The new nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine was launched after the Cabinet Committee of Security (CCS) approved the construction of two such submarines on October 9.
The Zhou-class vessel that sank near a pier in Wuhan in May-June is the first of a new class of Chinese nuclear-powered submarines. The government had attempted to cover up the incident but satellite imagery of the site revealed the mishap.
The INS Arighaat is India's second Arihant-class nuclear-powered submarine and will support the existing INS Arihant that was inducted in 2009. India planes to induct a third Arihant-class submarine soon and aims to build at least five of such nuclear submersibles.
The INS Arighaat, the second submarine in the Arihant class of indigenous nuclear submarines, will complement the existing INS Arihant, which was inducted into service in 2009.
According to a secret report published by Daily Mail, the incident reportedly occurred in August this year after a catastrophic failure of the submarine's oxygen systems which poisoned the crew.
The vessel is named 'Hero Kim Kun Ok' and is designed to launch tactical nuclear weapons from underwater, as part of efforts for North Korea's nuclear-armed navy.
The United States docked the USS Kentucky in Busan on Tuesday, marking the first nuclear submarine visit to South Korea since 1981, amid souring relations with North Korea.
INS Arihant successful launch: It said all operational and technological parameters of the weapon system have been validated, seen as a major milestone to further boost India's strategic strike capabilities.
China has sent a nuclear submarine in the Indian Ocean. Here is how the Indian Navy prepares to counter it.
A number of members of the US Congress raised with Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale the issue of India signing a deal with Russia for a nuclear submarine last week, official sources said on Saturday.
India on Thursday sealed a $3 billion deal with Russia for leasing of a nuclear-powered attack submarine for the Indian Navy for a period of 10 years, military sources said.
New Delhi: India's first indegenously developed nuclear submarine Arihant, which has "successfully" completed the sea trials held so far, will undergo its maiden missile firing test this month, top defence sources said.The aim is to
New Delhi: Sea trials of the first indigenous nuclear-powered submarine, INS Arihant, are going “very well” and the progress in this regard has been satisfactory, Navy Chief Admiral RK Dhowan said today.“There are no problems
New Delhi: A day after a civilian worker was killed in an accident at the under-construction nuclear submarine at Visakhapatnam, the Defense Ministry said that the incident was not connected with any nuclear-related activity and
Moscow, June 4: Russia's Project 885 Yasen-class attack submarine, the Severodvinsk, has embarked on its latest series of official tests in the White Sea.Yekaterina Pilikina, spokeswoman at the Sevmash shipyard, the submarine's manufacturer, said the
Dubai, Jun 12: Iran today claimed that it had begun work on designing the country's first nuclear-powered submarine, a technology possessed by a select group of nations.Senior Iranian naval commander, Rear Admiral Abbas Zamini, said
New Delhi, Dec 15: India is expected to receive the much awaited nuclear powered attack submarine Nerpa from Russia by the month end on a 10-year lease, sources said today.Russia is set to hand over
Moscow, Sept 30: A Russian jury today acquitted the captain and a sailor of an India-bound Nerpa nuclear submarine, who were being tried for the death of 20 people by toxic gas in 2008 after
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