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But its submarine woes are unlikely to end soon as it stares at a lost decade of its underwater arm. The Indian Navy is decommissioning the INS Sindhudhvaj, a Kilo-class submarine, sometime this year. It will set in motion a process of phasing out of a class of boats that have formed the backbone of the navy’s underseas fleet for nearly three decades. The decommissioning ceremony was due in Mumbai this April but is now delayed by two months awaiting clearances from the defence ministry. The Sindhudhvaj was acquired from the Soviet Union in 1987. With its retirement, the navy’s submarine arm dips to 14 units. Seven of these submarines are in the Kilo class. Dubbed the ‘Kilo’ class by NATO, the Project 877 EKMs are one of the world’s commonly visible conventional submarines with 62 units currently in service across nine navies in the world. India acquired eight such subs between 1986 and 1991. It later acquired two more submarines from the Russian Federation, between 1998 and 2000. They...

Indian Navy Submarine Arm, Join as an officer,  Know Procedure, Educational Qualification and FAQ more here. Cavalier India The life of an Indian Navy Officer is full of adventures and challenges, however, it comes with its own perks and perquisites, and undertaking deep sea missions in a submarine gives an officer unmatched thrill and pride. The Submarine Arm of Indian Navy is the most esteemed Navy unit, a submarine is one of the most sophisticated state of the art machinery with deep sea diving capabilities clubbed with State of the art monitoring and control systems with enormous firepower. Being a Navy submariner gives you a unique opportunity to operate the state-of-art weapons, navigational systems, communication sets, diving equipment etc. You can join Indian Navy Submarine Arm either as an Submarine Officer:  Candidates can join Indian Navy in the capacity of executive officer and later on choose for the Submarine Arm. On successful completion of rigorous training ex...