INS Arihanth

[TOPGUN]

Can we have some info on the sub is she a nuke sub thx ?

 

[Chaluboy]

i ws wondering bout d same thing bt decided nt 2 speak since indian mmbrs could gt offndd

I think the sub is covered by Anechoic tiles.
Basically rubberized tiles to dampen sound and make it more stealthy.

 

[Haanzo]

hi guys this is another drawing which was done quiet some time back by gagan ....and it seems to be extremely accurate ..this photo gives a good idea about the whole vessel

if you fiddle around with image editing software yo can see the tail of the sub

seeing the torpedo hatches the torpedoes might be loaded like the kilo class as seen in this picture but here in the pictures club missiles are being loaded so the arihanth MIGHT carry clubs too

 

[IndianArmy]

Can we have some info on the sub is she a nuke sub thx ?

Yes, INS Arihant is a Nuke Submarine...It would be armed with the existing 750 km K-15 Sagarika SLBM or the under-development K-X, an SLBM version of Agni-III.powered by an 85 MW pressurized water reactor (PWR) with enriched uranium fuel, Designed and Developed by Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC),A bit of designing problem was solved by the Russians...Control Systems are of Tata Power SED , The Hull Is made by Larsen and Tubro(L&T)Hazira Ship Building Facility in Gujarat.The systems for the steam turbine integrated with the PWR are supplied by Walchandnagar Industries

2 MORE UNDER CONSTRUCTION...

 

[IndianArmy]

 

[IndianArmy]

Iam proud to say that, My country has Owned one of the Major weapon's to its name which can be put as Brand Ambassador Representing Indian Defense Industry, But The Next Look at ours would be the Aircraft carrier Which Is Under Making.

India is making a huge progress In Technology.... 63 Years of Independence And India Has Progressed a Lot.... Jai Hind

 

[sunil99]

I think the sub is covered by Anechoic tiles.
Basically rubberized tiles to dampen sound and make it more stealthy.

Anechoic surfaces are uneven and rough..will it increase friction & effect cruising speed ..

 

[jha]

Rubberized anechoic tiles are mostly used in russian subs imo..

as much as tiles being rough is concerned , we should not forget that the boat is still under trials..when this will be ready to do GRIHA-PRAVESH or, induction , i think these things will be definitely sorted out..

feel free to comment

 

[Prometheus]

that looks like a whale to me

 

[MKI 30]

Destroyer of Enemies.

 

[IndianArmy]

Destroyer of Enemies.

Slayer of Enemies

 

[Archie]

You are talking about GoP right ? In a Indian thread it tends to get confusing !

No bhai , i am definitely talking about indian government ,
coz u know that our navy has projected requirement of 9 nuclear subs while the government has sanctioned 5 , ie 2 subs of arihant size , folowed by 3 larger sub in the range of akula II ie 8000-9000ton empty , compared to arihant which weighs 6500-7000ton empty

similarly Navy has projected the requirement of 24 frigates and 12 destroyers in order to mentain full control over indian ocean in , 2025
currently we have 10 frigates and destroyers which are less than 10 yrs old and we will induct 8 more by 2013 , government has sanctioned 7 P-17a FRIGATES ,and 4 P-15B destroyers ie 11 ships
We are also negotiating with russia regarding 3 more talwar class frigates
what all this calculation actually means that we will be operating 32 frigates and destroyers in 2025 , against a requirement of 36
and there would be 9 ships over 20 yrs old which would be requiring replacement by 2030

it is quite similar to our present situation
today we have 12 frigates and 8 destroyers while we have a requirement of 25-27 such ships ie 15-17 frigates and 10 destroyers
this requirement will increase to 36 by 2025 thanks to both pakistan and china mordernising and increasing there fleet
with china already operating the second highest fleet of frigates and destroyers after USN

 

[Vasily Zaytsev]

Unconfirmed sources are saying that the performance of submarine reactor is much more than expected and the speed could be nearly or more than 32 nauticals.


One question why the speed of diesel submarines is at max 20-22 while nuclear ones could go anywhere from 28-38.

 

[jha]

^^kya baat kar rahe ho..very good news...but i think just reactor performing better should not increase speed this much..many other factors must be there..any navy-jingo here..?

 

[sudhir007]

UPA report card surprise: A look at n-submarine

India's nuclear submarine Arihant — classified as top secret so far — has finally been revealed to the world after its picture was carried in the UPA’s report to the people that was released by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday.

The first-ever photograph of the super secret submarine, which was launched in July last year at Visakhapatnam, has been published in the ‘security’ section of the report, surprising experts and analysts who had been trying for months to catch a glimpse of India’s first indigenous nuclear submarine.

Till now, the project had been highly classified and all the world had seen of the nuclear attack submarine were artist’s impressions and cross sections drawn by a handful of people, including mediapersons, who saw the submarine at the launch ceremony last year. The photograph in the report seems to be of the same ceremony and shows the submarine in the same dock where it was constructed.
The navy, which is in charge of the security of the project, still considers the photographs of the Arihant as classified. After the submarine was launched almost a year ago, it was moved to another closed dock in Visakhapatnam under the cover of darkness to prevent hovering observation satellites from getting a snapshot.

The government now seems to have decided to release a photograph of the submarine given that it will shortly undertake harbour trials and subsequent trials on the high seas.

The nuclear submarine was launched at a simple ceremony with the traditional breaking of a coconut on its hull by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s wife Gursharan Kaur in July last year. It will be ready for induction into the Navy by 2011 after a series of exhaustive trials. Once inducted, the 6,000-tonne Arihant would be the vital third leg of India’s nuclear policy that hinges around the second strike theory — use of nuclear weapons only as a retaliatory measure against a first strike by the enemy.