INS Arihant News
‘Arighaat’ to further strengthen India’s nuclear triad, enhance nuclear deterrence, establish strategic balance & peace and play a decisive role in the country’s security: Shri Rajnath Singh
INS Arihant carried out a successful launch of a Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile (SLBM) on Friday. The missile was tested to a predetermined range and impacted the target area in the Bay of Bengal with very high accuracy.
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Nuclear-powered submarine INS Arihant successfully completed its first deterrence patrol this week.
INS Arihant, the indigenously-built nuclear-propelled submarine that completed its first deterrence patrol, is capable of firing ballistic missiles and can stay under water for months.
INS Arihant is India's nuke-powered ballistic missile submarine.
Only four other countries - United States of America (USA), Russia, China and France - have submarines with nuclear missile capable of hitting targets 700 kilometres away.
The government on Wednesday declined to give information on the extent of damage and cost of repairs of the indigenously-built nuclear submarine INS Arihant.
The new submarine is stated to be 69th conventional and nuclear submarines, according to unofficial estimates by global defence think-tanks.
INS Aridhaman can carry more missiles than Arihant and can also move faster underwater.
INS Aridhaman can carry more missiles than Arihant and can also move faster underwater. It will also carry K-15 and K-4 ballistic missiles like INS Arihant.
INS Arihant completes India's nuclear triad giving it the capability to respond to nuclear strikes from sea, land and air-based systems.
INS Arihant gives second-strike capability to India, which has a clearly declared policy of "no first-use" of nuclear weapons.
Country's first armed nuclear submarine, INS Arihant, is currently undergoing sea acceptance trails, a senior Naval official said on Sunday.
The missile test was dubbed as 'highly successful'.
Indigenous nuclear submarine INS Arihant, which was not featured at the International Fleet Review held recently, is now ready for full-fledged operations.
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