Another achievement by the DRDO is that India’s submarines are even more deadly at sea. The Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) inspected the Air Independent Propulsion (AIP) technology in Mumbai on Monday night, one day before the INS Carrange submarine was added to the Indian Navy. The test is considered an important step, which could make Indian submarines even more deadly at sea. Air Independent Propulsion (AIP) technology allows the submarine to stay in the water longer and make the sub-surface (sub-surface) platform more lethal than when it is quieter than a nuclear submarine.
The Indian Navy is now planning to turn all of its Calvary non-nuclear attacks into Air Independent Propulsion (AIP). It is hoped that the work will be completed by 2023. Let us tell you that Mazagan Dock Yards Limited is building a 1615-ton Calvary Class submarine in collaboration with the French Naval Group based on the Scorpion design. It is believed that the third-class INS carriage will be commissioned tomorrow.
The development of AIP technology is a major step in the self-sufficient India campaign as only India, France, China, Britain and Russia have had this technology before India. This AIP technology from the Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) is based on the phosphoric acid fuel cell and operated by the last two Calvary class submarines. AIP design was tested on Monday in the land of Mumbai.
AIP or marine propulsion technology has been reported to allow non-nuclear submarines to operate without atmospheric oxygen access and enhance the diesel-electric propulsion system of submarines. This means the AIP-equipped submarine does not have to be on the surface to charge its batteries and stay under water for a long time. If nuclear submarines make noise due to shipping reactors, a submarine equipped with AIP technology will maintain lethal silence. This new technology will make the Indian submarine even more deadly.
This DRDO technology was supported by France, who was in contact with the Indians during the Calvary class production. Pakistan also turned to France for this, but despite urgent requests, France decided not to upgrade Pakistan’s Augusta 90B submarines with AIP technology, forcing Islamabad to move to China or Turkey.