The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), chaired by defence minister Rajnath Singh, on Friday, approved issuing a request for proposal (RFP) for the construction of six conventional submarines under the Strategic Partnership (SP) model.
The project envisages the indigenous construction of six conventional submarines equipped with the state-of-the-art Air Independent Propulsion system at an estimated cost of Rs 43,000 crore. In a press note, the defence ministry said this would be the first case processed under the SP model and will be one of the largest ‘Make in India’ projects.
“The availability of new technologies and advanced manufacturing capabilities to Indian