Russian Rent-A-Nuke-Sub to India

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24 Jan, 2012, 09.52AM IST, Rajat Pandit,TNN
[h=1]India becomes 6th nation to join elite nuclear submarine club[/h]

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Read more on »Nuclear submarine|INS Chakra|Indian Navy|India
<a target="_blank" href="http://netspiderads2.indiatimes.com/ads.dll/clickthrough?slotid=37105"><img alt="Advertisement" height="71" width="640" border="0" src="http://netspiderads2.indiatimes.com/ads.dll/photoserv?slotid=37105"></a> NEW DELHI: India's long hunt for a nuclear submarine is finally over. But it will take the country another 10-12 months to get an operational nuclear weapon triad - the capability to fire nukes from land, air and sea.

India on Monday became the world's sixth country after the US, Russia, France, the UK and China to operate nuclear-powered submarines when the Russian Akula-II class submarine `K-152 Nerpa' was commissioned into Indian Navy as INS Chakra on a 10-year lease under a secretive almost $1-billion contract inked in 2004.

The 8,140-tonne INS Chakra, however, is not armed with long-range nuclear missiles, like the Russian SS-N-21 cruise missiles with an over 2,500-km range due to international non-proliferation treaties like the Missile Technology Control Regime.

The Indian nuclear triad's elusive underwater leg will only come when the homegrown nuclear submarine, the over 6,000-tonne INS Arihant equipped to carry a dozen K-15 (750-km) or four K-4 (3,500-km) ballistic missiles, becomes fully operational by early-2013. India has the land and air legs in the shape of the Agni series of missiles and fighter jets capable of carrying nuclear weapons.

Defence ministry sources said INS Chakra, commissioned at the Primorye region in far south-eastern Russia in a ceremony attended by top Indian and Russian officials, would soon set sail for India. It will be based at Visakhapatnam, next to where INS Arihant is slated to begin extensive sea trials in February-March after the ongoing harbour-acceptance trials.

Though it may not add to India's nuclear deterrence posture, INS Chakra will give some much-needed muscle to India's depleting underwater combat arm, which has only 14 ageing conventional submarines to brandish. India is in talks for the lease of another Akula-II class submarine from Russia, say sources.

Nuclear-powered submarines are stealthy since they can operate underwater at long ranges for months unlike diesel-electric submarines that need to surface every few days to get oxygen to recharge their batteries and have limited endurance due to fuel requirements.

INS Chakra will also be armed with the 300-km range Klub-S land-attack cruise missiles, which India deploys on its Kilo-class conventional submarines as well as other missiles and advanced torpedoes.

"It will be deadly `hunter-killer' of enemy submarines and warships, as also provide effective protection to a fleet at sea. It can also provide cover to the nuclear-armed INS Arihant if required. With a dived speed of 30-35 knots, INS Chakra will be able to outrun any current Pakistani or Chinese submarine," said a source.

The Navy will also use INS Chakra to train its sailors in the complex art of operating nuclear submarines. The `Charlie-I' class nuclear submarine India had leased from Russia from 1988 to 1991 was also named INS Chakra but the expertise gained on it was steadily lost since the Navy did not operate any other nuclear submarine thereafter.

The new 10-year lease flows from the January 2004 agreement, with India funding a major part of Nerpa's construction at Komsomolsk-on-Amur shipyard after Russia stopped it midway due to a fund crunch. It was slated for induction much earlier but technical glitches delayed the process, which included a toxic gas leak in November 2008 that killed 20 Russian sailors.



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[h=2]Russian-built Chakra II: India sails nuclear submarine home[/h] The Express Tribune - ‎1 hour ago‎ By AFP Indian navy personnel will take command of the country's first nuclear-powered submarine in two decades on Monday after collecting the vessel near the Russian port of Vladivostok, an official said. Moscow offered the Russian-built Chakra II to ... [h=2]India becomes 6th nation to join elite nuclear submarine club[/h] Economic Times - ‎2 hours ago‎ NEW DELHI: India's long hunt for a nuclear submarine is finally over. But it will take the country another 10-12 months to get an operational nuclear weapon triad - the capability to fire nukes from land, air and sea. India on Monday became the world's ... [h=2]Russia hands over Nerpa N-submarine to India[/h] Zee News - ‎3 hours ago‎ Moscow: Russia's K-152 Nerpa nuclear-powered attack submarine has been handed over to the Indian Navy, a RIA Novosti correspondent reported on Monday. In line with the contract worth over USD 900 million, the Project 971 Shchuka-B (NATO: Akula II) ... [h=2]Finally, India gets n-sub from Russia[/h] Indian Express - ‎8 hours ago‎ After several missed deadlines and a mid-sea gas leak scare, Indian Navy finally inducted a nuclear-powered attack submarine on Monday. The INS Chakra, an Akula II class submarine leased from Russia for 10 years, was inducted at the Russian port of ... [h=2]India joins elite nuclear sub club[/h] Hindustan Times - ‎10 hours ago‎ India on Monday joined an exclusive club of five nations that operate nuclear-powered submarines, with Russia handing over an Akula-II class attack submarine to the Indian Navy at Primorye, a Russian naval port. part of a secret 2004 deal worth almost ... [h=2]Russia hands over nuclear-powered attack submarine to India[/h] Times of India - ‎16 hours ago‎ MOSCOW: Russia on Monday handed over the much-awaited Nerpa nuclear-powered attack submarine to India on a 10-year lease at a cost of over USD 900 million, boosting the Indian navy's fire-power. The K-152 submarine was handed over to the Indian navy at ... All 30 related articles »

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[GOD IS MY DOG]

after rent to ah nehs.................the sub can throw away already lah...............


the smell alone will kill the Russian crew.....................


someone write to the Russians let them know about ah nehs' BODY ODOUR......................and prevent a tragedy..........

 

[uncleyap]

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Are you talking about SG's Curry Incident?

 

[HongKanSeng]

If the Indians managed to sink it how? Who is the insurance company to pay the Russians? CUNT Income?:*:

 

[singveld]

yuck. the whole sub smells of curry.

 

[scroobal]

I thought India had a nuclear sub way back in the 80s.

 

[sta1100]

no that, for $900m 10year lease they will get kick back, so every 10year sign will also get kick back.

 

[fishbuff]

if singapore goes nuclear, im not sure what will malaysia and indonesia do about it.

 

[Windsor]

if singapore goes nuclear, im not sure what will malaysia and indonesia do about it.

What do you mean goes nuclear?

 

[steffychun]

Aiyah, Malaysia has Exocet-armed subs.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scorpène_class_submarine

 

[GOD IS MY DOG]

yuck. the whole sub smells of curry.

curry never mind............the smell from their bodies.........

 

[Ramseth]

Singapore should go buy a nuke sub from US too. What's Malaysia or Indonesia going to do about it? It's free trade between willing buyer and willing seller. M'sia and I'sia would never been able to buy a nuke sub unless they figured out how to build that themselves. No nuke powers in the world would sell that to Muslim countries.

Let's face reality about it. There're already US nuke subs lurking under waters within our combat radius. US is funding them and would gladly let an ally take over the bill as long as the ally is considered unquestionably trustworthy with common targets in mind if it really comes down to pushing the button.

So one may ask, why waste money, why not just let US play police and pay for it? It's for the right to decide when to push the button.

 

[McDollar]

Singapore should go buy a nuke sub from US too. What's Malaysia or Indonesia going to do about it? It's free trade between willing buyer and willing seller. M'sia and I'sia would never been able to buy a nuke sub unless they figured out how to build that themselves. No nuke powers in the world would sell that to Muslim countries.

Let's face reality about it. There're already US nuke subs lurking under waters within our combat radius. US is funding them and would gladly let an ally take over the bill as long as the ally is considered unquestionably trustworthy with common targets in mind if it really comes down to pushing the button.

So one may ask, why waste money, why not just let US play police and pay for it? It's for the right to decide when to push the button.

US sells nothing but expensive useless junks to the Gian Png & Hai Gong.:p