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:''This article is about the modern Scorpène-class submarine variant; see Kalvari-class submarine (1967) for its Foxtrot-class predecessors.'' The ''Kalvari'' class is a class of submarines based on the built by Mazagon Dock Limited for the Indian Navy. ==Project history== In 2005, India chose the design; purchasing six submarines for US$3 billion ($500 million per boat) under Project 75 (P75). The project was necessitated by the dwindling number of submarines in the Indian Navy. Indian Navy needed replacement for the older (Kilo) and (U209) class of submarines. The Scorpène design won the deal, defeating the rival U214 because of the capability to fire Exocet anti-ship missiles and an agreement on the air-independent propulsion (AIP). The submarines are to be manufactured under a technology transfer agreement by the state-owned Mazagon Docks in Mumbai. India plans to incorporate the DRDO-developed air independent propulsion (AIP) system onto the last two submarines being built and also to equip the P75I submarines, of which the DCNS is participating in the tender process. Construction of the first submarine started on 23 May 2009. The project is running four years behind schedule. Once the new government under Prime Minister Narendra Modi took over, the project was reviewed and necessary action taken to make up for the delay. As per the current schedule, the first Scorpène submarine will be delivered in September 2016, with the other five boats following at 10–12 months intervals each. It was reported in November 2014, that the DRDO-developed AIP system for the last two Scorpène submarines for the Indian Navy has been developed and is ready for testing in February 2015. The first Scorpène submarine, INS ''Kalvari'' (named after a deep sea tiger shark), was launched to commence sea trials in April 2015.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=India's first Scorpene submarine INS Kalvari launched for sea trials )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kalvari-class submarine」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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