Part of the K family is the SLBM K-15, which is also called B-05 or Sagarika. The development of the K family missiles has been done in consonance with the ATV project. The family is codenamed after Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, the centre figure in India’s missile and space programmes who also served as the 11th President of India.īecause these missiles are to be launched from submarines, they are lighter, more compact and stealthier than their land-based counterparts, the Agni series of missiles which are medium and intercontinental range nuclear capable ballistic assets. The Submarine Launched Ballistic Missiles (SLBMs), sometimes called the ‘K’ family of missiles, have been indigenously developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). In December last year, UK-based magazine Jane’s Defence Weekly reported, citing satellite imagery sources, that India had launched its third Arihant-class submarine.Īlso Explained | What are the Iranian kamikaze drones, allegedly deployed by Russia in Ukraine? The second submarine in the Arihant class, SSBN Arighat, is reported to have been launched in 2017, and said to be undergoing sea trials at present. This places India in the league of the few countries that can design, construct and operate Strategic Strike Nuclear Submarines (SSBN).” Then Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had tweeted: “India has achieved completion of her nuclear triad with the first successful deterrence patrol by INS Arihant. In November 2019, after INS Arihant completed its first deterrence patrol, the government announced the establishment of India’s “survivable nuclear triad” - the capability of launching nuclear strikes from land, air and sea platforms. While the Navy operates the vessel, the operations of the SLBMs from the SSBN are under the purview of India’s Strategic Forces Command, which is part of India’s Nuclear Command Authority. NOTE : Article cannot be reproduced without written permission of idrw.INS Arihant and its class of submarines are classified as ‘SSBN’, which is the hull classification symbol for nuclear powered ballistic missile carrying submarines. Indian Navy is keen to include pump-jet propulsion for both its Nuclear attack submarine program and its S5 Class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine program. India’s Warship Design Bureau since, 2015 has been working on an indigenous nuclear attack submarine program after getting grants from the Modi government for research and development purposes with chances of french pump-jet propulsion being part of the submarine if not the whole design based on the Barracuda-class submarine. Álvaro Alberto Brazil’s first nuclear-powered attack submarine is based on the French Scorpène-class design but with three times more displacement that is powered by a 48 MW Pressurized water reactor developed by the state-owned nuclear company Nuclebrás.įrance has offered India the overhauled design of a new attack submarine class based on its Barracuda-class submarine along with its pump-jet propulsion that will be mated to a 190 MW Pressurized water reactor currently under development by state-owned nuclear company BARC in consultation with Russian state-owned companies. Unlike the AUKUS deal where Australia will also be getting a Rolls-Royce-developed PWR3 nuclear reactor, France’s offer to India is in line with what it has offered to Brazil which is also developing its first nuclear attack submarine in assistance with France. After being kicked out of the biggest submarine deal of the decade, sulking France is keen to get on board India’s plans to develop 6 nuclear attack submarine programs and has been having talks to offer India conventional technology from its Barracuda-class nuclear attack submarine program.
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