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Indian Navy nuclear ballistic missile submarine INS Arihant on Monday. via The Hindu Times
India’s first domestically built nuclear ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) started sea trials on Monday, according to local press reports. Read More
INS Chakra II, shortly after its April, 2012 commissioning. Indian Nay Photo
India may be interested in leasing a second nuclear attack submarine (SSN) from Russia, according to a Wednesday report from Jane’s Defence Weekly.
Jane’s quoted Russian officials at the International Maritime Defence in St. Petersburg saying the Indian Navy was interested in leasing a follow-on submarine to INS Chakra II , an Akula-class submarine the Indian Navy is leasing from the Russians for ten years. Read More
