@Abingdonboy Such excitement among the children. Makes me nostalgic.
BARC has yet to to even put a new PWR through its paces on land; do not underestimate the complexity involved and the resultant time taken to accomplish the design and deployment of a new reactor.
There is indeed a chance (as to whether its a good chance, well dunno) that the 3rd Arihant class submarine might be able to deploy 8 K-4 SLBMs. Such an increase in the hardware being carried might come with an attendant increase in tonnage, either way those who think that the S-2 weighs around 8-10000 tonnes need to stick to the established data.
@Capt.Popeye SSBNs are all well and good, but I am yet to see any indication of the GOI changing its policy on deployment of nuclear weapons. I am sure you know what I mean.
You've got it wrong, the preceding Seawolf class subs are even more "feared" than the Virginia class boats.