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Kilo Class submarine INS Sindhuvir delivered to Myanmar Navy

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    10Pointer
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    Science & Technology
  • Published
    19th Oct, 2020
  • India will be delivering a Kilo Class submarine INS Sindhuvir to Myanmar Navy as part of defence cooperation.
  • This will be the first submarine of the Myanmar Navy.
  • Cooperation in the maritime domain is an important part of India’s enhanced engagement with Myanmar. 
  • It is in accordance with India’s vision of SAGAR (Security and Growth for All in the Region) and in line with build capacities and self-reliance in all the neighboring countries.
  • Myanmar is one of India’s strategic neighbours and shares a 1,640-kilometer-long border with a number of north-eastern states of India.
  • Kilo class refers to diesel-electric attack submarines that were designed and built in the Soviet Union.

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