New Delhi: The Indian Navy has initiated the process to acquire six submarines under Project-75  to further shore up its presence in the waters of the Indian Ocean Region (IOR),

Under Project 75-India, the Navy plans to build six conventional diesel-electric submarines which would be almost 50 per cent bigger than the Scorpene class submarines currently being built at the Mazagon Dockyards Limited in Mumbai.

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A source in Navy told ANI, "The draft EOI has been issued to the foreign vendors who would be taking part in the competition along with the probable Indian partners who have also been invited to give suggestions on the strategic partnership policy under which the boats would be built.

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India demands that the submarine has to be equipped with heavy-duty firepower with least 12 Land Attack Cruise Missiles (LACM) along with Anti-Ship cruise missiles (ASCM). Sources in the Navy have further said that submarines should also be able to carry and launch 18 heavyweight torpedoes in the sea. Compared to the Scorpene submarine, the new vessel is set to have more firepower.

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While the Indian Navy runs more than 100 submarines and surface warships, the Pakistani Navy has around 20 of these.

The project is seen as a drive to tackle neighbouring country China which operates in the Indian Ocean Region.