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Navy to get third Scorpene submarine in December
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- The third Scorpene submarine, Karanj, will be delivered to the Indian Navy by December and all six submarine deliveries would be completed by 2022, Nicolas de La Villemarque, Vice President India, Asia and Pacific of Naval Group, said on Wednesday.
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- Talks underway on AIP: Talks were underway with the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) and the Navy for installation of Air Independent Propulsion System on the earlier Scorpene submarines.
- What is Air Independent Propulsion (AIP)?
(1) Air-independent propulsion (AIP) is a marine propulsion technology that allows a non-nuclear submarine to operate without access to atmospheric oxygen.
(2) An AIP module gives stealth and extended endurance to diesel-electric submarines by allowing them to stay submerged longer.
- INS Karanj in trials: Karanj was launched into water in January 2018 and is currently in advanced stages of sea trials.
- Scorpene Class submarines
(1) The Scorpène-class submarines are a class of diesel-electric attack submarines jointly developed by the French Direction des Constructions Navales (DCN) and the Spanish company Navantia, and now by Naval Group.
(2) It features diesel propulsion and an additional air-independent propulsion (AIP).
(3) First three submarines under the project 75-I of Indian Navy are INS Kalvari, INS Khanderi and INS Karanj.
Source
The Hindu