India's first nuclear powered submarine, INS Chakra, will be commissioned by Defence Minister A.K. Antony here on Wednesday. With this milestone of the Navy, India will join the elite league of nuclear submarine owning countries, the others being the U.S., Russia, the U.K., France and China. INS Chakra is the new name for the Russian-built Nerpa, which has been brought here on a 10-year lease for giving a boost to India's underwater warfare capability at an estimated cost of $920 million. India last had a Russian-built Chakra submarine with nuclear capability in 1988. It was brought to Visakhapatnam for imparting training to Indian naval personnel. Visakhapatnam is the headquarters of Indian Navy's submarine arm.
Keywords: nuclear powered submarine, INS Chakra
R Nair: India has already built Arihant class nuclear submarine, it means it's belongs to the elite group.
yes, indeed, India joined the elite league by entering into an
agreement with Russia. The so called lease which as per the law, "A
lease entitles a person to use property by transferring the right to
use or enjoyment............". It is to be understood as a mere league
of nations that uses such vessels.
Its good that India is buying another war ship submarine on lease from Russian country. Its time to bring our country national security on lease... Its good to borrowed the Submarine instead of taking it on lease?
It is quite misleading to state: “India will join the elite league of nuclear submarine owning countries, the others being the U.S., Russia, the U.K., France and China.” It is like owning a prestige car on higher purchase. Others in “elite league” produce their own submarines while India leases a Russian one! How can you say India belongs to the elite league?
I thought INS Arihant was the first nuclear powered submarine of India ?
Worldwide government brainwashing continues as beautiful, vibrant words like "chakra" are hijacked for death by the industrial military complex. Maybe they should name a new missile after Gandhi or Martin Luther King.
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