France to offer bigger Scorpenes for $5 billion Indian submarine order Sandeep Unnithan | New Delhi, December 6, 2010 | France will offer India a bigger version of its Scorpene conventional diesel-electric (SSK) submarine for a $5 billion (Rs 30,000 crore) contract for six submarines. This is the world's largest order for conventional submarines. Stating this, Patrick Boissier, Chairman and CEO of French shipbuilder DCNS, confirmed that the design of the existing Scorpene submarine could be lengthened with the addition of more sections including Air Independent Propulsion (AIP). Boissier was part of the trade delegation visiting New Delhi with French...