INS Arihant

Ballistic missile submarines

INS Arihant (SSBN 80) (lit. 'Conqueror'), is the lead ship of Indian Navy's Arihant class of nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines. The vessel was built under the Advanced Technology Vessel project at the Ship Building Centre in Visakhapatnam. The submarine was launched on 26 July 2009, and after fitting out and extensive sea trials, she was commissioned in August 2016, and deployed operationally in 2018.