karatecatman
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 Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2009 10:27 pm Post subject: No delay in acquiring Russian nuke sub: Indian Navy |
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www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/001200901231923.htm
No delay in acquiring Russian nuke sub: Indian Navy
New Delhi (IANS): The Indian Navy said on Friday there was "no delay" in its acquisition of a Russian nuclear-powered submarine though technical glitches could push the delivery back.
"There is no delay as far as we are concerned (in acquiring an Akula-class submarine). I don't know where these reports have appeared," Indian Navy chief Admiral Sureesh Mehta told reporters on the sidelines of a defence function here.
"The only delay is that it has to go for tests after the incident (in which a number of Russian sailors were killed when poisonous gas was accidentally released during the submarine's sea trials last November)," Mehta added.
Answering a question on the construction of six Scorpene submarines in India, he replied: "The project is well on time."
The first of the French-designed submarines is currently being built at Mumbai's state-owned Mazagaon Docks Limited (MDL). |
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