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| HDW Type 209 (Shishumar class is a stretched version) |
Manu Pubby
The Navy is planning a major upgrade for its Shishumar class of submarines by equipping them with tube-launched missiles, a step that will exponentially increase their capability to take on enemy warships. The fleet of four submarines — purchased from Germany’s HDW — is currently equipped only with torpedoes and mine-laying equipment.
Sources said the Navy had moved a proposal to the Ministry of Defence to equip the fleet with Harpoon anti-ship missiles when the submarines go for the next round of refits. In the first step, the Navy plans to upgrade the INS Shalki and Shankul with the Harpoon system, followed by the two older submarines in the class.
Read the full story at The Indian Express