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Tuesday, December 16, 2014

INS Arihant embarks on its first sea trials

INS ArihantThe country's first indigenous nuclear submarine INS Arihant tested the waters on Monday with Union defence minister Manohar Parrikar flagging of its first sea trials from the Eastern Naval Command (ENC) base here.

The vessel's sea acceptance trails (SATs) became a reality almost 18 months after it passed its harbour acceptance trails (HATs) at the ENC's ship building centre (SBC).

The 6,000-tonne vessel, with an 83MW pressurised light water reactor at its core for propulsion, was visible in the waters off the Vizag coast when it was coming out from the Vizag Port Trust channel, guarded by a Navy chopper, at around 10.00 am.

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