The Indian Navy (IN) signed an INR2.6 billion (USD38.4 million) contract on 29 June with Germany's ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems to upgrade two of its four Shishumar-class (Type 209/1500) diesel-electric attack submarines (SSK).
The company said in a statement that the upgrade, which includes arming the two boats with Boeing anti-ship UGM-84L Harpoon Block II encapsulated missile systems, would be undertaken at the Naval Dockyard Mumbai. It would also be backed by a training package to support and operate the weapon system, it added.
IN officials told IHS Jane's that the major refit and life certification (MRLC) for INSShalki and INS Shankul - licence-built at Mumbai's Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) and commissioned in 1992 and 1994 - is aimed at extending their operational life by 10 years.
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