Navy sets up base to control submarines on long-range patrols | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: With India recently commissioning its second nuclear-powered submarine INS Arighaat as part of a plan to expand both the strategic as well as conventional underwater combat fleets, the Navy is now setting up a new advanced facility to seamlessly communicate with its stealthy predators out on long-range patrols.The very low frequency (VLF) transmitting…

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Amid China standoff, India set to boost naval power with 3rd N-sub in 6 months | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: India plans to commission its third nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) in another six months to further bolster its sea-based leg of the nuclear weapons triad, after the second such boat was formally inducted into the Strategic Forces Command as INS Arighaat at Visakhapatnam on Thursday.The third SSBN, undergoing trials ahead of her…

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