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100	1		_aJACOBS Keith
245			_aThe Indian Navy : _bemerged regional naval force / _cKeith Jacobs
260			_c2008
520			_aSuggests that India's Navy is already a regional force in the Indian Ocean but one that has yet to reach its full capability. This article looks at developments to date, at future plans, and at some of the hurdles that have yet to be overcome; the latter include problems with indigenous shipbuilding and the consequent need to rely on foreign constructors, budget overruns, and inadequate equipment levels. Overhauls and upgrades in Russia of ten Indian Navy Kilo class submarines are behind schedule while test firings of KLUB-S cruise missiles failed to find targets.
650			_aINDIA _xNAVAL FORCES
650			_aINDIAN NAVY
773			_aNaval Forces : _gVol 29 No 1, 2008, pp.50-60 (41)
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