Indian Navy Archives - Page 16 of 16

07 Feb

India’s first indigenous n-submarine to operate from 2015

New Delhi : India''s first indigenous nuclear-powered attack submarine, INS Arihant, should be ready for deterrence patrols from 2015, roughly in about a year''s time from now, its developers say. India''s top missile scientist, Avinash Chander, said the nuclear-tipped missiles were ready for installation and their integration would begin after some of the scheduled sea trials are over. The submarine is in its home port of Visakhapatnam now but should set course for the sea within a few weeks - by March - once its reactor achieves full power in the step-by-step process. "All weapons are ready. INS Arihant is going…

06 Aug

Indigenous aircraft carrier made of special steel

New Delhi : Over 24,000 tonne of specially designed steel capable of withstanding "high impact load shock" has gone into the construction of India''s first indigenous aircraft carrier, officials said Monday. Commodore Saibal Sen, additional principal director, Naval Design, said here that DMR-249A and DMR-249B were among the qualities of steel that have been developed in the country and used in the aircraft carrier, which will be launched at Kochi Aug 12. He said while DMR-249A was at least twice in strength than normal steel, DMR 249B was thrice as tough. The high-end steel qualities for warships were developed following research…

28 Jan

India tests underwater-launched missile

New Delhi : In a significant development of its military potential, India Sunday successfully tested a medium-range ballistic missile launched from underwater. The Defence Research and Development Organisation-developed BO5 was launched from an underwater pontoon in the Bay of Bengal off the coast of Visakhapatnam. "The missile launched from a pontoon, was tested for the full range and met all the mission objectives," a DRDO statement said here. "All the parameters of the vehicle were monitored by radar. All through the trajectory and terminal events have taken place exactly as expected," it added. Defence Minister A.K. Antony and DRDO chief V.K.…

27 Jun

Need for longer range nuclear submarine missile : Saraswat

Exclusive Video Interview with DRDO Chief Dr. V.K. Saraswat On nuclear Triad (Part-2) Part: 1 2 The Scientific Advisor to the Raksha Mantri and DG, DRDO Dr. V.K. Saraswat has stressed on the need to develop capability for longer ranges of submarine based missiles. In an exclusive interview to your portal, he outlines the progress in the sub-surface nuclear missile programme to achieve full nuclear triad deterrent for the nation. Here are the excerpts of a detailed interview with Sushil Sharma, Managing Editor of Bharat Defence Kavach. SS: According to our nuclear policy, in we need to have a nuclear deterrent triad. Unfortunately the…