A serious struggle is breaking out for the Indian tender P-75I. Yesterday, October 14, the portal navalnews.com He said that four countries will fight for a contract with the Indian Navy for the supply of six diesel-electric submarines.
The P-75I project is the second stage of the purchase of diesel-electric submarines for the Indian Navy. As part of the first stage, six Kalvari (Scorpene) submarines were purchased for the Indian Navy. The new purchase involves the purchase of six more submarines, which in the basic version will have an air-independent installation, as well as launchers for Brahmos missiles. The winner of the tender is planned to be announced next year.
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| Comparison of the sizes of applicants of the P-75I program. |
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Russia is represented at the P-75I tender by the Rubin Design Bureau, which proposed the Amur project, an export modification of the Lada submarine. Spain will be represented by Navantia with submarines of the S-80 Plus project. South Korea has put up the DSME-3000 (KSS-III) project. France hopes to win by offering India submarines of the Barracuda project, but without a nuclear power plant.
The German company ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems also received an invitation to participate in the tender, but it was not included in the list of finalists.