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India’s ATV SSBN Submarine Project

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According to GlobalSecurity.org, India’s ATV (advanced technology vessel) program to build a nuclear-powered submarine began in 1974, and became a serious effort in 1985. The Federation of American Scientists’ December 1996 document “The Indian Strategic Nuclear Submarine Project: An Open Literature Analysis” remains one of the best single open sources on India’s program. Unfortunately, it was compiled over a decade ago and has become rather dated. That project has continued, and this DID Spotlight article continues to collect open source information on the ATV program.

More and more sources were claiming that a rented Russian Akula class boat would be operational as a training vessel by 2009. But a deadly accident during K-152 Nerpa’s sea trials has delayed that project. As renewed sea trials of the Nerpa continue, India has finally launched its indigenous nuclear sub Arihant, to begin sea trials and testing…

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