Zvezdochka shipyard made a formal offer for the sale of three Kilo class conventional submarines to India at a token price of one rupee.
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Why Is Russia Offering Old Submarines to India
Admiral Karambir Singh, the chief of the Indian Navy, recently paid a low-key three-day visit to Russia. The trip was "primarily about submarines," according to one source, aside from attending the Russian Navy's 325th-anniversary celebration in St Petersburg on July 25. The CNS (Chief of Naval Staff) paid a visit to the Zvezdochka shipyard in northern Russia , where he checked on the progress of a Russian nuclear submarine refurbishment. In 2019, India and Russia agreed to build the Chakra-3 , a $3 billion (Rs 22,000 crore) nuclear-powered attack submarine (SSN) based on the ex-Russian Navy's Akula class . The price includes a 72-month refit as well as a ten-year lease for the SSN . Another new submarine, the Bratsk , will replace Chakra-2 ,
which will be returned to the Russian Navy after the ten-year lease ends this
year. The crew of this submarine was sent to Russia for training last year. In
January 2021, the Russian news agency TASS reported that the Bratsk class will…
