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Wednesday, June 04, 2014

Arihant propels India to elite club, but with a headache

INS ArihantEarlier this year, India’s first indigenously built nuclear submarine quietly pushed out of its base for sea trials, its 6,000-tonne, 111-metre bulk powered by an 83-megawatt uranium reactor.

The submarine is capable of lurking effectively undetectable at depth almost indefinitely, as long as there is food for its 110-man crew.

In early 2015, if all goes well, INS Arihant will get the nuclear missiles it is designed to carry.

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1 comment:

  1. Pete5/6/14 08:36

    INS Arihant is still in the testing stage with perhaps 4 years until it is capable of operations. It has never fired a missile, cruise or ballistic. The K-4 has several tests and 10+ years to go before it can be fired from a moving, submerged submarine.

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