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Reliance Jio to build the largest International Submarine cable system
Reliance Jio to build the largest International Submarine cable system
By:Abhishek Malhotra, The Mobile Indian , New Delhi
Last updated : May 18, 2021 12:49 pm
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Reliance Jio is creating the largest international submarine cable system centred on India, it said on Monday. The system will connect India eastbound to Singapore and beyond via the India-Asia-Xpress (IAX), and India westbound to the Middle East and Europe via India-Europe-Xpress (IEX).
IAX and IEX will enhance the ability for consumer and enterprise users to access content and cloud services in and out of India, said Jio.
The Indonesian Navy recently lost a submarine that sank off the coast of Bali which was found split into three pieces on the seabed, killing all the 53 sailors on board. The submarine KRI Nanggala 402 disappeared after it requested permission to dive during a live torpedo firing drill. The ill-fated Nanggala, like all submarines in peacetime, trains for war as effectively as
Sunk Indonesian Submarine Should Worry Pacific Powers
The increased reliance on undersea warfare means submarines need to run silent, deep, and safe in the Pacific.
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April 27, 2021
This undated underwater photo released April 25, 2021, by the Indonesian Navy shows parts of submarine KRI Nanggala that sank in Bali Sea, Indonesia.
Credit: Indonesian Navy via AP
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On the morning of April 24 local time, the Indonesian Navy changed the status of its missing submarine, KRI Nanggala 402, from “sub miss” to “sub sunk.” The announcement dashed hopes of finding the submarine’s 53 crew members alive.
Hours earlier, search assets identified a “high magnetic” force object floating 160-320 feet below sea level as well as an oil spillage near the submarine’s last known location, raising the prospect of finding the vessel. Further investigation and rescue efforts near the area, however, recovered “authentic evidence… believed to be