S5 is the code name for a planned class of

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s currently being developed for

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. S5 will weigh around twice as much as the preceding . It is expected to start production by 2022.

Design

The S5-class of submarines are planned to weigh around . They are planned to be armed with up to twelve or sixteen K6

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s, each armed with

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Development

The

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made an assessment of India's capability to design and construct a class of three new

s codenamed ''S5'' in 2006 when it was realised that the reactor and payload capacity of the

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s 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

in 2012 to avoid the idling of the production line. As per reports on 4 December, 2022,

S5-class submarine S5 is the code name for a planned class of Indian nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines currently being developed for Indian Navy. S5 will weigh around twice as much as the preceding . It is expected to start production by 2022. Design ...

is to enter production by the year 2027.

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