Indian Ministry of Defence, NEW DELHI: India and France today signed contracts for the construction of six Scorpene class submarines in India under Project-75. The project will cost around three and a half billion dollars.
According to the contracts, India will build the Scorpene class submarines at the state owned Mazagon Docks in Mumbai, under transfer of technology from France. The first submarine will be ready for induction into the service within seven years of signing the contract. The remaining five submarines will be delivered at intervals of one year each thereafter.
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