5 Years Of Submarine Secrecy: #India’s Unique Arihant Class Is Still In Hiding

5 years after she was commissioned in 2016, the #IndianNavy’s INS Arihant remains something of an enigma.

Her existence is no secret, but photographs are very few and old.
navalnews.com/naval-news/202…
2) The Arihant is a unique design which can be seen as a ‘pocket boomer’. It is much smaller than other ballistic missile submarines (North Koreas’ conventionally powered boats excepted). Its hull is shorter & thinner than its contemporaries & it only carries four missile silos.
3) But this does not take away from the industrial achievement of an indigenous nuclear-powered submarine. And in many respects its modest size seems pragmatic. Other countries now taking the nuclear submarine path, such as Brazil, are also going for smaller types.
4) Analysis of the few photograph available confirm that some aspects of Arihant bear a strong resemblance to the Kilo Class.

The upper sonar dome on top of the bow and many aspects of the sail are visually identical. And the hull diameter appears to match.

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