The Indian Navy was looking for a technology that had the potential to improve the performance of its conventional submarines – submarines that do not carry nuclear weapons.
In October the Indian Navy issued a request for information (RFI) looking for the development of a lithium-ion battery system with “high capacity.” The Navy is interested in having the capability to retrofit the technology onto their existing fleet of submarines that use lead-acid batteries. The lithium-ion battery project would have a timeframe of twenty months, beginning with the awarding of the contract, according to the timeline that the Indian Navy established.
The Indian Navy’s submarine fleet modernisation programme primarily emphasises learning from the experiences of other navies, namely those of Japan and South Korea. In March 2020, the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force was the first to adopt…