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24Th Aug 2016
Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar has sought
a report from the navy on the alleged leak of sensitive data on India's
Scorpene submarines, as part of the larger expose pertaining to some 22,000
documents of its French designer, DCNS, by the Australian media. The Total Investment & Insurance
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"The first step is to identify if it
relates to us," Parrikar told reporters here, referring to the documents
that purportedly reveal details on the sub's underwater and above water
sensors, as also combat management, torpedo launch, navigation and communications
systems.
"The Navy Chief (Admiral Sunil Lanba)
has been asked to analyse what exactly has been leaked," the minister
said, adding his first assessment was that it was an act of hacking and not a
100-per cent leak. "We do have our final integration and all that,"
he said.
"What I can understand -- because it
came to my knowledge around 12 am -- is there is a hacking. So we will find out
all these aspects," he said. "I've told the navy chief to find out
all the details. Mayby, in a couple of days I'll be able share with you."
The Australian media reports, quoting DCNS,
said that the leak of such technical data could not happen with its proposed
submarine for Australia. The French company also alluded that the leak may have
occurred at India's end, rather than from France. The Total Investment & Insurance Solutions
"Uncontrolled technical data is not
possible in the Australian Arrangements," the company said as per a report
in The Australian. "Multiple and independent controls exist within DCNS to
prevent unauthorised access to data and all data movements are encrypted and
recorded," it said.
"In the case of India, where a DCNS
design is built by a local company, DCNS is the provider and not the controller
of technical data." The Total
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The first of the Scorpene class submarines
being built in India, INS Kalvari, went for sea trials in May, 2016 and is
expected to be inducted in the Indian Navy soon. Variants of Scorpene
submarines are also used by Malaysia and Chile, with Brazil to join the club
soon.The Total Investment &
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