INS Arihant India’s nuclear submarine launched

India has launched its first nuclear powered submarine INS Arihant. The INS Arihant built with Russian assisstance puts India as only the sixth country with nuclear powered submarines after US, Russia, France, Britain and China . Prime Minister Manmohan Singh  at the launch in Visakhapatnam in the south east coast remarked that launching the INS Arihant, India had no aggressive designs on anyone.But the sea was becoming increasingly relevant to India’s security concerns .

The INS Arihant can stay underwater for long periods upto 100 days unlike the diesel powered submarines which needs to surface every few days to refuel.  The 6000 tonne INS Arihant will give India the capability to launch ballistic missiles upto 300 kilometers .

Incidentally today is  “Vijay Diwas” marking India’s triumph over Pakistani intruders in Kargil 10 years ago in 1999

Thats the news on INS Arihant for now

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