Name INS Aridhaman Commissioned Est 2018 Beam 15 m (49 ft) Builder Visakhapatnam | Laid down 2011 Status Being outfitted Construction started 2011 | |
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Type Ballistic missile submarine | ||
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INS Aridhaman is the second Arihant-class submarine. It is the second nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine being built by India. It is being built under the Advanced Technology Vessel (ATV) project to build nuclear submarines at the Ship Building Centre in Visakhapatnam. This submarine will have double the number of missile hatches than its predecessor INS Arihant giving it the ability to carry more missiles. This will have a more powerful reactor than its predecessor.
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Description
The boat will have one seven-blade propeller powered by a pressurised water reactor. She can achieve a maximum speed of 12–15 knots (22–28 km/h) when on surface and 24 knots (44 km/h) when submerged.
The submarine has eight launch tubes in its hump. She can carry up to 24 K-15 Sagarika missiles (each with a range of 750 km or 470 mi), or eight of the under-development K-4 missiles (with a range of 3,500 km or 2,200 mi).
Status
Aridhaman is being built in Visakhapatnam. She is currently being outfitted. In January 2012, it was announced that she would be launched in late 2012 or early 2013. In December 2014 it was reported that work on the second nuclear sub-reactor had begun and possibly by early 2016 she will be launched.
