Originally Posted by Lonewolf_50 (Post 10516159)

I remember back in the 80's the Indian Navy operated a Charlie Class SSGN (maybe more than one?) but it was "under lease" and they made the decision not to keep it/buy it. A Naval Attache-type guy I know, who served in India in the early 90's, explained to me that one of the reasons was that the MoD and others did not feel that the national infrastructure necessary to support nuclear propulsion ship was sufficiently developed.
It's 30+ years later.
Is the national industrial infrastructure now in a place where that's more achievable?
For an example of how the industrial base has matured, India is building organic/domestic helicopters now which wasn't so 30 years ago.

Originally Posted by TEEEJ (Post 10516436)

The Indian Navy currently lease an Akula from the Russians. On a 10 year lease from 2012. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia..._Nerpa_(K-152)
The first of the Indian Navy Arihant Class SSBNs was commissioned in 2016. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/INS_Arihant

Originally Posted by Lonewolf_50 (Post 10517130)

TEEEJ, you are the goods. THanks for the update.