S5-class submarine
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{{short description|Planned class of Ballistic missile submarines}}
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S5 is the code name for a planned class of Indian nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines currently being developed for the Indian Navy. S5 will weigh around twice as much as the preceding {{sclass|Arihant|submarine}}. It is expected to start production by 2027.
Design
The S5-class of submarines are planned to weigh around {{convert|13,500|t}}.{{Cite news |last=Pandit |first=Rajat |date=5 November 2018 |title=Nuclear submarine INS Arihant completes patrol, country's N-triad operational |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/as-nuclear-sub-arihant-returns-after-first-deterrence-patrol-indias-nuclear-triad-complete/articleshow/66515624.cms |access-date=19 January 2020 |newspaper=The Times of India |language=en}} The submarines are planned to be armed with up to twelve or sixteen K6 Submarine-launched ballistic missiles, each armed with multiple independently targetable reentry vehicles.{{Cite news |last=Unnithan |first=Sandeep |date=10 December 2017 |title=A peek into India's top secret and costliest defence project, nuclear submarines |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/the-big-story/story/20171218-india-ballistic-missile-submarine-k-6-submarine-launched-drdo-1102085-2017-12-10 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190420153431/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/the-big-story/story/20171218-india-ballistic-missile-submarine-k-6-submarine-launched-drdo-1102085-2017-12-10 |archive-date=20 April 2019 |access-date=5 September 2019 |newspaper=India Today}}{{Cite news|title = India's Undersea Deterrent|url = https://thediplomat.com/2016/03/indias-undersea-deterrent/|date = 30 March 2016|access-date = 5 September 2019|work = Saurav Jha}}
Development
The Government of India made an assessment of India's capability to design and construct a class of three new ballistic missile submarines codenamed S5 in 2006 when it was realised that the reactor and payload capacity of the Arihant-class submarines was limited. These submarines were initially planned to be operationalised beginning in 2021 but were later delayed. This delay had prompted the Indian Government to sanction an additional Arihant-class submarine in 2012 to avoid the idling of the production line.
As of 4 December 2022, S5-class submarine is to enter production by the year 2027.{{Cite news| date=2022-12-04|title=Much improved & bigger 3rd Generation S5 SSBN of the Indian Navy to enter production in 2027|url= https://theigmp.org/much-improved-bigger-3rd-generation-s5-ssbn-of-the-indian-navy-to-enter-production-in-2027/|website=IgMp|access-date=2022-12-05}}{{Cite news |date=2024-08-30 |title=Amid China standoff, India set to boost naval power with 3rd N-sub in 6 months |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/amid-china-standoff-india-set-to-boost-naval-power-with-3rd-n-sub-in-6-months/articleshow/112905487.cms |access-date=2024-08-30 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}
As of September 2024, the design phase of the submarine is nearing completion and project sanction is expected soon.{{Cite web |date=2024-09-11 |title=India's S5 SSBN to Armed with 12 SLBM Launch Tubes, K5 Missile, and 190 MW Reactor |url=https://defence.in/threads/indias-s5-ssbn-to-armed-with-12-slbm-launch-tubes-k5-missile-and-190-mw-reactor.9857/ |access-date=2024-09-13 |website=Defence.in |language=en-US}}
See also
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Category:Ballistic missile submarines