Ins Arihant

Pakistan says 'bellicose' language of Indian leadership over INS Arihant highlights threats to South Asia's stability

INS Arihant successfully completed its first deterrence patrol this week, taking India into a club of a handful of countries which have the capability to design, construct and operate such a submarine or SSBN.

INS Arihant isn’t going to insure India against nuclear blackmail, and Pakistan knows it

INS Arihant’s first nuclear weapons-bearing patrol, Modi said, gives "a fitting response to those who indulge in nuclear blackmail”. The thing is it won’t end the problem — and Pakistan knows it.

INS Arihant now operational: Submarine sanctioned by Indira Gandhi in late 1970s completes nuclear triad

INS Arihant is capable of carrying nuclear-tipped ballistic missiles, the class referred to as Ship Submersible Ballistic Nuclear (SSBN).

India completes nuclear triad as INS Arihant finishes deterrence patrol; Narendra Modi congratulates crew

By completing its first deterrence patrol, INS Arihant has completed India's nuclear triad. Before the completion of the mission, a nuclear-powered submarine was missing from the nuclear triad.

India's nuclear triad incomplete: INS Arihant undergoing repairs after accident 10 months ago, says report

India's indigenously-constructed nuclear submarine INS Arihant, which was quietly commissioned into service in 2016, has reportedly suffered a major damage and has not sailed for months.

India's second indigenous nuclear submarine to be launched soon; will undergo sea trials

India's second indigenous nuclear submarine is likely to be launched in less than a month's time, towards the end of September or the beginning of October, government sources said.

India adds 10 more nuclear warheads to its arsenal, develops tech for strike-back: SIPRI report

Though not a leader in terms of total number of nuclear warheads in its arsenal, falling behind its neighbours Pakistan and China, India has managed to increase its arsenal of nuclear weapons to an estimated 130 while continuously upgrading technology for a strike back

INS Arihant 'quietly' commissioned into service: Is India sending out a subtle message?

India's first indigenously-constructed nuclear submarine INS Arihant was quietly commissioned into service in August and it has been operational since then.

Nuclear reactor INS Arihant a giant stride for India, says PM

In a major step towards completing its nuclear triad, India activated the atomic reactor on-board the indigenous nuclear submarine INS Arihant paving the way for its operational deployment by the Navy.<br /><br />

India's nuclear submarine Arihant flagged off for sea trials

INS Arihant, the first in the series of nuclear-powered submarines being manufactured indigenously, is a 6,000-tonne vessel powered by 83 MW pressurised light water reactor, Defence Ministry sources said.