India to get new missile-armed submarine

The Indian Navy’s second ballistic missile submarine, Arighat, is in the final stages of sea trials and is likely to enter service in early 2021


Nuclear-capable submarine-launched missiles

K-4 (in development) 
Range: 3,500km

K-15 Sagarika 
Range: 750km


ARIHANT-CLASS SPECIFICATIONS
Length 		110 metres
Displacement 	6,000 tonnes
Crew		95
Surface speed 	15 knots (28km/h)
Submerged speed	24 knots (44km/h)


INS ARIGHAT: Indian Navy’s second indigenously-designed and built Arihant-class submarine

Six 533mm torpedo tubes

Propulsion
80MW nuclear pressurised water reactor drives steam turbine

Vertical launch tubes
Can carry 12 K-15 (three per tube) or four K-4 missiles


INDIA’S SUBMARINE FLEET

Nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines (SSBN): 2
INS Arihant INS Arighat

Nuclear attack submarine (SSN): 1 
INS Chakra

Diesel-electric submarines (SSK): 14 
Kalvari-class (2)
Shishumar-class (4)
Sindhughosh-class (8)


Sources: Forbes, Naval Technology, SIPRI, ThePrint
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