(THE GIST OF PIB) INS Aridhaman

(AUGUST-2025)

India is poised to significantly enhance its strategic defence capabilities with the upcoming induction of its third nuclear-powered Ballistic Missile Submarine (SSBN), INS Aridhaman.

It is the second Arihant-class submarine.
It is the second nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) being built by India.
It is being built under the Advanced Technology Vessel (ATV) project to build nuclear submarines at the Ship Building Centre in Visakhapatnam.

It will have a length of 112 m (367 ft) overall, a beam of 15 m (49 ft), and a draft of 10 m (33 ft).
The complement is about 95, including officers and sailors.
With a displacement of 7,000 tonnes and a length of 125 metres, it has the capacity to carry a larger number of K-4 missiles.
Aridhaman will be fitted with a combination of two sonar systems – USHUS and Panchendriya.
USHUS is a state-of-the-art sonar meant for Kilo-class submarines.
Panchendriya is a unified submarine sonar and tactical control system, which includes all types of sonar (passive, surveillance, ranging, intercept and active).
It also features an underwater communications system.
The hull features twin flank-array sonars and Rafael broadband expendable anti-torpedo countermeasures.