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Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Naval Command
Vice Admiral Anup Singh said the warships "to
be inducted in the service within a decade"
include corvettes, frigates and destroyers.
"Out of the 32 ships, three are being built
in Russia and two in Italy. The remaining 27 are
being built in the country," he said, speaking
at a seminar here.
The seminar, "Strategic perspective on Procurement
management and Indigenous Needs of the Navy -
Opportunities for Value Creation by Industry in
Eastern region" was organised by the Confederation
of Indian Industry.
Vice Adm Anup Singh said at present five Kilo-class,
or Sindhughosh, submarines and a Foxtrot submarine
were deployed in the eastern coast.
On the western coast, he said, the navy had deployed
five Sindhughosh and four German KSS submarines.
(IANS)
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