India Set to Deliver Myanmar’s First Submarine

07 April 2020

Indian Navy's Sindhughosh class submarine (Project 877EKM Kilo) was spotted at Yangon river, Myanmar in 23 February 2020 (photo : U Pyae Phyo)

New Delhi is preparing to deliver a Kilo-class diesel-electric submarine that was in service with the Indian Navy as INS Sindhuvir to the Myanmar Navy.

The transfer will also include operational and maintenance training to the Myanmar Navy, which will be operating a submarine for the first time. However, it is unclear if this represents a lease or a permanent transfer.

Sindhuvir was commissioned into the Indian Navy in 1988 and was in service as part of the 11th submarine squadron, which is based at Vishakhapatnam. The boat completed a refit at the state-owned Hindustan Shipyard Ltd. from August 2017 to February 2020.

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