Indian Navy Needs SSNs Class Fleet Submarines.
In a bid to transform Indian Navy into a true blue water force. The Navy requires a fleet of SSNs a nuclear powered general-purpose attack Submarines to meet its great power expectations. India needs to keep its eye on the horizon and perceptively of its Maritime capabilities like its SSN fleet to meet its great power in the Indo-pacific region. In the decades to come while SSNs are known to be more expensive to build and maintain an original diesel electric submarine which has undergone numerous iterations. The study indicated that it would require between 2.2 to 6 diesel electric submarine to have the equivalent effectiveness of one SSNs. Currently India has 16 diesel electric submarines, one nuclear powered general-purpose attack Submarines SSNs which is leased from Russia and one ballistic missile Submarines SSBNs. Nuclear Submarines are national strategies assests and even the best of friends do not part with this technology.