Sourced : Defence World.net Royal Thai Navy is currently coordinating process for a government-to-government purchase of three Chinese-built Yuan-class submarines, Thailand’s Deputy Premier Prawit Wongsuwan said. Prawit, who is concurrently the Defense minister, declined to tell how soon the coordinating process for the submarines purchase deal will be completed but confirmed that a regular budget… Continue reading THAILAND’S DEAL TO BUY 3 CHINESE YUAN-CLASS SUBMARINES IS PROGRESSING
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NEW DEPTH TO INDIAN OCEAN NUCLEAR DETERRENCE
By Dr Frank O’Donnell India’s first nuclear-armed submarine (SSBN), INS Arihant, was reported on February 23 to have completed diving and weapons trials. Indian officials stated that with tests complete, the vessel could be formally commissioned and enter into operational service as early as March. This is a landmark in the history of Asian nuclear… Continue reading NEW DEPTH TO INDIAN OCEAN NUCLEAR DETERRENCE