Posted on 02/09/2010 7:52:47 PM PST by ErnstStavroBlofeld
India's indigenously designed and built nuclear submarine, INS Arihant, will assume an operational profile after two years, according to Indian Navy chief, Admiral Nirmal Verma.
"Arihant, of course, will take about two years of trials before she is inducted in the navy," Adm Nirmal Verma has said in an interview for the forthcoming issue of defence journal Indian Defence Review.
Verma said the Navy and the DRDO were looking into the challenges such as "proving of new technology, getting the submarine fully operational, developing doctrines and procedures" for the induction of Arihant.
"We are actively working on all these issues, and more, to ensure that we have a credible deterrent in the form of Arihant and follow-on submarines," he said.
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Steely-Eyed Killers of the Deep PING
That would be a ballistic missile submarine, not an attack boat.
It will carry 12 Sagarika SLBMs.
Designed by Nandibas Rikkovaa
This is the captain. This is a Weapons System Readiness Test.
Rig for Delayed Scram Recovery
Flooding...Engine Room Lower Level
Forward pukes suck.
Scrub the sub.
Are your nipples wired parallel or series?
The midrats are particularily good tonight.
Excuse me, Petty Officer, are you supposed to have that fifth of Jack on the mess decks?
How come A-gangers are such derelicts and pervs and Nav ET’s are such girls?
I could go on and on!
I wonder if they get Ravishankaroli for midrats?
lol! (I was a navy nuke submariner.
Um. *just blinks. Husband was a sonar tech* Quite a bit of that just went ZOOMING over my head. *LOL* But that’s ok.
Nirmal Verma? Is that a vegetarian form of Kishkes Derma?
Is it me or does it like a Soviet Alpha?
Its OK. Mike was on the other side of the primary shield!
That’s an Italian built diesel-electric sub.
Thanks. Google popped that up.
I suspose the finniculo stuff should have been a tip off LoL!
I like the pic in #12. The attention to detail on the corrosion coming off the scopes and the complete lack of detail in the rest.
The stern of a victor III
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