“India became 6th country to launch Nucleared Powered Submarine: INS ARIHANT”
India became 6th country to launch Nuclear power submarine today at Eastern Naval command headquarters in Vishakhapatnam.
The name of submarine is INS-ARIHANT.
ARIHANT is Hindi word which means “Destroyer of the Enemy”.
This is first indigenously designed and built nucleared powered submarine in India.
INS-ARIHANT will be operational by 2011.
Earlier this type of submarine is launched by China, Britain, Russia, USA and France.
Few Features of Submarine are:-
* Built under Advance Technology Vessel project with total cost of 2.9 Billion $.
* 5000 tones in weight, 100 mts length submarine.
* 12 K15 ballistic missiles named SAGARIKA with range of 750 kms.
* 80 MW Nuclear reactors which is Pressurized Water Reactor (PWR).
* Can attend 22 Knots speed.
* Can target on sky, space and deep into the water.
* Can stay underwater for month.
* Can fire under icecap.
This project was jointly developed by Indian Navy and DRDO.
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