India is upgrading another legacy boat to project a more credible submarine force. However, the pace at which these upgrades are being carried out means that the force could soon be outpaced by an emerging presence in the Indian Ocean Region.
Ultra Maritime has been awarded a GBP30 million (USD38.06 million) contract by the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) to supply bow-mounted sonar systems for the five Type 26 Batch 2 anti-submarine warfare (ASW) frigates on order for the UK Royal .
While the priority is to support anti-submarine warfare missions, the MoD also suggested potential use cases for ship-to-ship resupply and casualty evacuation.
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