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The long wait for silent killer

In the middle of this month, India will finally get the first in a series of many its silent killer diesel electric sub INS Kalvari which was under trials for a good time of the past year. The ship is expected to be delivered after a long wait since the time the order was placed with Mazagon India Ltd in 2005. The ship had a scheduled delivery of September 2016 but delayed due to unknown reasons. It is expected to be a significant boost to the countries defense capabilities and even more so considering that it was built with indigenous design and infrastructure. The follow on ships in the Project 75 series is expected to be delivered by the end of the year with the completed delivery to be by 2019. Not all is well though in the area since the requirement for future submarines worth  $10 billion is under water considering poor Japanese response for the Soryu series.The only hope remains that the Arihant class series is delivered on time to bolster a respectable defense from possible a