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Once Arighat is commissioned, India will have two operational SSBNs that are equipped with the 750-KM range K-15 missile, designed for retaliatory nuclear strikes. India’s kilo class submarine INS Sindhuraj during the Malabar 2020 exercise in the Bay of Bengal Arighat, the second of the indigenous Arihant class nuclear-powered ballistic missile carrying submarine (SSBN), is in the final stages of sea trials and will be commissioned early next year, ThePrint has learnt. Sources in the defence and security establishment said the submarine has performed well during the sea trials so far, and added that the commissioning of the vessel was delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic. “It should be done (commissioned) early next year,” a source said. The Arighat was quietly  launched in November 2017  by the then Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. With Arighat in, India will be operating two SSBNs that are equipped with the 750 KM range K-15 submarine-launched ballistic missile, ...

The Indian Navy is participating in the two-day trilateral maritime exercise SITMEX-20 in the Andaman sea along with the navies of Singapore and Thailand , senior military officials said on Sunday. 2nd edition of trilateral maritime exercise SITMEX-2020 commences in Andaman Sea Indian naval ships (INS) , including indigenously-built anti-submarine warfare corvette Kamorta and missile corvette Karmuk , are participating in the 2nd edition of the trilateral exercise to be held on Sunday and Monday, they said. The two-day maritime drills will witness the three navies participate in a variety of exercises, including naval manoeuvres, surface warfare exercises and weapon firings, the officials said. The SITMEX series of exercises are conducted to enhance mutual interoperability and to imbibe best practices between the Indian Navy , Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) and Royal Thai Navy (RTN) , they said. The RSN is being represented by the Formidable-class frigate Intrepid and Enduranc...