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Russia agrees to lease another nuclear attack submarine to India
October 19, 2016 10:38 IST
India and Russia have signed an agreement to acquire a second Russian Akula-2 class nuclear-powered attack submarine for the Indian Navy.
According to Russian journalVedomosti, the agreement was made when Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Goa BRICS summit.
The submarine is expected to arrive in India by 2020 or 2021,Hindustan Timesreported. It is powered by nuclear energy, but launches land missiles. India already has one Akula 2 submarine that it has been operating since 2011. However, its lease period was 10 years, and India was believed to have been looking for a replacement.
The Akula 2 class submarine, while not the latest class of nuclear powered fast attack submarine in the world, is still considered one of the most advanced. Capable of sailing at speeds up to 35 knots (nearly 65 km per hour) under water, the Akula 2 is among the quietest submarines to have been built by Russia, a defining feature of the boat which makes tracking it underwater very difficult.
The submarine can strike enemy ships, submarines and also targets on the land.
The development comes in the wake of reports that India has joined a set of very few countries that have their own nuclear triads -- the ability to launch nuclear weapons from air, land and water -- after the commissioning of INS Arihant.
The Arihant, India’s first indigenously built naval ship, was reportedly commissioned by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in August this year, after it was declared ready for operations in February.
Russia agrees to lease another nuclear attack submarine to India
October 19, 2016 10:38 IST
India and Russia have signed an agreement to acquire a second Russian Akula-2 class nuclear-powered attack submarine for the Indian Navy.
According to Russian journalVedomosti, the agreement was made when Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Goa BRICS summit.
The submarine is expected to arrive in India by 2020 or 2021,Hindustan Timesreported. It is powered by nuclear energy, but launches land missiles. India already has one Akula 2 submarine that it has been operating since 2011. However, its lease period was 10 years, and India was believed to have been looking for a replacement.
The Akula 2 class submarine, while not the latest class of nuclear powered fast attack submarine in the world, is still considered one of the most advanced. Capable of sailing at speeds up to 35 knots (nearly 65 km per hour) under water, the Akula 2 is among the quietest submarines to have been built by Russia, a defining feature of the boat which makes tracking it underwater very difficult.
The submarine can strike enemy ships, submarines and also targets on the land.
The development comes in the wake of reports that India has joined a set of very few countries that have their own nuclear triads -- the ability to launch nuclear weapons from air, land and water -- after the commissioning of INS Arihant.
The Arihant, India’s first indigenously built naval ship, was reportedly commissioned by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in August this year, after it was declared ready for operations in February.
