Russia-made submarine INS Sindhuvir will undergo refit at the Hindustan Shipyard Limited (HSL) from January 2017. The Sindhughosh class submarine after the successful launch of INS Sindhukirti post refit has made the HSL to fetch the order for INS Sindhuvir. The order for complete repairs is estimated at Rs. 400 crore and the delivery time fixed for the submarine, which undertook several operations of the Navy, is two years. HSL Chairman and Managing Director Rear Admiral L.V. Sarat Babu said it will be another prestigious project after delivering the new-look Sindhukirti last year.<br/><br/>The HSL is also in the race among other Defence PSUs, and L&T and Pipavav Defence for bagging the contract for construction of 10 futuristic submarines to augment the capacity of the Navy at an estimated cost of Rs. 60,000 crore under P-75 (1) project. Rear Admiral Sarat Babu said due to the new Defence procurement policy, a decision was awaited on strategic partnerships. He said a decision on P-75 (1) is expected only after the air on stand-on strategic partnerships are cleared.