Defence Ministry inks Rs 934 cr deal for Refit of INS Sindhukirti Submarine with HSL

After completion of refit, Sindhukirti will be combat-worthy and will join the active submarine fleet of the Indian Navy.

NewsBharati 13-Mar-2023 17:30:31 PM

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New Delhi, Mar 13: In another boost to achieve ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’, the Ministry of Defence on Monday signed a contract for normal refit submarine Sindhukirti at Hindustan Shipyard Limited (HSL), Visakhapatnam at an overall cost of Rs 934 crore.

It should be noted that INS Sindhukirti is 3rd Kilo Class Diesel Electric Submarine.

After completion of refit, Sindhukirti will be combat-worthy and will join the active submarine fleet of the Indian Navy.

This refit has been offloaded to develop alternate repair facility for submarines and is a further step towards undertaking a medium refit with Life Certification at HSL.

The project involves more than 20 Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) and would lead to employment generation of 1,000 man-days per day for the project duration.