Source: Indian Defence News
In a secret agreement between Russian defense ministry, India has signed to acquire a second nuclear attack submarine or the Navy.
A report written by Alexei Nikolski, a columnist with a Russian daily Vedomosti reads, “According to a person in the Russian defense ministry, the long-discussed lease to transfer a multipurpose Project 971 nuclear submarine to India from the Russian Navy was signed in Goa in July 2018.”
The Defence Ministry did not comment on the matter.
Earlier India had received a nuclear submarine of this type- Project 971 also known as Akula-II- on lease from Russia. The Indian Navy currently operates this Akula-II class submarine called INS Chakra.
The INS Chakra is an 8,140-ton nuclear-powered attack submarine. India had sponsored the building and sea trials of the submarine provided it was given to the Indian Navy on lease for 10 years. It was launched as K-152 Nerpa in October 2008 and entered service with the Russian Navy in 2009. The submarine was leased to the Indian Navy in 2011. Chakra was commissioned into the Indian Navy in April 2012.
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