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INS Arihant (SSBN 80) [10] (Sanskrit: Vanquisher of Enemies), designated S2 Strategic Strike Nuclear Submarine, [11] is the lead ship of India's Arihant class of nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines. [12] [13] The 6,000 tonne vessel was built under the Advanced Technology Vessel (ATV) project at the Ship Building Centre in the port city ...
The initial intent of the project was to design nuclear-powered fast attack submarines, though following nuclear tests conducted by India in 1998 at Pokhran Test Range and the Indian pledge of no first use, the project was re-aligned towards the design of a ballistic missile submarine in order to complete India's nuclear triad. [25] [26] [27]
Diesel-electric submarines (21) Project 75I-class submarine: Attack submarine (SSK); possibly cruise missile submarine (SSG) 6 India: Unspecified 6 planned It had been approved by the government worth ₹43,000 crore in June 2020. As of 2024, contestants include German Type 214 class submarine [12] and Spanish S-80 plus class submarine. [13 ...
She is the first nuclear-powered submarine to be built by India. [19] [20] A CIA report claimed that Russia provided technological aid to the naval nuclear propulsion program. [21] [22] The submarines will be armed with up to 12 Sagarika (K-15) missiles armed with nuclear warheads. Sagarika is a submarine-launched ballistic missile with a range ...
1.2 India. 1.2.1 Nuclear-powered attack submarines. ... Toggle Former nuclear submarine classes subsection. 3.1 France. 3.1.1 Nuclear-powered ballistic missile ...
A nuclear submarine is a submarine powered by a nuclear reactor, but not necessarily nuclear-armed.In the US classification, nuclear-powered submarines are designated as SSxN, where the SS denotes submarine, x=G means that the submarine is equipped with guided missiles (usually cruise missiles), x=B means that the submarine is equipped with ballistic missiles (usually intercontinental) and the ...
On this day 57 years ago, Nautilus-- the world's first nuclear submarine -- accomplished its first undersea voyage to the North Pole. The submarine boasted huge proportions of 3,180 tons ...
[9] Agni: Agni-I: Surface-to-surface MRBM: Ring laser gyro INS infrared homing active radar homing: 1,200 km (750 mi) Mach 24 Conventional or Nuclear High explosive Cluster munition Incendiary Thermobaric: 2002 In service [10] Agni-P: 2,000 km (1,200 mi) 2021 In development [11] Agni-II: 3,500 km (2,200 mi) 2010 In service [12] Agni-III ...