designation K-322.
In 2003, the K-322 “Kashalot” submarine K-XNUMX was sent to the Amur Shipbuilding Plant with the aim of carrying out repairs. For various reasons, the submarine still remains at the factory and is not ready to continue service. In view of the delayed repairs, rumors repeatedly appeared about the possible early cancellation and disposal of the ship.
According to the latest data, the submarine "Kashalot" is currently the subject of negotiations between the Russian and Indian military. If the information of the Interfax agency is true, then in the near future, the repair of the submarine may continue, after which it will be transferred to India.
As a result of negotiations and subsequent work, the Indian Navy can significantly increase their combat potential. The fact is that the overwhelming majority of submarines in the Indian fleet are non-nuclear, which is why their capabilities are seriously limited. Currently, the Indian Navy has only one multi-purpose submarine, the INS Chakra, formerly known as the K-152 "Nerpa". The only nuclear frontline submarine of India was originally built for the Russian Navy, but later an agreement appeared, in accordance with which the boat was completed and handed over to a foreign customer.
In addition to the "Chakra", India has another submarine with a nuclear power plant, but it is currently being tested. Since the mid-eighties, Indian specialists, together with foreign colleagues, have been working on a project of a promising submarine armed with ballistic missiles. Construction of the head boat of the new project began in 1998 year. The ship was named INS Arihant. The launch of the submarine took place in the 2009 year, however, it was put to the sea trials only in the middle of December last year. The exact date of commencement of the service remains unknown. In the future it is planned to build a series of boats with ballistic missiles.
Thus, in the event of the implementation of a possible contract, the Indian Navy will have two multipurpose nuclear submarines and one nuclear submarine with ballistic missiles. Nevertheless, diesel-electric submarines of several types of foreign production will remain the main striking force of the Indian submarine fleet. A specific feature of the future Indian group of nuclear submarines is the fact that in the foreseeable future, India will build on its own only ballistic-missile submarines. Multipurpose submarines are planned to be leased from Russia.
The contract for the transfer of the Indian submarine K-322 Kashalot has not been signed yet. From the words of the source of the Interfax news agency, it follows that at present the Russian and Indian military are discussing the conditions for repair and transfer of the submarine. The details of the new agreement should be announced later when the parties find a common language and clarify all the conditions of the contract.
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Recall 16 December, the head of the Indian Defense Ministry Manohar Parrikar said that India in the foreseeable future intends to hold talks with Russia for the lease of another nuclear submarine. It is assumed that such a deal will significantly increase the potential of the Indian Navy, as well as affect the effectiveness of personnel training. According to some data, at the time of M. Parrikar’s statements, the Russian and Indian sides had already discussed the terms of a possible contract regarding the lease of the second submarine.
In December, in some domestic and foreign media, it was reported that in the interests of India the Irbis submarine could be completed and modernized. Rumors about the upcoming completion of this ship, followed by transfer to the Indian military began to go back in 2013 year, but still have not received confirmation. Moreover, according to the latest reports, the Irbis submarine will not be completed within the framework of the lease agreement.
On January 19, the Interfax news agency, citing a source in the Russian defense industry, provided some details of the negotiations on the new contract. So, in case of signing the contract, the Indian Navy will receive a nuclear submarine on lease for a term of 10 years. The subject of negotiations is the submarine K-322 "Kashalot", which has been under repair for several years.
According to the source "Interfax", the submarine will undergo a deep modernization, which will be made in accordance with the requirements of the customer in the face of the Indian Navy. The Amur Shipbuilding Plant (Komsomolsk-on-Amur), where it is currently located, will be engaged in repairing and updating the submarine.
An unnamed source said that it would take about three years to carry out all the necessary work. Thus, if the contract for the transfer of the submarine "Kashalot" will be signed this year, the repair and upgrading, testing and training of the Indian crew can be completed before 2018 year. Thus, by the beginning of the next decade, there will be two nuclear-powered submarines of Russian construction leased in India as part of the naval forces.
The Sperm Whale submarine belongs to Project 971 Pike-B and is the third serial submarine of this type. It was laid in September 1986 at the Amur Shipyard. Initially, it was classified as a large nuclear submarine. In the summer of next year, the submarine was launched, and then transferred to the Vostok plant in the village of Bolshoy Kamen in a floating dock. December 30, 1988, after carrying out all the tests and checks, the submarine went into operation, and at the end of March next year became part of the Pacific fleet.
In the summer of 1990, the submarine completed its combat service tasks for the first time. For several weeks, the crew of the submarine monitored the boats of foreign fleets for 354 hours, breaking the previous tracking time record.
In April 1992, the submarine was reclassified into nuclear cruising. About a year later, the name Kashalot was added to the new designation K-322.
In 2003, the K-322 “Kashalot” submarine K-XNUMX was sent to the Amur Shipbuilding Plant with the aim of carrying out repairs. For various reasons, the submarine still remains at the factory and is not ready to continue service. In view of the delayed repairs, rumors repeatedly appeared about the possible early cancellation and disposal of the ship.
According to the latest data, the submarine "Kashalot" is currently the subject of negotiations between the Russian and Indian military. If the information of the Interfax agency is true, then in the near future, the repair of the submarine may continue, after which it will be transferred to India.
As a result of negotiations and subsequent work, the Indian Navy can significantly increase their combat potential. The fact is that the overwhelming majority of submarines in the Indian fleet are non-nuclear, which is why their capabilities are seriously limited. Currently, the Indian Navy has only one multi-purpose submarine, the INS Chakra, formerly known as the K-152 "Nerpa". The only nuclear frontline submarine of India was originally built for the Russian Navy, but later an agreement appeared, in accordance with which the boat was completed and handed over to a foreign customer.
In addition to the "Chakra", India has another submarine with a nuclear power plant, but it is currently being tested. Since the mid-eighties, Indian specialists, together with foreign colleagues, have been working on a project of a promising submarine armed with ballistic missiles. Construction of the head boat of the new project began in 1998 year. The ship was named INS Arihant. The launch of the submarine took place in the 2009 year, however, it was put to the sea trials only in the middle of December last year. The exact date of commencement of the service remains unknown. In the future it is planned to build a series of boats with ballistic missiles.
Thus, in the event of the implementation of a possible contract, the Indian Navy will have two multipurpose nuclear submarines and one nuclear submarine with ballistic missiles. Nevertheless, diesel-electric submarines of several types of foreign production will remain the main striking force of the Indian submarine fleet. A specific feature of the future Indian group of nuclear submarines is the fact that in the foreseeable future, India will build on its own only ballistic-missile submarines. Multipurpose submarines are planned to be leased from Russia.
The contract for the transfer of the Indian submarine K-322 Kashalot has not been signed yet. From the words of the source of the Interfax news agency, it follows that at present the Russian and Indian military are discussing the conditions for repair and transfer of the submarine. The details of the new agreement should be announced later when the parties find a common language and clarify all the conditions of the contract.
On the materials of the sites:
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/
http://interfax.ru/
http://lenta.ru/
http://deepstorm.ru/
http://ria.ru/
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