Concurrently, media reports of August 11, 2024 state that India's 65,000-tonne second Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC-2) has taken a backseat because of the Indian Navy's preference for nuclear submarines. After the lease of the Russian Akula class nuclear-powered submarine ended in 2021 and...
The article provides an overview of India's nuclear-powered submarine (NPS), Indian Navy Ship (INS) Arihant. The nuclear-power reactor onboard the INS, which started operation on August 10, 2013, achieved criticality which is the first step towards the s...
A Scorpene type submarine of the Indian Navy, INS Vagir, reached Fremantle, Australia this past weekend, marking a historic first.
INS Charka is a 111 m long and 13 m wide nuclear-powered attack submarine of the Indian Navy. The construction of this sub began in Russia in 1993; however, work was halted due to a lack of funds. India sponsored its further construction and trials if it was leased to the Indian Navy...
NEW DELHI, Dec. 14 (Xinhua) -- Indian Prime MinisterNarendra ModiThursday inducted INS Kalvari, the first of six Scorpene-class submarines in the Indian navy, officials said. The modern non-nuclear submarine touted as India's deadliest submarine was commissioned formally into navy at Naval Docky...
In February, the government cleared a proposal to build seven stealth frigates and six nuclear attack submarines worth $16 billion to be designed and built in India. In addition, the Navy will build 16 anti-submarine warfare craft worth $2.5 billion and 12 mine countermeasures vessels (MCMVs)...
He said the Navy would always remain ready to protect, promote and preserve national interests in the maritime domain. Aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya, nuclear submarine Chakra, 60 ships and nearly 80 aircraft were put on operational deployment by the Indian Navy in the North Arabian sea in the...
Indian Navy has ... NM Alok Bhagwat,PV Chitrao 被引量: 0发表: 2023年 Indian Navy€s Submarine Development Programme: A Critical Assessment In the twenty-first century, undersea warfare is changing. The role of submarines and ASW is also adapting to the new maritime environment in the Indo...
Scorpene Submarine Data Leak: Setback to Indian Navy India has began multiple investigations to determine the extent of damage caused by the reported massive leak of secret data detailing the combat and stealth capabilities of the Indian Navy’s soon-to-be-inducted Scorpene submarines....
not repeat what others did long ago merely to show we can now do it too.) A nuclear-armed submarine needs to be submerged for long periods and also voyage long distances at sea, and hence needs to be nuclear-powered with a miniature version of a civilian nuclear reactor aboard in which...