INS Arighaat

An artist's impression of an Arihant-class submarine
History
India
NameINS Arighaat
BuilderShipbuilding Centre (SBC), Visakhapatnam, India[3]
Laid down2011[2]
Launched19 November 2017[1]
Commissioned29 August 2024
StatusIn active service
General characteristics
Class and typeArihant-class ballistic missile submarine
TypeBallistic missile submarine
Displacement6,000 tonnes
Length111.6 m
Beam11 m
Draft9.5 m
Installed power1 x CLWR-B1 Compact Light-water reactor,[7][8] 83 MW[1]
Propulsion1 × propeller shaft, nuclear propulsion
SpeedSurfaced: 12–15 knots (22–28 km/h) Submerged: 24 knots (44 km/h)
RangeUnlimited except by food supplies
EnduranceUnlimited except by food supply and maintenance
Test depthBetween 300 m (980 ft) to 400 m (1,300 ft)[4]
Sensors and
processing systems
  • USHUS sonar
  • Panchendriya unified submarine sonar, control system and underwater communication system [5]
Armament
  • 6 × 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes - estd. 30 charges (torpedoes, missiles or mines)
  • 4 VLS cells for
  • [6]

INS Arighaat is an upgraded variant of the Arihant-class submarine.[9][10][11] It is the second nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine made by India[12] under the Advanced Technology Vessel (ATV) project to build nuclear submarines at the Ship Building Centre in Visakhapatnam.[3] It has the code name S3.[1][13][14]

The submarine was quietly launched in 2017 and little has been publicly announced about its capabilities and current status. The submarine was originally known as INS Aridhaman but was renamed INS Arighaat upon its launch. According to reports released in early 2021, she was to be commissioned in late 2021 alongside INS Vikrant.[15]

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