History of the Day April 4

Year

Events

2012

I.N.S. CHAKRA - NUCLEAR POWERED SUBMARINE OF INDIA  I.N.S. Chakra (Akula-II Class) inducted into Indian Navy. I.N.S. Chakra is the Nuclear-powered Attack Submarine. India has obtained I.N.S. Chakra from Russia on 10 years lease since April 2012. As of now, I.N.S. Chakra is the only fully operation Nuclear-powered Submarine that Indian Navy has. Soon India's indigenous Nuclear-powered submarine I.N.S. will also be inducted into Indian Navy. I.N.S. Arihant is a 6000 tonnes vessel which has a 83 MW pressurized light water nuclear reactor to meet submarine's power requirments. I.N.S. Arihant once inducted into Indian Army will be capable of firing nuclear weapons and India will get capability of firing nuclear weapons from land, air & sea.

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