India's first nuclear powered missile submarine, INS Arihant (destroyer of enemies) will be launched on July 26 at Visakhapatnam by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's wife.
| Class and type: | Arihant Class |
| Type: | SSBN |
| Displacement: | 5,500 – 6,500 tons |
| Length: | 104m (341.2ft) |
| Beam: | 15m (49.2ft) |
| Draft: | 9m (29.5ft) |
| Propulsion: | PWR using 40% enriched uranium fuel (80MW); one turbine (47,000hp/70MW); one shaft; one 7-bladed, high-skew propeller. |
| Speed: | 12-15 (surfaced) 30-34 (submerged). |
| Range: | unlimited except by food supplies |
| Test depth: | 300 m (984.2ft). |
| Complement: | 100 |
| Sensors and processing systems: | USHUS Sonar |
| Armament: | Torpedoes: 6 21" (533mm) torpedo tubes Total capacity (torpedoes, and missiles): 30 weapons SLBM - 12 launch tubes (each with 2.4 meter diameter) 12 x K15 SLBM (3 in each launch tube) 4 x Agni III (SLBM)(Under development) Torpedoes and Mines |
