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Naval forces get ready to operate N-submarine- Hindustan Times
Rahul Singh, Hindustan Times
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New Delhi
The navy is firing on all cylinders to get a headstart on operating nuclear submarines, the most complex machines to be ever built. Indian submariners will get a chance to get into the belly of HMS Talent when the British nuclear submarine pulls into Indian waters off the western coast in June.
A senior navy officer said, The British hunter-killer submarine is armed with the worlds most advanced sonar gear and weaponry. Our crews are looking forward to getting hands-on experience in operating nuclear submarines
The 280-foot long Talent carries a crew of 122.
The navy hopes to induct its first indigenously-built nuclear submarine, INS Arihant, by the end of 2011. Arihant will complete the sea-leg of Indias nuclear triad and give it enduring nuclear strike and counter-strike capabilities. India can carry out nuclear strikes with fighter planes and land-launched missiles.
The navy is also on the verge of commissioning the K152 Nerpa Akula-II nuclear submarine being leased from Russia for 10 years. The US, Russia, the UK, France and China are the only countries that can deliver nuclear warheads from a submarine.
The officer said, Wed like to gain as much experience as we can in operating these complex machines. Working alongside other navies helps.
Rahul Singh, Hindustan Times
Email Author
New Delhi
The navy is firing on all cylinders to get a headstart on operating nuclear submarines, the most complex machines to be ever built. Indian submariners will get a chance to get into the belly of HMS Talent when the British nuclear submarine pulls into Indian waters off the western coast in June.
A senior navy officer said, The British hunter-killer submarine is armed with the worlds most advanced sonar gear and weaponry. Our crews are looking forward to getting hands-on experience in operating nuclear submarines
The 280-foot long Talent carries a crew of 122.
The navy hopes to induct its first indigenously-built nuclear submarine, INS Arihant, by the end of 2011. Arihant will complete the sea-leg of Indias nuclear triad and give it enduring nuclear strike and counter-strike capabilities. India can carry out nuclear strikes with fighter planes and land-launched missiles.
The navy is also on the verge of commissioning the K152 Nerpa Akula-II nuclear submarine being leased from Russia for 10 years. The US, Russia, the UK, France and China are the only countries that can deliver nuclear warheads from a submarine.
The officer said, Wed like to gain as much experience as we can in operating these complex machines. Working alongside other navies helps.
