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On April 3, the connection ‘Aridhaman’ recovered notation successful India’s Defence Minister Rajnath Singh’s cryptic station connected the societal media level X, prompting wide speculation that it indeed signalled the quiet commissioning of INS Aridhaman, the 3rd submarine successful the Indian Navy’s SSBN (nuclear ballistic rocket submarine) programme. Launched successful 2009, the Indian Navy commissioned its archetypal SSBN, INS Arihant, in 2016, followed by the 2nd submarine, INS Arighat, in 2024. Speculation astir the commissioning of INS Aridhaman assumed momentum since past year after Admiral Dinesh Tripathi, Chief of Naval Staff, confirmed that the submarine was successful the last stages of its trials. The adjacent submarine successful this series, which is of the Arihant class as well, is apt to beryllium commissioned adjacent year.
Compared to its predecessors, INS Arihant and INS Arighat, INS Aridhaman has greater firing powerfulness and marks a gradual upgrade successful the bid of SSBNs commissioned by the Indian Navy. It is a larger 7000-tonne vessel, which can reportedly carry up to 24 K-15 Sagarika missiles, and up to 8 nuclear-tipped K-4 oregon K-5 missiles. In contrast, the previous submarines successful this bid clasp the capableness for carrying 12 K-15 Sagarika missiles and 4 K-4 missiles.
