India tests its first nuclear armed submarine built in the country

Wednesday, February 24th 2016 - 05:43 UTC

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India's first nuclear armed submarine INS Arihant is now ready for full fledged operations, according to Navy sources. It has passed several deep sea diving drills as well as weapons launch tests over the past five months. Read full article

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Klingon
You see how it has a very rounded shape.
That's to stop them putting a 711 on every corner.
I am sure it smells nice in there with all those curry farts!
Feb 24th, 2016 - 10:00 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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lsolde
The next Superpower?
Feb 24th, 2016 - 12:14 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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DennisA
Nice to see something good coming out of all that development aid and the Green Climate Fund.
Feb 24th, 2016 - 12:37 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Briton
We still give them aid,

good luck to them, if this is what they want,

but the aid should stop.
Feb 24th, 2016 - 01:55 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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T_Paine
Blame China for the Miltary build up in Asia.
Every country needs to re-arm and advance their technology and capabilities.

Box them in.
Feb 24th, 2016 - 02:05 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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ChrisR
So, the question is, have the argies had any involvement in 'advising' them about the design and operation of this new sub?

Ha, ha, ha.
Feb 24th, 2016 - 05:34 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Klingon
@6 Conquerer has that covered for them Jajajaja
Feb 24th, 2016 - 05:41 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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lsolde
Has anyone else noticed?
lt looks like an ltalian flag on the front of the submarine, with ltalian writing on it.
ltaly's flag is red, white & green.
lndia's flag is orange white & green.
Someone has made a boo boo.
Or we have a new ltalian empire in the east. Lolz!
Feb 24th, 2016 - 08:52 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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MK8 Torpedo
@8
Also noticed! It's an Italian boat based on the German U-218 design.
Not nuke powered.

Fuel cell Hydrogen / oxygen battery.Air independent but definitely not nuke or Indian.
Feb 24th, 2016 - 09:25 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Martin Woodhead
mercopress grabbed the wrong pic off the net oops
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/INS_Arihant
Feb 25th, 2016 - 01:05 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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ChrisR
@ 10 Martin Woodhead

Well that looks a bit more like it!

Well spotted Isolde!
Feb 25th, 2016 - 02:06 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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