![]() Profile of Arihant-class submarine
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Class overview | |
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Name | Arihant |
Builders | Navy Shipbuilding Centre, Visakhapatnam[2] |
Operators | ![]() |
Succeeded by | S5-class submarine |
Cost | ₹40 billion (US$480 million) per submarine[1] |
In commission | 2016–present |
Planned | 4 |
Building | 2[3] |
Completed | 2 |
Active | 2 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Nuclear powered ballistic missile submarine |
Displacement | |
Length | Arihant & Arighaat: 111 m (364 ft);[9] S-4: 130 m (430 ft)[9][10] |
Beam | 11 m (36 ft)[9] |
Draft | 15 m (49 ft)[9] |
Propulsion |
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Range | Unlimited except by food supplies |
Test depth | 300 m (980 ft) |
Complement | 95 |
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The Arihant-class (transl. 'Slayer of Enemies' in Sanskrit) is a class of Indian nuclear ballistic missile submarines under construction for the Indian Navy. They were developed under the ₹900 billion (US$11 billion) Advanced Technology Vessel (ATV) project to design and build nuclear-powered submarines.[1] These vessels are classified as 'strategic strike nuclear submarines' by India.[12][13]
The lead vessel of the class, INS Arihant was laid down in 2004, launched in 2009 and after extensive sea trials was confirmed to be commissioned in August 2016.[14][15][16] Arihant holds the distinction of being the first ballistic missile submarine to have been built by a country other than one of the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council.[17]
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