India masters AIP propulsion tech that boosts submarine performance, to be fitted on Scorpenes
Other countries to have an Air Independent Propulsion (AIP) system include China, Germany, Sweden, France, Spain and Russia.
Snehesh Alex Philip 9 March, 2021 7:00 pm IST Text Size:
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New Delhi: India has joined a select group of countries to have an Air Independent Propulsion System (AIP) that allows conventional submarines to remain under water for longer.
The Defence Research and Development Oragnisation (DRDO) achieved the important milestone by successfully completing the trial of the land-based prototype on 8 March.
“The plant was operated in endurance mode and max power mode as per the user requirements,” the DRDO said in a statement Tuesday.