The Indian Government has agreed to indigenously construct four guided-missile stealth destroyers under the Project-15B programme at Mazagon Docks, Mumbai, India.

The Rs300bn ($6.54bn) project will be undertaken at MDL after the three Kolkata Class 6,700t destroyers are finally delivered in 2012-2014.

The Indian Navy intends to become a three-dimensional blue-water force whilst maintaining a fleet of 140 surface and sub-surface combatants, an aircraft carrier and three additional Talwar-class stealth frigates.

The navy has around 30 warships, six submarines and two fleet tankers under construction in Russia, Italy and various Indian shipyards, according to The Times of India.

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The Project-15B programme has received clearance from India’s Cabinet Committee on Security.

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