Significant Project Milestones Of S-2/ARIHANT SSBN

[PARIKRAMA]

Significant Project Milestones Of S-2/ARIHANT SSBN



Project Commencement Date: November 20, 1988


Commencement of Civil-Engineering Activities at Kalpakkam for Land-Based Nuclear Propulsion Plant (using a 83mWth pressurised water-cooled water-moderated reactor designed by Russia’s Afrikantov OKBM) also known as S-1, or ‘Half Boat’: 1989, with work being completed by 1999



Commencement of Metal-Cutting for S-2: January 5, 1998



Keel-Laying Ceremony Of S-2’s Hull: June 21, 1998 carrying the hull codename P-4102


Criticality Attainment of S-1: November 11, 2003. S-1 became fully operational on September 22, 2006


S-2’s Hull Launching Ceremony: July 26, 2009 at the Indian Navy-owned Shipbuilding Centre (SBC) at Visakhapatnam, with S-2 being christened as ARIHANT


Attainment of PWR Criticality on-board S-2/Arihant: August 10, 2013

 

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Commencement of S-2/Arihant’s Sea-Trials: December 15, 2014

 

[PARIKRAMA]

Liked the above missile configs...

thanks to Prasun da who posted this in his blog..
TRISHUL: Significant Project Milestones Of S-2/ARIHANT SSBN

 

[sudhir007]

INS Arihant going for sea trail

 

[sudhir007]

Now watch the Video

 

[Nihil]

I rate the Arihant project equal to the LCA in the scope of indigenous technology development.

 

[axisofevil]

Damn this is a very interesting thread. India has made good inroads on sub tech..