India has announced its first home-built nuclear submarine is set for sea trials, as it detailed billion-dollar projects to arm its navy with warships, aircraft and modern weaponry. The indigenous 6,000-ton INS Arihant (Destroyer of Enemies) was unveiled in 2009 as part of a project to construct five such vessels which would be armed with nuclear-tipped missiles and torpedoes. “Arihant is steadily progressing towards operationalisation, and we hope to commence sea trials in the coming months,” Indian navy chief Admiral Nirmal Verma told reporters. Source: Naval Open Source INTelligence
