Arihant heads for sea trials this year

[indian_foxhound]

India’s first nuclear submarine, the Arihant, will enter a phase of sea trials this year, the DRDO’s new chief Dr Avinash Chander has said, expressing confidence that there would be no more delays in the landmark effort. The submarine is currently in an extended phase of harbour and systems trials. The boat’s pressure water nuclear reactor is yet to be tested, and this could take a few more months before scientists and engineers at the Shipbuilding Centre (SBC) in Visakhapatnam achieve the confidence levels required to put the Arihant out to sea for confirmatory sea trials.

In August last year, then Navy Chief Admiral Nirmal Verma had said, “We’re pretty close to putting her to sea. In submarine design, there’s an element of unpredictablity. It’s a hugely complex exercise. Sometimes, unexpected problems do come up. But I can say that in the next few months, she’ll be ready for sea trials.” Since that time, certain hiccups have cropped up, slowing down progress towards sea trials. A second hull has already been fabricated by L&T in Gujarat and is to be the second of the Arihant-class of submarines for what will be a total fleet strength of at least three SSBNs.

Arihant heads for sea trials this year | idrw.org

 

[Manindra]

What the news about that reactor gonna critical in 3 weeks.

 

[SRP]

What the news about that reactor gonna critical in 3 weeks.

Hoax. DRDO trolled.

 

[kurup]

Take every news coming out about Arihant with a pinch of salt .

For all we know , it may already be out doing sea trials .

 

[Manindra]

Hoax. DRDO trolled.

Their MOD ( Ministry of Defence ) can't ban them for their epic trolling

 

[SRP]

Their MOD ( Ministry of Defence ) can't ban them for their epic trolling

Yes they can but they don't want to ban them. But at least ban them from speaking cheap in media, we will do this, we will do that etc etc.

 

[Manindra]

Yes they can but they don't want to ban them. But at least ban them from speaking cheap in media, we will do this, we will do that etc etc.

But they are not banned them to talk big which give me a pinch of salt.