India Today
India's first indigenous nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine, codenamed the Advanced Technology Vessel (ATV), may be launched later this month on Vijay Diwas (July 26) or next month on Independence Day (August 15). It has been under construction in the enclosed facility known only as the Shipbuilding Centre (SBC) at the Visakhapatnam harbour.
The goal is to field a fleet of three SSBNs by 2015, one in reserve and two on patrol, each carrying 12 nuclear-tipped ballistic missiles. A submarine nuclear weapon deterrent has a sense of inviolability as it is extremely difficult to pre-emptively target these underwater vessels. The keel for the second nuclear submarine has been laid by Larsen and Toubro at their shipyard in Hazira.
The indigenous nuclear submarine will reportedly be 124 metres long, with a displacement of 4,000 tonnes and will be fitted with a 100 mw highly enriched uranium reactor. Most of the details about the advanced technology vessel still remain a secret.
2 comments:
I want to thank you for your
great website Airavat.
I just want to know what was
the exact nature of the Rajput
resistance in Uttar Pradesh
and Bihar from 1200-1555 AD?
What were some of the Rajput
states that resisted the Delhi
Sultans and Sultans of Jaunpur?
Do you know much about Bhaduria
Rajput king by name of Raja
Abhai Chand?
My e-mail id is: rajeshnara94 @yahoo.com
Airavatji...
I have been searching for the origin of archery in India ; however like most of the art forms I find that most of the literature is full of archery's origins in central asia,china and closest I got to was the talk about Mughal composite bow.
However what is interesting is the 'eklavya episode' in Mahabharath where eklavya had to sever his thumb as a Gurudakshina.
All in all what the world knows/recognizes today as central/Chinese way of drawing a bow infact imho must have actually originated in India , I wish to confirm my doubts hence it would be great if you could point me to a relevant source of info/literature.
You may post the link here itself in case sending an email is an issue.
-Naveen Negi
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