In one instance, the Indian Navy refused to take supplies of the batteries due to their poor condition. “Other issues included poor documentation, false data, and poor discipline in the supply of spares from the Soviet Union. A major emergency at sea was experienced and it took months to repair the submarine.įrance Likely To Partner India In Developing Six Nuclear-Powered Attack Submarines – Analysis The main suction line was not renewed during the last refit in the Soviet Union which caused flooding and fire. The outboard pipes and equipment corroded fast due to the high air temperature, humidity, and salinity. The K-43 was then sent to the Zvezda submarine repair yard for modernization and transfer to the Indian Navy.” “The K-43 was a compact submarine armed with underwater launched ‘Amethyst’ cruise missile and was capable of attack with self-generated target data making it a potent Aircraft Carrier killer. “India was interested in Project 671 or Victor-class submarines with tube-launched anti-ship and land-attack missiles but settled for the Charlie class after the visit to older K-43. Joseph P Chacko, a defense analyst, wrote in Frontier India. Interestingly, the Charlie class was not New Delhi’s first choice. New Delhi and Moscow had chalked out a lease agreement, which allowed the Indian Navy to rent a Charlie-class nuclear cruise missile submarine for a decade. This was the first time a nation had leased out a nuclear submarine. The precedent of subs for rent was set during the fag end of the Cold War when the Indian Navy had received INS Chakra on loan from the USSR after signing a lease in July 1987. India has rented yet another Akula class submarine - dubbed Chakra III - in a $3 billion contract, as Chakra-II has been prematurely returned to Russia due to maintenance issues.īattleground Syria: How Israeli Fighter Jets Laid A ‘Bear Trap’ For Russian MiG-21s & Shot-Down Half A Dozen Aircraft
The Indian Navy’s history of leasing a nuclear submarine from Russia (erstwhile Soviet Union) seems to be repeating itself.
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