MoD looking for alternative to Finmeccanica's torpedos

May 24, 2016 20:18

The defence ministry is now looking for an alternative for the chopper-scam-tainted Italian defence conglomerate Finmeccanica's heavy weight torpedos for the Scorpene submarines.

Defence sources said the proposal to acquire 98 Black Shark torpedoes for the six under construction French Scorpene submarines for a price of Rs 1,200 crore has been nixed.

"There is an alternate that is being worked on," the sources said, adding that the SeaHake torpedos from Germany's Atlas Elektronik could be an option.

Black Shark torpedoes, made by Whitehead Alenia Sistemi Subacquei (WASS), a subsidiary of Finmeccanica, had emerged the lowest bidder to arm the Scorpene submarines, the first of which will be handed over to the Navy by September this year.

However, the proposal to acquire it had been stuck because of the VVIP chopper scam.

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