MoD signs ₹2,867 crore contracts for DRDO-AIP plug and heavy-weight torpedo integration on Kalvari-class submarines
The Ministry of Defence signed two submarine contracts with Mazagon Dock and France's Naval Group in New Delhi on 30 December 2024.
Summary
The Ministry of Defence signed two contracts worth about ₹2,867 crore in New Delhi on 30 December 2024 in the presence of Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh. A contract of about ₹1,990 crore with Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited, Mumbai, covers construction of the Air Independent Propulsion (AIP) plug for the DRDO-developed AIP system and its integration on Indian submarines, which will enhance the endurance of conventional submarines and generate nearly three lakh man-days of employment. A second contract of about ₹877 crore with Naval Group, France, covers integration of the DRDO-developed Electronic Heavy Weight Torpedo (EHWT) on the Kalvari-class submarines to augment their firepower.
Key facts
- Date
- 30 December 2024, New Delhi, in the presence of Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh
- Total value
- About ₹2,867 crore
- Contract 1
- About ₹1,990 crore with Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd, Mumbai: AIP plug for DRDO-AIP and integration
- AIP technology
- Indigenously developed by DRDO; enhances endurance of conventional submarines
- Employment
- Nearly three lakh man-days
- Contract 2
- About ₹877 crore with Naval Group, France: EHWT integration on Kalvari-class submarines
- EHWT
- Being developed by DRDO; integration by Indian Navy, DRDO and Naval Group
Practice MCQs 3 questions
With which company did the Ministry of Defence sign a contract of about ₹1,990 crore on 30 December 2024 for construction of the Air Independent Propulsion (AIP) plug for the DRDO-AIP system?
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Correct answer: A — Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited
PIB (Defence): the ~₹1,990 crore AIP plug contract was signed with Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited, Mumbai.
The ₹877 crore contract signed with Naval Group, France, on 30 December 2024 is for integrating the Electronic Heavy Weight Torpedo on which class of Indian Navy submarines?
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Correct answer: D — Kalvari class
PIB (Defence): the Naval Group contract covers integration of the DRDO-developed EHWT on the Kalvari-class submarines.
Consider the following statements about the submarine contracts signed by the Ministry of Defence on 30 December 2024: 1. The two contracts together were worth about ₹2,867 crore. 2. The AIP technology is being indigenously developed by DRDO. 3. The torpedo integration contract was the larger of the two, at about ₹1,990 crore. Which of the statements given above are correct?
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Correct answer: D — 1 and 2 only
PIB (Defence): the contracts total about ₹2,867 crore and the AIP technology is being developed by DRDO; the EHWT contract was about ₹877 crore while the AIP plug contract was about ₹1,990 crore, so statement 3 is wrong.