PREVIOUS
✖
INS Arighat
August 26 , 2024
8 hrs 0 min
11
0
- India is set to commission its second nuclear-powered submarine armed with nuclear missiles for strategic deterrence.
- The 6,000-tonne INS Arighat is constructed at the ship-building centre (SBC) at Vizag.
- The SSBN (naval parlance for nuclear-propelled submarines with nuclear-tipped ballistic missiles) will be commissioned soon.
- She will then join her sister INS Arihant, which became fully operational in 2018.
- India aims to have 18 diesel-electric submarines, four SSBNs, and six SSNs to counter threats.
Leave a Reply
Your Comment is awaiting moderation.