Thyssenkrupp Group's marine systems division will be bidding for the USD8-billion project.
"We are very keen to offer our HDW Class 214 submarines for the Navy. We will be bidding for the P75i, having already delivered four non-nuclear submarines to the Navy in the late 1980s and early 1990s," Thyssenkrupp India managing director and chief executive Ravi Kirpalani told reporters.
Kirpalani joined the regional headquarters of Thyssenkrupp India as MD and chief executive in March 2016 after spending over 16 years at lubes major Castrol India.
When asked whether his company is comfortable working with a local partner, Kirpalani said, "We will be happy to collaborate with any local partner to build the submarines," adding the bidding conditions make it mandatory.
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Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems is one of the leading system providers for non-nuclear submarines and high-end naval vessels across the globe. It stands for marine competence, innovative technologies and comprehensive and reliable service.
Project75 was originally conceived in the early 1990s under the 30-year submarine building programme and was cleared in 1999. The first project was the P75, under which six Scorpene submarines are being built in Mumbai with collaboration of French major DCNS.
The Project 75i was first announced in 2010 under which the winning bidder will have to enter into a tripartite agreement with one of the government-run docks, a local private partner.
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