Both INS Arihant and INS Arighaat are currently on deep-sea patrols, and a Russian Akula-class nuclear-powered attack submarine is expected to join the fleet on lease in 2028. India’s first ...

India took a Project-971 nuclear-powered attack submarine (NATO reporting name: Akula-class) on a ten year lease in 2012 under a contract signed on December 30, 2011. France can deploy nuclear ...

Beijing has nine nuclear submarines alone compared to India's one nuclear Chakra sub. The Chakra sub is an Akula-class Russian nuclear attack submarine that India is leasing for ten years ...

The submarine’s massive size and quiet operation—owing to advanced sound-dampening technologies—made it a formidable ghost in ...

In a major boost to India's naval offense capabilities ... can be launched from Kilo-class, Lada-class, Akula-class, Yasen-class and Borei-class submarines, and can also be deployed on warships ...

Today two Akula-class submarines, the Arkhangelsk and the Severstal, both of which carried ballistic missiles, have been withdrawn from the Navy’s structure and are staying in the dock of the ...