INS Arihant carried out a successful launch of a Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile (SLBM) on October 14, 2022.

• The missile was tested to a predetermined range and impacted the target area in the Bay of Bengal with very high accuracy.
• All operational and technological parameters of the weapon system have been validated.
• A robust, survivable and assured retaliatory capability is in keeping with India’s policy to have ‘Credible Minimum Deterrence‘ that underpins its ‘No First Use’ commitment.