INS Aridhaman Latest News
Recently, the Indian Navy’s Chief Admiral said that India will soon induct its third nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (SSBN), INS Aridhaman.
About INS Aridhaman
- It is India’s third indigenously built nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine.
- It is the second submarine in the Arihant class.
- It is being built under the Advanced Technology Vessel (ATV) project to build nuclear submarines at the Ship Building Centre in Visakhapatnam.
Features of INS Aridhaman
- Displacement Capacity: It can displace 6,000 tonnes on the surface and 7,000 tonnes submerged.
- It consists of an 83 MW pressurized water reactor supplied by the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre.
- Armaments
- It has four launch tubes capable of deploying up to 24 K-15 Sagarika submarine each with a 750 km range or
- Longer-range K-4 missiles extending to 3,500 km for intercontinental strikes.
- It also has anechoic tiles for acoustic damping and advanced sonar suites enhancing its survivability against detection.
History of India’s Nuclear Submarine
- INS Arihant was the first vessel under the SSBN project.
- INS Arihant is India’s first home-made nuclear submarine. It was launched in July 2009 and was quietly commissioned in 2016.
- The Navy commissioned its second indigenous SSBN, INS Arighaat, in August 2024.
Source: ET
Last updated on November, 2025
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