Défense Conseil International (DCI), the reference operator of the French Ministry of Defence for the transfer of French military know-how to international partners, has completed training of the first of two crews of Indian submariners for future Scorpene-class submarines. The training is part of the P-75 programme, launched between India and France in
October 2005, which covers the construction of six Scorpène submarines by the Indian shipyard Mazagon Dock Limited.