India’s first indigenous nuclear submarine INS Arihant will finally head for the open seas for extensive trials, which will include firing of its nuclear tipped K-15 ballistic missiles, around February-March next year.
Though long in the making, considering that India’s first thought of building a nuclear submarine started way back in 1970, the sea trials of INS Arihant will mark a critical milestone towards giving some much-needed credible teeth to the country’s strategic deterrence posture.
Navy chief Admiral D K Joshi said INS Arihant’s nuclear reactor, which went “critical’’ on August 10, was currently undergoing a series of graduated “activities’’ towards attaining 100% power at Visakhapatnam. “This will be completed over the next few weeks.”
Though long in the making, considering that India’s first thought of building a nuclear submarine started way back in 1970, the sea trials of INS Arihant will mark a critical milestone towards giving some much-needed credible teeth to the country’s strategic deterrence posture.
Navy chief Admiral D K Joshi said INS Arihant’s nuclear reactor, which went “critical’’ on August 10, was currently undergoing a series of graduated “activities’’ towards attaining 100% power at Visakhapatnam. “This will be completed over the next few weeks.”
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