Govt. approves construction of 7 stealth frigates, 6 nuclear-powered submarines

NEW DELHI: in an exceedingly major step towards building a formidable blue-water Navy for the long run, the Modi government has cleared the autochthonal construction of 7 stealth frigates and 6 nuclear-powered attack submarines, that along can price well upwards of Rs. 1 lac crore . The Cabinet committee on security took these choices in tune with the "critical necessity" for Asian nation to bolster its "overall deterrence capability" within the entire ocean Region particularly its primary space of strategic interest stretching from the Persian Gulf to Malacca Strait. Under the over Rs.50,000 crore ' Project-17 A ' for concealment frigates, four are made at Mazagon Docks in Mumbai and three in Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers in metropolis. "The contract are inked with MDL and GRSE this month itself, with Associate in Nursing initial payment of Rs 4,000 crore.