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	India to Sign Multi-billion Dollar Scorpene Sub Contract (Updated) (defense acquisition, defence purchasing, military ...
		Thales has revealed that India's Scorpene contract is worth nearly EUR 600 million (USD $736 million) to their company, while a DCN news release on the day of the contract signing put the total value to all members of the DCN Group at EUR 900 million.
		Displacing 1,565 metric tonnes, the standard CM-2000 Scorpene Class is 71.7m (219 feet) long with a submerged speed of over 20 knots, and submerged range at 100% battery usage and a speed of four knots of 134 hours or 536 miles.
		The Scorpene's torpedo tubes are compatible with F17, BlackShark and Mk48 torpedoes, and Exocet anti-ship missiles.
	www.defenseindustrydaily.com /2005/09/india-to-sign-multibillion-dollar-scorpene-sub-contract-updated/index.php (2510 words)

	What is the Scorpene (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The SSK Scorpene attack submarine is a diesel-electric submarine capable of firing both conventional and nuclear missiles.
		The Scorpene family is being developed in cooperation with Izar of Spain.
		Two Scorpene submarines are under construction for the Chilean Navy and Malaysia has ordered two for entry into active service in 2007 and 2008.
	www.rediff.com /news/2005/sep/12sub.htm (515 words)

	Naval Technology - SSK Scorpene - Conventional Submarine
		Scorpene is equipped with six bow-located 21in torpedo tubes providing salvo launch capability.
		The low acoustic signature and hydrodynamic shock resistance give the Scorpene class the capability to carry out anti-submarine and anti-surface ship warfare operations in closed or open sea conditions, as well as the capability of working with special forces in coastal waters.
		Scorpene is equipped with six 21in torpedo tubes which can launch a variety of weapons, including wire-guided torpedoes and pop-up anti-ship missiles.
	www.naval-technology.com /projects/scorpene (1597 words)

	WHAT
		The Scorpene design is capable of taking a small nuclear reactor in the hull in the future, and is therefore an ideal choice for Indian Navy’s long term nuclear ambitions as it is building its own larger nuclear submarine the ATV, now that the Nuclear Command and Triad has been announced.
		The Scorpene can be described as a submarine of new design philosophy that incorporates the latest advances and trends in conceptualisation and technology, but based on the principle of low cost in both the project execution and construction phases via the modular system.
		The “Scorpene” is manoeuvred by two prolonged rudders, in the upper and lower part of the hull, and four hydroplanes, two aft in the bow keel cross and two in the topsail.
	www.indiadefence.com /SCORP_DEAL.HTM (1627 words)

	WHAT
		The Scorpene can be described as a submarine of new design that incorporates the latest advances and trends in conceptualisation and technology, but based on the principle of low cost in both the project and construction phases (through the modular system) and of operation (reduced complement and maintenance).
		The “Scorpene’s” most notable characteristics are a total length of 61.7 metres, diameter of 6.2 surface displacement of 1.425 tons (1,565 submerged) 0.4 metre submerged stability module and more than 0.25 on the surface, and steel hull with HIES high elastic limit of over 700-Mpa.
		The “Scorpene” manoeuvres using two prolonged rudders, in the upper and lower part of the hull, and four hydroplanes, two aft in the bow keel cross and two in the topsail.
	www.indiadefence.com /Scor_sub.htm (1615 words)

	India, France to sign Scorpene deal on Oct 6 : HindustanTimes.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The delegation, which would include officials and members of the Dcn-International, the manufacturers of Scorpene, will hold talks with the officials of the Defence Ministry and Navy to finalise the final delivery schedule of the subs and to further strengthen strategic ties between the two countries.
		The Scorpene deal would be signed on October 6 by Defence Secretary Shekhar Dutt and officials of the French company in the presence of top officials from both the sides, according to highly placed defence ministry sources.
		Scorpene, billed as the world's most silent underwater killer machine, would be manufactured under technology transfer by the state-owned Mazagoan docks in Mumbai and delivered between 2010 and 2015.
	www.hindustantimes.com /news/181_1502489,0008.htm (407 words)

	India to buy 6 Scorpene submarines (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		French President Jacques Chirac disclosed India's decision to buy the Scorpene submarines while welcoming Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at the Elysee Palace, where the two leaders had wide-ranging discussions on Indo-French defence cooperation, India's bid for permanent membership of the United Nations Security Council and trade and economic cooperation.
		Scorpene, billed as the world's most silent underwater killer machine, would be manufactured under technology transfer by the state-owned Mazgoan Docks in Mumbai and delivered between 2010 and 2015.
		With the capabilities to strike targets underwater, surface and on land, Scorpene have a radical new design with reduced sound emissions which enables the submarines to strike at long distances without detection. The submarines have an operational cycle of 240 days a year and endurance to carry 50 days patrol to ensure maximum utilisation.
	in.rediff.com /news/2005/sep/12def.htm (498 words)

	The Scorpene deal
		The Scorpene submarine deal India signed with France has had its share of controversy with German officials complaining that HDW, the German consortium, was not allowed to bid for the contract.
		THE announcement of the Indian government's decision to acquire the French-made Scorpene submarines was meant to coincide with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to France.
		The decision on the $3-billion deal for six Scorpene submarines was announced formally after the meeting between Manmohan Singh and President Jacques Chirac in Paris on September 12.
	www.flonnet.com /fl2220/stories/20051007001305000.htm (1190 words)

	SouthAsiaNews.com - L and T to join Navy in Scorpene construction plans
		New Delhi, Nov 14 (ANI): The construction of the much-awaited Scorpene submarines is underway at the Mumbai-based Mazagaon Dock Limited (MDL), the premier ship-building public sector organisation of the country with the likelihood of Larsen and Toubro joining hands for the same.
		The Scorpene submarines, six of which have been ordered by the Indian Navy, are being built by Mazagaon Dock Limited.
		Mazagaon Dock Ltd. is building three Kolkata class Destroyers, three Shivalik class Stealth Frigates and six Scorpene submarines, all of which will be ready between 2010 and 2012.
	www.southasianews.com /109837/L-and-T-to-join-Navy-in-Scorpene-construction-plans-.htm (621 words)

	Defenceindia : Company News : Scorpene to plug major gap in defence preparedness (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The signing of the deal between India and France for transfer of technology to construct the highly sophisticated Scorpene submarines, manufactured by Armaris, a joint venture between Thales and DCN, at the Mazagon Docks in Mumbai, signals the start of a new era for the Indian Navy.
		Defence experts point out that the availability of the Scorpene submarines with the Navy would also provide the country with the much-needed push to eventually emerge as a major regional superpower.
		The Scorpene is equipped with six bow-located torpedo tubes providing salvo launch capability.
	feeds.indiasnews.net /?rid=6251ab35a40c07dc&cat=701ee96610c884a6&f=1 (459 words)

	Indiainfo.com -> News -> India -> India, France to ink pact on Defence cooperation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The negotiations on the purchase of the Scorpene submarines have centred on the transfer of technology so that the vessels can be constructed at the state-owned Mazagon dockyard in Mumbai, the navy official said.
		The acquisition of the Scorpenes will be part of the Indian Navy's 30-year plan to add 24 submarines by 2025, the Navy official said.
		The Scorpene, a medium-sized submarine developed by France's Direction des Constructions Navales (DCN) in cooperation with a Spanish firm, is believed to be superior to the Agosta submarines that DCN is supplying to Pakistan.
	newsarchives.indiainfo.com /2001/06/28/28indofrance.html (556 words)

	:::: DEFESA@NET ::: Página sobre Defesa, Estratégia e Inteligência ::::::::: (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		He claimed that Boeing would not be able to deliver all the 50 planes on urgent basis, a requirement of the Air India which could be met easily by the Airbus.
		A worried Navy is watching the attempt by German HDW submari-nes, which has gathered steam in recent days, to torpedo its rival French Scorpene submarines with a distinct sense of deja vu.
		The Scorpene deal is being negotiated by the defence ministry for a year now.
	www.defesanet.com.br /intel/scorpene.htm (703 words)

	Indian Navy to gain teeth with Scorpene subs - NDTV.com - News on Indian Navy to gain teeth with Scorpene subs
		The deal for Scorpene submarines is one of India's biggest ever defence deals, which was signed earlier this month during Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to France.
		Despite the breakthrough in the Scorpene deal after negotiations lasting several years, the Indian Navy remains entirely silent, and has refused to comment on the deal with France.
		Designed to be extremely silent, the Scorpene can loiter under water for days, scouring the seas through long-range passive sonar signals, which detect the presence of other submarines and warships in the vicinity.
	www.ndtv.com /morenews/showmorestory.asp?category=National&slug=Scorpene+deal+to+strengthen+Indian+Navy&id=79207 (758 words)

	outlookindia.com \| wired
		The Scorpene deal had almost been cleared by the erstwhile NDA Government and was awaiting a nod from the Cabinet Committee on Security.
		Under the deal, India is to build six Scorpene submarines under licence at the Mazagoan docks, with the option of raising the numbers.
		Scorpene is the one of the most advanced conventional Subs in the world and is armed with upgraded exocet subamrine to surface missiles.
	www.outlookindia.com /pti_news.asp?id=258080 (850 words)

	India to lisense build Scorpene Subs! - www.ezboard.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		NEW DELHI: The induction of the French-manufactured Scorpene killer submarines is expected to give the Indian Navy the much-needed punch to operate in the high seas in the coming years.
		As reported by this newspaper earlier, the Scorpene compact submarines, designed for maximum effectiveness in littoral warfare, are a generation ahead of the Pakistan-acquired Agosta submarines.
		Scorpene Subs are said to be one generation advanced than Agosta-90B subs of Pakistan.
	pub56.ezboard.com /findianmilitaryfrm4.showMessage?topicID=8.topic (471 words)

	Scorpene deal with France re-negotiated for technical details: Adm. Prakash:- - News - Webindia123.com
		Chief of the Naval Staff, Admiral Arun Prakash, today said that the Scorpene submarine deal with France will be re-negotiated, but in terms of technical details, escalation of price, and warranty, and not in terms of price of acquisition.
		Speaking to journalists on the 2nd anniversary of the journal 'Force', Admiral Prakash said at present the Indian Navy was only considering acquiring the Scorpene attack submarines from France, adding that the German firm HDW was not in the picture.
		He further said that the Brahmos supersonic cruise missiles in its present form would be at the disposal of the surface ships only.
	news.webindia123.com /news/showdetails.asp?id=99745&...&cat=India (362 words)

	Scorpene Basic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Malaysian Scorpenes will be delivered in 2007 and 2008, and the Chilean in 2005 and 2007.
		The Scorpene's torpedo tubes are compatible with F17, BlackShark and Mk48 torpedoes and Exocet missiles.
		The Scorpene Basic has been designed to perform a wide range of missions from the littoral environment to the open sea.
	www.deagel.com /pandora?p=pm00184002 (378 words)

	Project 75 / Scorpene
		And in 1999 negotiations for the Scorpene submarines began with Thomson-CSF, which later became Thales, and which by 2005 jointly owned Amaris with French shipyard DCN.
		The Scorpene is a conventional submarine with classical diesel propulsion.
		In April 2003 French Defence Minister Michele Alliot Marie Monday pledged stronger military ties with India at the end of talks with Indian leaders focussed on the supply of submarines and fighter jets.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/world/india/project-75.htm (381 words)

	Scorpene Ahoy!- The Times of India (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Desperate as it was for the French submarine project to get the final nod, news emanating from Paris after the Manmohan Singh-Jacques Chirac talks about the approval to the $3-billion deal spread good cheer all around in the Navy.
		Though the indigenous ATV (advanced technology vessel) project to build nuclear submarines is now on track, it is still five-six years away from fruition.
		The six Scorpenes will roll out between 2009 and 2015, one after the other, with an option for six more," said an officer.
	timesofindia.indiatimes.com /articleshow/1228622.cms (225 words)

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		An approximately 1.8-billion Euro contract for the purchase of six Scorpene submarines from France that was to have been finalised in October has run into heavy weather, informed sources said here.
		The Scorpene's design, which allows for the installation of a small nuclear reactor, has been a persuasive factor in its favour since India would like to add a naval arm to its nuclear deterrence.
		Equally, the Scorpene has been designed with an anaerobic propulsion system with a steam turbine that uses ethanol with liquid oxygen as its fuel in a specific chamber.
	www.hinduonnet.com /thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2002120803900800.htm&date=2002/12/08/&prd=th& (683 words)

	The Telegraph - Calcutta : Nation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Exact estimates and schedules of the delivery of the submarines are still being kept under wraps but the latest figure of the costs came out of Paris today when the announcement was made in the presence of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
		The Scorpene is also being sold to Chile and to Malaysia.
		The French company, Thales, one of the partners in the joint venture Armaris that has won the Scorpene deal from India, said in a statement today that its share of the revenue from the sale would be worth Euro 600 million.
	www.telegraphindia.com /1050913/asp/nation/story_5232003.asp (485 words)

	Scorpene deal: France to absorb impact of inflation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The delay in the finalisation of the deal, under which a submarine would be assembled each year at Mazagoan dock after the signing of the contract, figured prominently during the meeting of French President Jacques Chirac and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the sidelines of the recently held G-8 summit in Scotland, sources said.
		The Indian mediapersons were taken round the sprawling Scorpene building facility at France's premier underwater dry dock where two submarines for the Malaysian Navy are under construction.
		Engineers building the Scorpene said French experience in installing the world's most advanced acoustics system in the submarine had led to similar systems being developed for a new range of French nuclear submarines.
	finance.indiainfo.com /news/2005/07/10/1007submarine-pricing.html (507 words)

	Scorpene Compact (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Each Scorpene submarine features 6 533mm bow located torpedo tubes with 18 weapons between torpedoes, mines (up to 30) and missiles.
		The Scorpene's torpedo tubes are compatible with F17 and Mk48 torpedoes and Exocet missiles.
		The Scorpene Compact has been designed to perform littoral warfare missions and the main propulsion consists of Mesma AIP system.
	www.deagel.com /pandora?p=pm00184001 (219 words)

	rediff.com: India, France close to sealing Scorpene subs deal
		India and France, on Wednesday, were close to finalising a multi-billion dollar deal for the multi-purpose Scorpene class submarines for the Indian Navy.
		"Negotiations have reached an advanced stage", said officials of the French DCN shipyards, the makers of the Scorpene, and Indian Navy on the sidelines of the Defencexpo-2002.
		Indian experts have shortlisted both Scorpene and Amur as joint partners in its plans to build 20 submarines over the next ten years.
	www.rediff.com /money/2002/feb/20sub.htm (208 words)

	Wait for Scorpene may soon be over- The Times of India (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The "final approval" for the project, under which at least six Scorpene submarines will be manufactured at Mazagaon Docks in Mumbai, was in fact discussed when French chief of defence staff General Henri Bentegeat came here earlier this month.
		Navy chief Admiral Arun Prakash, in fact, had told TOI that the delay in launching the Scorpene project was proving to be "a big dent" in India's "national security matrix".
		The Scorpenes are to be built in India under the 30-year perspective programme to acquire indigenous capability in design, development and construction of submarines.
	timesofindia.indiatimes.com /articleshow/1054018.cms (364 words)

	United Press International - The Washington Times, America's Newspaper (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		India's decision to buy Scorpene submarines from France at for $3 billion is a step that could ultimately lead to the supply of a French reactor and fuel to New Delhi's civilian nuclear energy requirements, Indian strategic and nuclear analysts said Tuesday.
		India's navy has asked the government to acquire high-quality submarines, as 16 of its present subs are to be retired in a phased manner in four years from 2008 to 2012.
		The Indian navy preferred the Scorpene for its endurance capacity, which is 240 hours and nose velocity, which is less than Russian submarines that India now uses.
	washingtontimes.com /upi/20050913-071459-1903r.htm (911 words)

	India still negotiating Scorpene submarine deal: defence minister (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		India plans to construct six French-designed Scorpene submarines for its navy and is in negotiations to finalise the deal, Defence Minister George Fernandes said Wednesday.
		Earlier this year defence sources said the diesel-propelled Scorpenes, each weighing about 1,600 tonnes when underwater, would be built over 15 years at Mazagaon.
		The first Indian-built Scorpene could be ready in 2010 and the sixth in 2016, according to the sources.
	www.spacewar.com /2003-a/030409125421.l56o4avj.html (231 words)

	DCN Downplays Scorpene SSK Incident (Jan. 20) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		PARIS --- On 1st November 2004 the O'Higgins, the first submarine of the new Scorpene type and the first of two for the Chilean Navy, was undergoing tests off Lorient, France.
		One test dive resulted in a so-called "falling leaf" ascent, a well-known physical phenomenon to which all submarine designs are susceptible under certain conditions.
		The O'Higgins is proceeding with sea trials as originally planned to the complete satisfaction of partners DCN and Izar and their customers, the Chilean Navy.
	www.defense-aerospace.com /produit/51763_us.html (104 words)

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