'India's secret N-submarine project nearing completion'

[ouiouiouiouiouioui]

india to launch indigenous nuclear submarine tomorrow

 

[Jako]

Yup tomorrows the day,we all had been waiting for.....chak de india....jai hind

 

[ouiouiouiouiouioui]

what are the specs modifications and how different this is from russian akula?

 

[satishkumarcsc]

no one has seen it and no oone will know anytime soon.

 

[BSF]

no one has seen it and no oone will know anytime soon.

There is no press coverage too.
Only a few visuals will be released by GOI to the private news channels which will be played over and over again

 

[marcos98]

The Indian Navy is all set to join the global elite club tomorrow when Prime Minister Manmohan Singh formally launches the indigenously-built nuclear-powered submarine INS Arihant at the Naval Dockyard of the Eastern Naval Command in Visakhapatnam.

Prime Minister will arrive at the ENC's airbase INS Dega in Visakhapatnam by a special IAF plane along with his wife at 11 am and drive straight to the Naval Dockyard to commission INS Arihant into the sea.

The 6000-tonne submarine will first be put on sea trials for two years before being commissioned into full service.

In the two years, the submarine will also undergo harbour trials of its nuclear reactor and other systems.

Tomorrow's launch of the submarine coincides with the "Vijay Diwas" marking India's triumph over Pakistani intruders in Kargil./B]
great goin IN , but it will 2 yrs tobe full operational..hmmm

 

[ironman]

PM to launch indigenous nuclear submarine tomorrow​

Saturday 25 July 2009
New Delhi, IANS:


Marking a quantum leap in India's shipbuilding capabilities, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will on Sunday launch the country's first indigenously designed and built nuclear-powered attack submarine in Visakhapatnam, an official said.


“The prime minister will launch the vessel. The function will also be attended by the defence minister (A.K. Antony),” a senior defence ministry official told IANS Saturday, requesting anonymity.

The submarine is currently housed in a dry dock, which will be flooded with sea water to mark the launching ceremony.

July 26 is annually commemorated as Kargil Victory Day to mark the Indian Army's success against Pakistani intruders who had occupied the area in Jammu and Kashmir in 1999.

The submarine will be commissioned in the Indian Navy as INS Arihant, which translates as "destroyer of enemies", after extensive outfitting and sea trial. It is the first of three such vessels to be built in the country. Hitherto, submarines have been built here under licence from their foreign designers.

Earlier this year, Antony had lifted the cloak from India's secret submarine project, saying: "Things (the project) are in the final stage. Some years back, there were some bottlenecks in terms of supply of parts. It is over now. We will announce it (the vessel's launch) whenever it is ready."

The construction of the advanced technology vessel (ATV), as the project is designated, is in line with India's nuclear doctrine enunciated in 1999 that calls for its nuclear forces to be effective, enduring, diverse, flexible, and responsive to the requirements in accordance with the concept of credible minimum deterrence. The doctrine calls for high survivability against surprise attacks and for rapid punitive response.

A nuclear submarine, which can remain submerged for prolonged periods of time and is virtually undetectable underwater, therefore, meets all these criteria and offers an invaluable launch platform for nuclear weapons, the doctrine says.

It is the world's most powerful deterrent force -- a stealthy undersea platform with enormous nuclear firepower. For a country like India with a no-first use policy, it is vital because it prevents a potential adversary from launching a crippling first-strike to knock out all nuclear weapons, the doctrine says.

The Indian Navy will also get a Russian-built Akula class nuclear submarine, to be commissioned as INS Chakra, by the year-end. Currently undergoing sea-trials, the delivery date for the Russian submarine was pushed back following an accident on board.
The navy will use the submarine to train its crew in handling nuclear-powered vessels.

 

[sabir]

no coverage in the TV channells yet. Such a giant leap for Indian defence initiative...more than that decades of hard work of so many Indian scientists...should have given some respect....but, not even any mention of it. Frustating.

 

[GLOBAL HAWK]

ATV is here!!!

check out ibn live.com
ibnlive.in.com/videos/97892/dive-into-future-india-goes-nuclear-under-water.html

 

[Jako]

no coverage in the TV channells yet. Such a giant leap for Indian defence initiative...more than that decades of hard work of so many Indian scientists...should have given some respect....but, not even any mention of it. Frustating.

thats because goi is keeping utmost secrecy on the atv......tv cameras wont be there at tomorrows inaguration aswell,so be prepared for disappointment on that regard(only short footages wud be released).....but happy with the fact that,we are finally launching it!!!...and our enemies wud have no idea bout it aswell....

 

[King Julien]

thats because goi is keeping utmost secrecy on the atv......tv cameras wont be there at tomorrows inaguration aswell,so be prepared for disappointment on that regard(only short footages wud be released).....but happy with the fact that,we are finally launching it!!!...and our enemies wud have no idea bout it aswell....

I was going to wake up early to watch the coconut break

 

[Jako]

I was going to wake up early to watch the coconut break

you'd probably get to see the coconut break,but not anything special on the atv!!!....as i said,only short footages would be released

 

[Pin123]

India’s first n-submarine to be launched today

India’s first n-submarine to be launched today

Manu Pubby

Tags : n-submarine, first, india Posted: Sunday , Jul 26, 2009 at 0405 hrs
New Delhi:
More than three decades after the project was secretly sanctioned by then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, India’s first indigenously developed nuclear submarine will be launched at a small ceremony at Visakhapatnam on Sunday.

Christened the INS Arihant — the destroyer of enemies — it will be the first in a series of three nuclear-powered submarines that will complete India’s nuclear triad, giving it the ability to launch nuclear weapons from land, air and now from under the sea.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s wife, Gursharan Kaur, will break a coconut on the hull of the submarine on Sunday to launch the vessel — a traditional ceremony followed by the Navy in which a lady launches a warship.

The ceremony will take place in a small, covered dry dock where the submarine has been assembled and will be attended by the Prime Minister, Defence Minister A K Antony and Navy Chief Admiral Sureesh Mehta.

This will be the first time that the highly secretive project will be revealed before the public. While a small contingent of media personnel will attend the ceremony, a strict ban has been put on photography.

Though India never officially acknowledged the existence of the project, the first official confirmation came two years ago when the Navy Chief said it was nearing completion. Last year, Antony also came out in the open by saying that it would be ready very soon.

While it will take at least two years before the submarine can be inducted into the Navy, Sunday’s ceremony will see it entering water for the first time as the dry dock will be filled with sea water.

The submarine — which at 5,000-6,000 tons is relatively small — is powered by an indigenous nuclear reactor that has been developed by the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC).

The miniaturised reactor will power the submarine and enable it to stay underwater for weeks at a stretch, unlike the conventionally powered diesel submarines that have to surface frequently to stock up oxygen required to burn the fuel. With its nuclear core, the submarine will have unlimited reach and can be deployed almost anywhere in the world.

While the submarine itself will be a tremendous force multiplier for the Navy, its real power will be in the 12 K-15 nuclear tipped missiles that it would be carrying once it enters service. The K-15 short range missiles will form part of India’s nuclear deterrence arsenal.

The submarine will give India a decisive edge in second strike capabilities — a retaliatory strike after being hit by nuclear weapons that can destroy land and air-based delivery systems.

 

[Pin123]

I was going to wake up early to watch the coconut break

Even Photographing the ceremony is strictly prohibited.


Regards

 

[Gabbar]

Dive into future: India goes nuclear, under water​

New Delhi: Eleven years after India stunned the world by coming out of the nuclear closet, it’s planning another leap that will be the next big milestone in its emergence as a credible nuclear weapons power. On Sunday, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will launch India's first nuclear-powered submarine, which is being built to fire nuclear-armed ballistic missiles.

Named INS Arihant (destroyer of enemies), the submarine will complete India's triad of nuclear weapons which can be fired from land, air and under the sea. The 5,000-ton vessel will be armed with 12 nuclear-armed K-15 ballistic missiles which have a 700 km range.The K-15s will later be replaced by 3,500 km-range K-X missiles.Its 80-MW nuclear reactor will ensure that it can stay submerged for as long as it takes.With a speed of 22 knots, it'll be much faster than conventional submarines, and for a ballistic missile-firing sub, it is diminutive: its 104-metre length and 10-metre width earning it the title of the baby boomer. The Arihant has taken 11 years to build and is expected to be operational by 2011, by which time India would have trained its crews on a leased Akula class Russian submarine. India hopes to have a fleet of 10 nuclear submarines in 20 years.
It's a modest start. China, in comparison, already has 10, giving it growing reach in the Indian Ocean, and the US as many as 74.


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