Indian Navy found at its only nuclear submarine Chakra (Nerpa) Project 971 Pike-B critical problems important devices, reports PTI.
About what exactly the components in question, the Indian military did not say, but noted that they are important for the functioning of the submarine. Indian Navy has turned to Russia to replace the defective agregaty.Indiya took Chakra submarine into service in early April 2012. The ship is included as part of the Russian Navy under the name Nerpa, to the Indian side handed over a lease for a term of ten years. Take-over Chakra Indian Navy was signed in late December 2011 in the General Staff of the Russian Navy, and the ceremony of transfer of the ship took place January 23, 2012 at the shipyard Zvezda.
The cost of renting Chakra to the Indian Navy was about $ 900 million. The submarine displacement of 12.8 tons is capable of diving to a depth of 600 meters and a speed of 30 knots. The ship is armed with missile system Club-S and new torpedoes.