INS Aridhaman

An artist's impression of an Arihant-class submarine
History
India
Name: INS Aridhaman
Builder: Shipbuilding Centre (SBC), Visakhapatnam, India[1]
Laid down: 2011[2]
Commissioned: Est 2018
Status: Being outfitted[3]
General characteristics
Type: Ballistic missile submarine
Beam: 15 m (49 ft)
Draft: 10 m (33 ft)
Installed power: 1 × pressurised water reactor[4]
Propulsion:
Speed:
  • Surfaced: 12–15 knots (22–28 km/h)
  • Submerged: 24 knots (44 km/h)
Range: unlimited except by food supplies
Test depth: between 300 m (980 ft) to 400 m (1,300 ft)
Armament:

Missiles: 24 × K15 SLBM (750–1900 km or 405–1026 mi range) or 8 × K-4[4][5] SLBM (Under development)

Torpedoes: 6 × 21" (533 mm) torpedo tubes – est 30 charges (torpedoes, missiles or mines)[6]

INS Aridhaman is the second Arihant-class submarine.[7][8][9] She is the second nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine being built by India.[10] She is being built under the Advanced Technology Vessel (ATV) project to build nuclear submarines at the Ship Building Centre in Visakhapatnam.[1] 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.

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.[11]

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),[12] or eight of the under-development K-4 missiles (with a range of 3,500 km or 2,200 mi).[13]

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.[1] 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.[14][15]

References

  1. 1 2 3 S. Anandan (14 January 2012). "Second nuclear submarine headed for year-end launch". The Hindu. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
  2. ↑ PETR TOPYCHKANOV (15 July 2015). "Indo-Russian naval cooperation: Sailing high seas". Russia&India Report. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  3. ↑ "भारत बना रहा है दूसरी परमाणु पनडुब्बी INS अरिदमन-देश – IBN Khabar". Khabar.ibnlive.in.com. 2 June 2013.
  4. 1 2 "India to achieve N-arm triad in February". The Times of India. 2 January 2012. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
  5. ↑ "Livefist – Indian Defence & Aerospace: MAG REPORT: India's Secret K-Missile Family". Livefist.blogspot.com. 21 November 2010. Archived from the original on 28 December 2010. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
  6. ↑ Pike, John (27 July 2009). "Advanced Technology Vessel (ATV)". Globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
  7. ↑ "Needed, a nuclear triad". Sunday-guardian.com. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
  8. ↑ General, Lt. "Indian Navy's Capability Perspective – SP's Naval Forces". Spsnavalforces.net. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
  9. ↑ "India To Construct Two More Arihant Nuclear Submarines For Navy". Defence Now. 28 February 2012. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
  10. ↑ "Ensuring India's Qualitative Military Edge". SHARNOFF'S GLOBAL VIEWS. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
  11. ↑ "SSBN Arihant Class Submarine, India". naval-technology.com. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
  12. ↑ "The secret undersea weapon". India Today. 17 January 2008. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
  13. ↑ "The secret 'K' missile family". India Today. 20 November 2010. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
  14. ↑ Work on second nuclear sub reactor begins Deccan Herald 1 December 2014
  15. ↑ "India’s Second Nuclear Submarine INS Aridhaman set for Soft launch in 2016". idrw.org. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
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