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New Delhi: Defence minister Rajnath Singh is set to commission Indias second nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (SSBN), INS Arighat or S-3, in the presence of top naval officials at a quiet event in Visakhapatnam on Thursday, according to people aware of the matter..
The commissioning will be attended by chief of Naval Staff Admiral Dinesh Tripathi, head of Indian strategic command Vice Admiral Suraj Berry and top DRDO officials..
While the defence ministry was tight-lipped about the classified project, HT has learnt that the 6,000-tonne INS Arighat is set to embark on a long-range patrol of the Indo-Pacific armed with 750-km range nuclear ballistic missiles K-15..
Once the S-4* SSBN is commissioned, India is set to launch the next class of submarines that are much larger -- will be able to carry 3,000km range nuclear ballistic missiles and will have more missile tubes -- the people said..
Meanwhile, the Indian Navy is set to acquire more teeth with the latest guided missile stealth destroyer INS Surat, stealth guided missile frigate INS Taragiri, and the sixth of the Kalveri class attack submarines INS Vagsheer all set to be commissioned in the next few six months..
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