The arighat like the arihant is a ballistic missile submarine or a boomer because it carries nuclear tipped missiles and forms the third leg of a triad of air land and sea based nuclear weapon carrying platforms enunciated in india s draft nuclear doctrine after the may 1998 pokharan 2 nuclear tests. The only nuclear attack submarine of this kind being produced in russia currently is the yasen class the least detectable submarine it has ever built. India is also in final talks with russia to lease a new nuclear attack submarine with sources telling et that the navy is looking for a newly built customised submarine under the chakra 3 project.
The indian navy will train on ins chakra an akula. The third and fourth submarines will have a larger configuration carrying twenty four k 15 sagarika or eight k 4 missiles. The submarines have four launch tubes in their hump and can carry up to twelve k 15 sagarika missiles with one warhead each with a range of 750 km or 470 mi or four k 4 missiles with a range of 3 500 km or 2 200 mi.
The navy single akula 2 class submarine the ins chakra was taken on a ten year lease from russia for usd 2 5 billion in 2011. The naval delegation s visit was followed by a four day visit to russia by admiral lanba where he reportedly discussed the chakra lease and the construction of conventional submarines in india. But raising ambitions for the navy s capability there are plans to build a bigger and more potent.
India s second strategic nuclear submarine aridhaman is just a few weeks from sea launch. Despite the many milestones ahead for india to bring its ssbn force to maturity the indian navy may possess the missiles and boats to maintain credible submarine nuclear deterrence by the mid 2020s. This decision will shape the indian navy s strengths and weaknesses at a time.
India s plans for a 3rd aircraft carrier may have been torpedoed as the defense chief prioritizes new submarines. Indian ministry of defense. It plans to build several more.
Aside from these attack submarines india is in the process of building nuclear powered nuclear armed submarines and has built two so far but neither has begun patrols. India s ins vela a diesel electric attack submarine seen in 2019. The deal for the submarine being.
Et first reported in march that india and russia signed a 3 billion deal to lease an advanced nuclear attack submarine that will be fitted with indigenous communication systems and sensors.
India 3rd nuclear submarine. India to go head with third nuclear submarine launch. Path for port and sea trials of the submarine which according to media reports is twice the size of the arihant class nuclear submarines and can carry twice the number of nuclear armed medium range missiles like k 4 slbm. S4 is expected to be officially inducted into navy by 2022 and in. The arihant class is armed with nuclear capable missiles and is critical to india s second strike capability.
The arihant class is armed with nuclear capable missiles and is critical to india s second strike capability. S4 is expected to be officially inducted into navy by 2022 and in. Path for port and sea trials of the submarine which according to media reports is twice the size of the arihant class nuclear submarines and can carry twice the number of nuclear armed medium range missiles like k 4 slbm.
India to go head with third nuclear submarine launch.
