Very soon, India’s third indigenously built nuclear ballistic submarine, INS Aridaman, will be commissioned. The announcement came a day before the Navy Day, and was made by the Chief of Naval Staff/Navy Chief, Admiral Dinesh Tripathi, on Tuesday.
INS Aridaman is an upgraded Arihant-class submarine.
"Indigenous nuclear ballistic submarine INS Aridaman would be commissioned very soon," CNS Admiral Dinesh Tripathi said during a press conference.
Apart from INS Aridaman, the Indian Navy also has INS Arighaat and INS Arahant, which will further strengthen India's nuclear triad, enhance nuclear deterrence, help in establishing strategic balance & peace in the region, and play a decisive role in the security of the country.
The construction of INS Arighaat involved the use of advanced design and manufacturing technology, detailed research & development, utilisation of special materials, complex engineering and highly skilled workmanship. It has the distinction of having the indigenous systems and equipment which were conceptualised, designed, manufactured & integrated by the Indian scientists, industry and Naval personnel, according to Defence Minister Rajnath Singh.
"We have conducted 21 bilateral, 9 multilateral, and 34 maritime partnership exercises, 5 corvette deployments, and 13 joint EZT approaches since the last Navy Day. I also want to highlight three maiden initiatives in the last year," the Admiral said.
Further speaking on the Africa-India Key maritime engagement, the Navy Chief said, "We partnered with 9 African countries and assembled in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Our defence minister was present there along with the defence minister of Tanzania, and we had great camaraderie and an exchange of best practices among 9 African countries. This was greatly appreciated again, and Tanzania has volunteered to host the next edition, which we plan to make biennial, so the next edition will be in 2027."
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