New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will dedicate INS Arighat, India's second nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) to the nation at the end of August or in the first week of September. To ensure proper arrangements for the event, Union Defense Minister Rajnath Singh will be visiting Visakhapatnam on August 29.
INS Arighat is an upgraded version of the Arihant-class submarine and was built at the Indian Navy's Ship Building Centre (SBC) in Visakhapatnam. It will be equipped with 750-km range K-15 missiles, similar to those on the INS Arihant, but with the capacity to carry more.
Launched in 2017 under the Advanced Technology Vessel (ATV) project, it was originally called INS Aridhaman but was later renamed INS Arighat.
After the launch, key tasks such as fixing the equipment of the internal departments, providing the radar system with modern technology and weaponry was completed. Sea trials were conducted in multiple stages. Singh visited the Visakha Naval Base earlier this where he was briefed about the 'INS Arighat' by the naval authorities.
INS Arighat Features:
- Length: 111.6 meters
- Width: 11 meters
- Depth (Draft): 9.5 meters
- Speed: 12 to 15 nautical miles per hour (22 to 28KM) at sea surface
- In marine waters: 24 nautical miles
- Additional facilities: Sonar communication system, sea-going missiles, anti-radiation security arrangements
The submarine is armed with 12 K-15 Sagarika submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs), developed by India's state-owned Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). Sagarika is a hybrid propulsion, two‐stage, solid‐propellant missile.
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