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On 7 March 2019, India and Russia signed a $3 billion deal for lease of another Akula-class nuclear-powered attack submarine. The submarine, dubbed as Chakra III , should be delivered to the Indian Navy by 2025.
Nerpa (renamed INS Chakra in Indian Navy service) is a 8,140-tonne (8,010-long-ton) Project 971 (or Project 518; [1] NATO: Akula-class) nuclear-powered attack submarine. The construction of the submarine was started in Russia in 1993, but was suspended due to lack of funding.
In March 2019, India signed a US$3 billion agreement with Russia to lease another Akula-class submarine, which is expected to join the Indian Navy by 2025. [11] Diesel-electric submarines (21) Project 75I-class submarine: Attack submarine (SSK); possibly cruise missile submarine (SSG) 6 India: Unspecified 6 planned
[38] [39] [40] The third and fourth submarines will have a larger configuration, carrying twenty-four K-15 Sagarika or eight K-4 missiles. [5] The Indian Navy will train on INS Chakra, an Akula-class submarine leased from Russia in 2012. [41] [42] The submarine's K-15 missiles can reach most of Pakistan and its K-4 can target all of Pakistan. [43]
The Arihant class submarines are reported to be based on the Akula-class submarine. [19] Their crew were to have the opportunity to train on INS Chakra, an Akula-class submarine, which the Indian Navy leased from Russia. [20] [21] Arihant is intended to be more of "a technology demonstrator" than a fully operational SSBN according to Admiral ...
Chakra III (Akula-class) Nuclear-powered attack submarine (SSN) 1 Russia: 12,770–13,800 tons 1 Planned On 7 March 2019, India and Russia signed a $3 billion deal for the lease of another Akula-class submarine for 10 years. The submarine, dubbed Chakra III, is to be delivered to the Indian Navy by 2028. [24] [25] [26] Project 77: Nuclear ...
British submarine hunter HMS Portland shadowed the submarines, cruise missile submarine Severodvinsk and Akula-class attack submarine Vepr, after they surfaced separately in the North Sea, north ...
Since India is a traditional user of Russian nuclear submarines (with INS Chakra on lease) the new domestically built submarines would be third class of SSN operated by Indian navy after leased Charlie I and Akula II-class submarines. [5] [6]