Indigenously built N-submarine’s sea trials by year end

In a major boost to indigenisation of defence manufacturing, India’s first nuclear-powered and nuclear-armed submarine ‘INS Arihant’ will head out for sea trials by the year-end.

“INS Arihant’ will be ready for sea trials by the end of this year,” an official aware of the developments relating to the 6,000-tonne submarine said, speaking on condition of anonymity.

Once the trials are through and the submarine enters service, India will not only complete its nuclear triad of delivering nuclear weapons from land, sea and air, but also join an elite club of six nations that operate nuclear submarines carrying ballistic missiles.

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