DCN, Today, in New Delhi, DCN/Thales joint subsidiary Armaris signed a contract with the Indian government for the acquisition of six Scorpene submarines. The ceremony was attended by a large number of officials and industrial partners, not least DCN.
Following Indian Prime Minister Manoham Singh's official confirmation in Paris on 12 September of the contract for the acquisition, through a technology transfer, of six Scorpene submarines, Armaris and Indian shipbuilder Bombay Mazagon Dock Limited (MDL) today signed the corresponding commercial contract.
The next major milestone, which may take place from late this year, will be the contract's entry into effect and a start on the project's operational phases.
The contract is for the acquisition of six Franco-Spanish Scorpene submarines to be wholly built in India by MDL. DCN, the Scorpene industrial prime contractor with Spanish partner Navantia, will manage the technology transfer, provide services and supply equipment as stipulated in the contract. For the DCN group, the package will be worth around EUR 900 million.
The modularity of Scorpene design means that it can readily tailored to each client navy's specific needs. Advanced built-in interoperability further enables the Scorpene to accommodate a variety of sophisticated customer-defined combat and weapon systems.
Following earlier orders from Chile and Malaysia, this contract brings total sales of the DCN-developed Scorpene to international client navies to ten.
The new contract also strengthens DCN's position as an international provider of integrated warships and combat systems through technology transfers as well as naval equipment and services with international contracts Formidable-class stealth frigates for Singapore and combat management systems for Norway.
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