Arihant follow-on submarine

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The Government of India approved the construction of the follow-on to the [[Arihant class submarine|Arihant]] class submarine in mid 2008. The submarines will be twice the size of Arihant class submarines, and each submarine will cost Rs 8,000 crore.<ref>[http://indiatoday.intoday.in/site/Story/53210/Deep+impact.html?complete=1 Deep impact]</ref> According to Admiral [[Nirmal Kumar Verma]], The INDIAN Navy is working to ensure credible nuclear deterrence capability utilizing the Arihant class and its follow-on class of submarines.<ref>[http://indiatoday.intoday.in/site/Story/82884/World/Two+more+yrs+for+Arihant Two more yrs for Arihant's induction in operational roles: Navy]</ref>

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[[Category:Arihant class submarines]]