India just handed L&T the blueprint for its first fully indigenous submarine.🇮🇳 Project 76 could become the country's first fully indigenous conventional submarine. PM Modi personally presented the scale model of Project 76 to L&T marking a major milestone for a programme that gives India complete control over design and development. And here is what this submarine will actually be. 👇 • Around 3,000 tonnes, roughly 50 percent larger than the Kalvari class • Indigenous Air Independent Propulsion system developed by DRDO • Hybrid endurance combining fuel cell AIP and lithium-ion batteries • Vertical Launch System for cruise missiles and land attack capability • Can remain submerged for extended periods during low speed patrols • Design phase targeted for completion by end of 2026 • First submarine projected within 6 to 7 years India's indigenous AIP fuel cell module is already scheduled for sea trials aboard INS Khanderi in 2026. That means key technologies are moving beyond the laboratory and into operational testing. Project 75I spent years struggling with foreign dependency, technology transfer issues and repeated delays. Project 76 is built around a different idea. India owns the design. India builds the submarine. India controls the upgrade path. That is how long term naval power is built. 🇮🇳