The Centre has approved negotiations for building six advanced submarines in India in collaboration with Germany’s ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) under Project 75-India (P-75I), a deal valued at ₹70,000 crore, The Times of India reported.
The Defence Ministry and Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) will begin formal talks with TKMS by the end of this month, with the contract expected to be finalised within six months.
The submarines will be equipped with Air Independent Propulsion (AIP) systems, enabling them to remain underwater for nearly three weeks, significantly boosting the Indian Navy’s undersea warfare capabilities.
This decision follows a high-level meeting of defence and national security officials that reviewed India’s submarine programme and future requirements. The Navy aims to replace around 10 ageing submarines in the next decade, while parallel efforts continue on indigenous nuclear submarine projects.
Larsen & Toubro (L&T), in partnership with the Submarine Building Centre, is already developing two nuclear attack submarines, further expanding India’s underwater fleet.
