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INS Arihant is the first of the planned five in the class of submarines designed and constructed as a part of the Indian Navy's secretive Advanced Technology Vessel (ATV) project. The ATV project was set up in 1984, under Vice Admiral Mihir K. Roy as the first Director General.
Hence, the final two ships INS Aridhaman (S4) and S4* in the class are expected to be larger, displacing over 1,000 tonnes more than the Arihant [51] and have 8 missile launch tubes to carry up to 24 K15 or 8 K4 or K5 and a more powerful pressurized water reactor than INS Arihant.
Aug 26, 2023 · INS Arihant is India’s nuclear-powered ballistic missile capable submarine, classified under the SSBN programme. It was commissioned in 2016. INS Arihant is presently armed with K-15 SLBM with a range of 750 km.
Aug 30, 2024 · With this Addition,Indian navy now have two SSBN (Ship, Submersible, Ballistic, Nuclear) submarines (INS Arihant and INS Arighat).
May 5, 2021 · Few submarines are less photographed than India’s two Arihant Class ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs). The lead boat, INS Arihant (S2), was commissioned in 2016 and a second boat, INS Arighat (S3) is expected to join her in service this year.
Aug 31, 2024 · INS Arighat will now join its forerunner, INS Arihant, which became fully operational in 2018, to strengthen the country’s ‘nuclear triad’- the capability to fire nuclear weapons from the land, air and sea.
Aug 29, 2024 · The second Arihant-Class submarine ‘INS Arighaat’ was commissioned into the Indian Navy on August 29, 2024 at Visakhapatnam in the presence of Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh.
Aug 19, 2009 · INS Arihant is India’s first nuclear-powered submarine. The ship submersible ballistic, nuclear (SSBN) submarine was launched at the Indian Navy’s dockyard in Visakhapatnam, which is the headquarters of India’s Eastern Naval Command.
Nov 5, 2018 · INS Arihant, India’s first indigenously developed nuclear submarine, returned to the Indian shores on Monday after successfully completing its first deterrence patrol. The submarine is a vital cog in India’s quest in attaining a minimum deterrent nuclear ‘triad’ – the ability to fire nuclear-tipped missiles from land, air and sea.
Oct 14, 2022 · INS Arihant carried out a successful launch of a Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile (SLBM) on October 14, 2022. The missile was tested to a predetermined range and impacted the target area in the Bay of Bengal with very high accuracy.
