[🇮🇳] German Submarines For Indian Navy

[Bilal9]

You need a big nuclear submarine fleet to counter China. Can India afford to build as many nuclear submarines as China?

India has built maybe three Nuclear subs, while China has far larger and more sophisticated subs of that variety, 32 to be exact (and more on the way). Their nuclear sub fleet is larger than that of Russia.

China's nuclear submarine fleet includes six operational Jin-class ballistic missile submarines (Type 094) and nine Shang-class nuclear-powered attack submarines (Type 093). As of 2026, China has approximately 32 active nuclear submarines, making it the second-largest operator of nuclear-powered submarines globally, behind the United States.

Jin-class ballistic missile submarine

Shang-class nuclear-powered attack submarine

New Shang-II class being built