Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd continues its saga of self-reliance AatmaNirbhar Bharat and Make in India Initiative of the Government of India, with the delivery of the fifth Scorpene Submarine VAGIR of Project P-75.
Published December 18, 2020 | By admin
SOURCE: JOYDEEP GHOSH/ FOR MY TAKE / IDRW.ORG
Mistake 1
Recently we heard a news that US Navy decided to scrap a amphibious ship. The US Navy decided to de-commission and scrap the
USS Bonhomme Richard after a damage assessment found that restoring the ship damaged by fire while sitting on a dock.
The cost of resorting the ship was pegged at US 1 billion, instead the scrapping will cost US $ 30 million. This brings us to the mistake done by Indian Navy. Indian Navy decided to acquire the fire damaged
Admiral Gorshkov for US$ 932 million in 2003 initially but after detailed inspection it was decided to buy the ship for US 2.3 billion in 2008. It was inducted into Indian Navy s