S?l?s M??in? ??st int??c??t?? ???ts (FIC) ??? v?ss?ls ??in? ??ilt ??? t?? In?i?n N?v? ?? ? s?i????? l?c?t?? ?l?n? t?? H?milt?n C?n?l ?t W?tt?l?, n??? C?l?m??, ?wn?? ?? S?l?s M??in? L?nk? (Pvt) Lt?. S?l?s M??in? L?nk? (Pvt) Lt? is ???t ?? D???i-??s?? S?l?s M??in? S??vic?s G????. T?? In?i?n minist?? ?? ????nc? (MOD) ?n 22 M?? 2009 s?nt ??t ?????st ??? ?????s?l (R?P) t? 43 s?i?????s in In?i? ?n? ?t??? c??nt?i?s ??? 80 FICs. A?t?? t?? ?i?s w??? s??mitt?? ?? t?? c?nt?n???s, t??? w??? ?v?l??t?? ?? t?? t?c?nic?l ?v?l??ti?n c?mmitt?? (TEC). T??????t?? S?i L?nk?n s?i????? S?l?s M??in? w?s s???tlist?? ??? s???l? ?? t?? 80 ???ts. A ???l w??t? ₹3 ?illi?n (US$42 milli?n) ??? t?? s?m? w?s si?n?? in t?? l?st w??k ?? S??t?m??? 2011. As ??? t?? ?????m?nt, t?? 80 ???ts w??? t? ?? s???li?? in ??tc??s ?? 15 ?n? t?? in??cti?n ?? ?i?st ??tc? w?s t? t?k? ?l?c? wit?in 36 m?nt?s ???m t?? si?nin? ?? t?? c?nt??ct.

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S?l?s M??in? 16M ??st int??c??t?? ???t

T?? ??liv??? ?? t?? initi?l ??tc? ?? FICs w?s sc????l?? ??? D?c?m??? 2012 ?n? t?? ??ll?wіп? ??tc? in A??il 2013. T?is w?s ??l???? ?t t?? m?n???ct????’s ?n?, ??s?in? t?? ??liv??? sc????l? ?? ? ??w m?nt?s. As ?? M??c? 2013 ?i?st ??t? ?? ???? c???t w??? ??liv???? t? s??t???n c?mm?n? w?ic? w??? in??ct?? ?? it ?n 20 M??c? 2013 ?n? S??t???n N?v?l C?mm?n? w?s ?ls? sc????l?? t? ??c?iv? 12 m??? ?? t??s? c???t in t?? c?min? m?nt?s.O?t ?? 80 ???ts, 31 will ?? ??s?? in W?st??n N?v?l C?mm?n?, 16 in S??t???n N?v?l C?mm?n?, 33 in E?st??n N?v?l C?mm?n?. T??? will ?? ?s?? ?? t?? n?v?’s n?wl? ??is?? S???? P?????i B?l ??? ?????in? n?v?l ?ss?ts ?n? st??t??ic inst?ll?ti?ns ???m s?????n? t????ts, ??????? ????nc? (??im??il?, ???t?cti?n ?? v?ss?ls insi?? t?? ??????? ????), ?n? ??t??llin? t?? s?????nt wit? st?t? m??in? ??lic? ???c?s.

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S?l?s M??in? 16M ??st int??c??t?? ???t

T?? S?l?s M??in? int??c??t?? ???ts ??? 16-m?t?? (52 ?t) l?n? ???ts wit? ???m ?? 3.8 m?t??s (12 ?t) ?n? ??v? ??????t ?? 0.8 m?t??s (2 ?t 7 in). T??? ??v? ????–v?? c?in? ??ll ???m wit? s???? w?t?? ?nt?? t? ?ns??? ? s??t ?i?? in ??v??s? s?? st?t?s. T?? V?c??m in??si?n ???c?ss ??v? ???n ?s?? t? ??il? ??ll, w?ic? ?ns??? si?ni?ic?nt st??n?t? ??ins, int?insic t? t?? t?c?n?l???. T?? v?ss?ls ??v? ?xc?ll?nt s??-k???in? ?n? ??n?mic st??ilit? c????ilit? ?t ?i?? s???? in s?? st?t? 3 ?n? is s?? w??t?? ?? t? s?? st?t? 4. T?? c???t’s m???l ??s ???n t?st?? ?t W?l?s?n, UK.

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T?? ????? ??ck c?n??? ?? ??c? v?ss?l is ??ll?t ????? ?n? ??s ?i? c?n?iti?n?? c??w ???? t? m??t ?ll c??w c?m???t ?n? s???t? m??s???s. T??? ??? w?t??-j?t ?????ll?? wit? t?? s???? ?? 45 kn?ts (83 km/?; 52 m??) ?n? ??v? ?n????nc? ?? 200 n??tic?l mil?s (370 km; 230 mi) ?t 12 kn?ts (22 km/?; 14 m??). T??? ??? ?ls? ?itt?? wit? ni??t visi?n ??vic?s, c?mm?nic?ti?n ???i?m?nt, ??t?m?tic i??nti?ic?ti?n s?st?m (AIS) ?n? ?????, ??si??s c????in? ? L?n? R?n?? Ac??stic D?vic? (LRAD), ? s?nic w????n ?s?? ??? sc??in? ?i??t?s ?w??. T?? v?ss?ls c???? ? c??w ?? 4 ?n? c?n c???? ? v??i?t? ?? ??m?m?nt ???m H??v? M?c?in? G?ns t? G??n??? L??nc???s. T??? ??? int?n??? ??? int??c??tin? s?s?ici??s ???ts ??? ins??cti?n ?n? v??i?ic?ti?n.