India's 1st Scorpene submarine to set out for sea trials today

April 06, 2015 10:26

The first of the six Scorpene Submarines (Project 75) will undock in presence of the defence minister Manohar Parrikar at the Mazagon Dock Limited in Mumbai on Monday. The minister will be commencing the floating out of the first project 75 (Scorpene) submarine on pontoon at MDL, said the Indian Navy official.

An MDL official said the submarine will undock on Monday and after carrying out tests at sea it will dock back. "After undergoing trial test run at sea to check technical glitches, if any, the sub will be commissioned on September 2016," said the official.

According to a senior submariner, the event assumes significance since this will be the first time the submarine will be entering water -- albeit with the help of a pontoon - which signifies that its hull is complete and critical equipment is in place.

A source said the project to build the Scorpenes with technology borrowed from France's DCNS has already had a cost escalation of nearly Rs.5,000 crore. It is expected for the induction of all the six submarines tentatively by 2018. "The revised cost of the submarines, called Project 75, is approximately at Rs 23,562 crore against the originally approved Rs 18,798 crore," said the source.

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