Indian Navy Likely To Get Two Midget Subs Worth $482 Million Each

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12:45 PM, February 9, 2015
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Indian Navy is likely to get two strategic operating vessels (SOVs) also known as midget submarines on Hindustan Shipyard Limited that can boost the underwater capability costing an estimated $482 million each, the Hindu reported today.

According to the report, the Request for proposal (ROP) will be notified in a couple of months.

“We are expecting to ground work on the project by completing all the procedures by the year-end and deliver it in three years,” HSL Chairman and Managing Director Rear Admiral N.K. Mishra was quoted as saying by the daily.

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