First Scorpene Submarine in 2015

The Indian Navy (IN) operates a balanced force in the Indian Ocean region and beyond and towards that end, the present force levels are continuously augmented for undertaking the tasks defined for Indian Navy. Presently, under Project P-75, six Scorpene submarines of French design are being constructed at Mazgaon Docks Limited (MDL), Mumbai under ToT from M/s DCNS, France. The delivery of these P-75 (Scorpene) submarines is scheduled tentatively from June 2015 to September 2018 as per a Ministry of Defence press release on 10 December.