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Detailed explanation-1: -Story highlights. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will reportedly pursue a $5.2 billion deal with India to jointly build six conventional submarines during his two-day visit to the South Asian nation, which he will begin on Saturday (February 25), news agency Reuters reported citing two Indian and two German sources.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Navy, which is staring at a dwindling sub-surface fleet, is looking to procure six advanced diesel-electric submarines under Project-75I estimated to cost over ₹45, 000 crore.
Detailed explanation-3: -Four of the six submarines have been commissioned to date: INS Kalvari (December 2017), INS Khanderi (September 2019), INS Karanj (March 2021) and INS Vela (November 2021). Sea trials of the INS Vagir are underway. The final submarine, INS Vagsheer is expected to be delivered to the Indian Navy in March 2024.