cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/40648087

Recently on 19 December, 2025, India decomissioned its Sindhughosh Class Submarine (Kilo Class), INS Sindhughosh, which was also the lead submarine of its class. This submarine has been decomissioned after 4 decades of its roaring service.

This Submarine was commissioned in 1986 as a variant of Soviet Kilo Class. This is a proof of long Indo-Soviet cooperation, friendship and brotherhood.

As it is decommisioned now 9 remain of this same class in Indian Navy, which are set to be decommisioned soon.

This is a time to take pride but also worry, because if this remains the pace, India will find it hard to increase the number of its submarine fleet. India has achieved self-reliance in the case of destroyers, frigates and corvettes. It would not be wrong to call Indian Navy as the most efficient and effective among Indian Army, Navy and Airforce.

Recently the Cabinet Committee for Security (CCS) passed the funds for indigenously building 2 Nuclear Attack Submarines (SSN) and furthermore the funds ofr remaining 4 will also be cleared and passed. This shows that India has achieved self-reliance in the case of Nuclear Ballistic Missile Submarine (SSBN) and SSN, but disel electric submarines and Air Independednt Propulsion System (AIP) remain significant challeneges to be overcomed.

The Navy does say that all of this will be fixed after Project 75-I through which India will gain all necessaary technologies especially the AIP system to build its first own fully designed and developed, Made In India submarine.

We just need to make sure that we don’t lag behind in timeline due to delays.

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