The first operational nuclear attack submarine INS
Chakra has been inducted into the Indian Navy in Visakhapatnam on Wednesday.
Speaking on the occasion, Defence Minister AK Antony said that the INS Chakra
will ensure security and sovereignty of the country.
Antony formally commissioned the Akula II class
Nerpa rechristened INS Chakra into the Navy at the Ship Building Complex.
India has earlier leased and operated Charlie
Class Russian nuclear submarine from 1988 for training its personnel on such
submarines.
With INS Chakra and the indigenous INS Arihant
expected to start operational patrols soon, India will soon have two nuclear
submarines guarding its vast maritime boundaries.
The Nerpa has been taken on lease from Russia for
ten years and would provide Navy the opportunity to train and operate such
nuclear-powered vessels.
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