India Navy SSK Submarines

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70k crore INR ~ 8.2 billion USD

https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/india/centre-clears-deck-for-rs-70000-crore-project-75-india-submarine-deal-with-germany-13482269.html

If talks move on schedule, the final contract could be signed within six months — kickstarting one of India’s most critical defence projects in years.

 

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https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1966355000336220168

 

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https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1977929016037560421

 

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https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1980667921958596724

 

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Summary of the procurement debacle from: https://thumkar.blogspot.com/2026/01/how-outrageously-ambitious-indian-navy.html

The ET reports that Germany and India are poised to sign a deal worth over $8 billion for the supply of six SSKs, with transfer of technology, during Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s visit to India next week

Conclusion​

The DAC approved procurement of 6 submarines under Project 75I in October 2014.

Project 75I has been delayed primarily because the Indian Navy drafted qualitative requirements that were excessively ambitious.

This import was not inevitable. Had the Indian Navy set realistic qualitative requirements at the outset, L&T—armed with SSN-building experience—could have built what the Navy is now buying from TKMS, filling gaps through partners of its own choosing.

The Indian Navy may then have obtained far more than it is getting now—including submarines built with Indian steel, missiles (vertical launch Brahmos), torpedoes, and full intellectual property rights for future exports.