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The delivery of the first Scorpene submarine under Project-75 to the Indian Navy has been put off till the second half of 2015, Parliament was informed today.
In a written reply to the Lok Sabha, Defence Minister, Mr A. K. Antony said, “The first submarine is now scheduled to be delivered in the second half of 2015. There has been a delay due to the initial teething problems, absorption of complex technology, augmentation of MDL Infrastructure and procurement of purchased material.”
A programme for construction of six submarines is currently underway at Mazagaon Dock Ltd (MDL), Mumbai, under Project-75. “According to the contract, the first submarine was scheduled to be delivered in December 2012 and thereafter, one each every year till December 2017,” Mr Antony said.
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