INS Kalvari soon to be fitted with indigenously built AIP system

INS Kalvari. (Photo: Indian Navy)New Delhi: The Defence Research and Development Organization and France’s Naval Group have signed a deal for the integration of the indigenously built fuel cell-based air-independent propulsion (AIP) system in t...

MoD okays Rs 43,000 crore project to build 6 high-tech submarines; purchase of air defence guns worth Rs 6,000 crore

New Delhi: Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) on Friday took two major decisions, including the approval for the RFP for construction of six submarines at approx cost of Rs 43,000 crore and purchase of air defence guns for the armed forces worth Rs 6,...

DRDO’s Air Independent Propulsion system gets boost with operation of land-based prototype

New Delhi: Air Independent Propulsion (AIP) has a force multiplier effect on lethality of a diesel electric submarine as it enhances the submerged endurance of the boat, several folds, the DRDO said.Fuel cell-based AIP has merits in performance compa...