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Second nuclear submarine headed for year-end launch
- The construction of a second Arihant-class nuclear submarine, to be named INS Aridaman, is moving fast at the Shipbuilding Centre (SBC) in Visakhapatnam.
- It is slated for launch by this year-end or in the first quarter of next year.
- Meanwhile, hull fabrication is on for the third Arihant-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine
- The first submarine of the class, INS Arihant, launched in July 2009, has just completed its harbour acceptance trials and is set to undergo the crucial sea acceptance trials in February under Advanced Technology Vessel (ATV) programme.
- Concurrently, nuclear-powered submarine INS Chakra, borrowed on a 10-year lease from Russia mainly for training purposes, will be inducted in the latter half of 2012.
