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| A DCNS Scorpene class submarine (File Photo) |
NEW DELHI, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) --The Indian Navy said Friday that the documents posted by an Australian news website pertaining to Scorpene submarines do not pose any security threat.
"The documents that have been posted on the website by an Australian news agency have been examined and do not pose any security compromise as the vital parameters have been blacked out," reads a statement issued by the Indian Navy.
The statement has come after news website "The Australian" uploaded fresh data pertaining to India's Scorpene submarines. The new data gives information about operating instructions of underwater warfare system of the six Scorpene submarines being built in India by French shipbuilder DCNS.
The Indian authorities said they have taken up the matter with the French government, urging them to investigate the leak.
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