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Nerpa (renamed INS Chakra in Indian Navy service) is a 8,140-tonne (8,010-long-ton) Project 971 (or Project 518; [1] NATO: Akula -class) nuclear-powered attack submarine.
The following ships of the Indian Navy have been named Chakra : INS Chakra (1987) was formerly the Charlie-class submarine K-43 leased in 1987 from Russia and returned in 1991. INS Chakra (2011) was formerly the Akula -class submarine Nerpa leased from Russia in 2011 and returned in June 2021.
Jun 4, 2021 · The unexpected emergence of the Indian Navy's only nuclear powered attack submarine, the INS Chakra, in the waters of the Singapore Straits heralds the end of her service in the Indian Navy.
Dec 6, 2021 · As the Indian Navy continues to bolster its submarine fleet, two distinguished Navy veterans recount their experiences with India’s first nuclear submarine, INS Chakra. Addressing the press on the eve of 50th Navy Day, on December 3, Indian Navy chief Admiral R. Hari Kumar said, “Modernization of our submarine arm is underway.
The Indian Navy formally inducted the nuclear-powered submarine ‘INS Chakra’ into its fleet to-date on 04 Apr 12. The INS Chakra was commissioned by the Defence Minister Shri AK Antony at a ceremony in Visakhapatnam on the morning of 04 Apr 12.
Feb 10, 2024 06:20 AM IST. India joined the ranks of maritime nuclear powers on February 3, 1988, with the induction of its first nuclear-powered submarine INS Chakra into the Indian Navy. The...
Apr 6, 2012 · 1) INS Chakra is a Russia-made, nuclear-propelled, hunter-killer submarine. Unlike conventional submarines that India operates which need to surface to charge their batteries often...
INS Chakra, an Akula class vessel, was taken on lease from Russia in 2012. It was the second nuclear-powered attack submarine that India had taken on lease from that country.
Jun 4, 2021 · Indian Navy's only nuclear-powered attack submarine, the INS Chakra, which was taken on lease from Russia, is believed to be on its way back to the country of its origin, people familiar with the...
Apr 5, 2012 · But INS Chakra, propelled by a 190MW nuclear reactor for a maximum speed of around 30 knots, will give India the capability to deploy ``a potent weapons delivery platform'', armed as it is with 300-km Klub-S land-attack cruise missiles and advanced torpedoes, at a place of its choosing at long distances with lot of stealth. ``We can outrun and ...
