INS Arihant Completes India’s Nuclear Triad
INS Arihant, India’s first nuclear ballistic missile submarine, completed its first deterrence patrol on November 6. This means the submarine is fully operational and, when deployed, for extended patrols, can target regional adversaries such as China with nuclear-tipped submarine-launched ballistic missiles.
About INS Arihant
- INS Arihant is India’s first indigenous nuclear submarine. The Arihant was launched on 26 July 2009.
- It is armed with four K-4 submarine launched ballistic missile with a range of 3,500 km. It can also be armed with 12 K-15 missiles with a range of 750 km.
- With the first deterrence patrol by INS Arihant completed, India is ....
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