In tune with a growing ‘strategic partnership’ with South Korea, India is now getting all set to ink a major defense contract with the north-east Asian country for acquisition of eight advanced minesweeping and hunting warships.
Under the programme, which will be worth well over Rs 6,000 crore, India will get two of the mine counter-measures vessels (MCMVs) directly from South Korean firm Kangnam Corporation, while the other six will be manufactured by Goa Shipyard after transfer of technology. “The contract is now being finalized after the conclusion of the commercial negotiations,” Times of India quoting a defence source said.
India’s need for advanced MCMVs that combine the role of traditional minesweepers and active mine-hunters to detect and destroy underwater mines is critical. Despite intelligence inputs hold that Indian harbours face the clear and present danger of underwater mines being planted by both state as well as non-state actors, the Navy’s MCMV project has been hanging fire for several years now.
“Underwater mines are cheap weapons that can be used for high-impact incidents. It’s relatively easy for someone to lay mines at the harbour approach or departure routes. There is need to step-up the protection of our harbours and offshore installations,” said an official.
Made of composite material and high-grade steel to ensure ‘minimal magnetivity’, the new MCMVs will have high-definition sonars and acoustic and magnetic sweeps to first detect all kinds of marooned and drifting mines and then use remote-controlled systems like small underwater vehicles to then detonate them at safe distances.
better provide your 75% population with "toilet facility"….btw here again the result will be a new corruption scandal!
@Mr. Chips :
Ghaas kha lenge, lekin Atom Bomb banaa ke rahenge. (We will spend money to make Atom Bomb, even if we have to eat grass). Atom Bombs are there in 100s in Pakistan. People are eating grass but not the elite and ruling classes of Punjab and Sindh but poors of Pakistan in N.W. area and Balochistan. And don't forget, they don't have toilets also. All this is, inspite of Mr.10% on top.
Well, it depends who's eating grass. Many in your circle? Many among those who've hidden billions – dollars, not Rs – in Switzerland? How about ruling Congress coalition members? Or BJP in e-g Karnataka? How many sitting Indian MP's are under indictment? I think India's house is very much made of glass, or should I say grass.
u can see both sides face the same problems… dont u see guys…. its a fabricated war….
defense industry's setup war…. to sell weapons…
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