INS Aridhaman:
India is poised to significantly enhance its strategic defence capabilities with the upcoming induction of its third nuclear-powered Ballistic Missile Submarine (SSBN), INS Aridhaman.
- INS Aridhaman is the second Arihant-class submarine.
- It is the second nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) being built by India.
- It is being built under the Advanced Technology Vessel (ATV) project to build nuclear submarines at the Ship Building Centre in Visakhapatnam
- It will have a length of 112 m (367 ft) overall, a beam of 15 m (49 ft), and a draft of 10 m (33 ft).
- The complement is about 95, including officers and sailors.
- With a displacement of 7,000 tonnes and a length of 125 metres, it has the capacity to carry a larger number of K-4 missiles.
- Aridhaman will be fitted with a combination of two sonar systems – USHUS and Panchendriya.
- USHUS is a state-of-the-art sonar meant for Kilo-class submarines.
- Panchendriya is a unified submarine sonar and tactical control system, which includes all types of sonar (passive, surveillance, ranging, intercept and active).
- It also features an underwater communications system.
- The hull features twin flank-array sonars and Rafael broadband expendable anti-torpedo countermeasures.
