Arihant-class submarine
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The Arihant-class (transl. 'Slayer of Enemies' in Sanskrit) is a class of Indian nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines being built for the Indian Navy. They were developed under the ₹900 billion (US$11 billion) Advanced Technology Vessel (ATV) project to design and build nuclear-powered submarines.[2] These vessels are classified as 'strategic strike nuclear submarines' by India.[13][14]
INS Arihant, lead vessel of the class | |
Class overview | |
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Name | Arihant |
Builders | Navy Shipbuilding Centre, Visakhapatnam[1] |
Operators | Indian Navy |
Succeeded by | S5-class submarine |
Cost | ₹40 billion (US$500 million) per submarine[2] |
In commission | 2016–present |
Planned | 4 |
Building | 2[3] |
Completed | 2 |
Active | 2 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Nuclear powered ballistic missile submarine |
Displacement | |
Length | Arihant & Arighat: 111 m (364 ft);[6] S-4: 130 m (430 ft)[6][7] |
Beam | 11 m (36 ft)[6] |
Draft | 15 m (49 ft)[6] |
Propulsion |
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Speed |
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Range | Unlimited except by food supplies |
Test depth | 300 m (980 ft) |
Complement | 95 |
Sensors and processing systems | USHUS sonar |
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The lead vessel of the class, INS Arihant was laid down in 2004, launched in 2009 and after extensive sea trials was confirmed to be commissioned in August 2016.[15][16][17] Arihant holds the distinction of being the first ballistic missile submarine to have been built by a country other than one of the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council.[18]