Nerpa In India

• INS Chakra: Top 10 must-know facts

  With the induction of Nerpa, rechristened INS Chakra, into the Indian Navy on Wednesday, India is back in the elite club of nations having nuclear-powered submarines. Here are top 10 must-know facts about INS Chakra

• Nuclear-powered submarine INS Chakra joins Indian Navy

  INS Chakra - the nuclear-propelled hunter killer submarine - formally joined the Indian Navy today. "The INS Chakra will increase our flexibility and capability immensely," Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral Nirmal Verma, said.

• India to induct Russia-made nuclear-powered Nerpa nuclear submarine into Navy today

  After a gap of two decades, India is all set to join the elite club of nations having nuclear-powered submarines with the induction of the Russian-origin 'Nerpa' into the Navy today.

• Russian nuclear submarine to reach Indian shores in mid-March

  India will become the world's sixth operator of a nuclear-powered submarine next month when Russia's K-152 Nerpa attack vessel reaches the country's shores ahead of its formal induction into the Indian Navy. The submarine, christened INS Chakra, is expected to reach the Indian shores, with its home base as Visakhapatnam, anytime in March, according...

• Russia hands over nuclear attack submarine to India

  Russia's Nerpa nuclear-powered attack submarine was handed over to the Indian Navy at a ceremony in the far eastern port of Primorye, making India the sixth operator of such subs in the world.

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  Indian crew to take part in Russia N-sub pre-delivery trials

  An Indian naval crew will take part in the final phase of pre-delivery trials of Russian Akula-II class nuclear attack submarine 'Nerpa'.