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Akula-1 class attack submarine

March 9 , 2019 2089 days 790 0
  • India signed contract for the lease of an Akula-1 class nuclear-powered attack submarine from Russia for a period of 10 years.
  • Under the pact, Russia will have to deliver the Akula-1 class submarine, to be known as Chakra III, to the Indian Navy by 2025.
  • It will be the third Russian nuclear attack submarine to be leased to the Indian Navy.
  • First Russian nuclear-powered submarine christened INS Chakra was taken in 1988 under a 3-year lease.
  • Second INS Chakra was taken on lease in 2012 for a period of 10 years.
 

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