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India's Project 77 SSNs

Sector: Seaport • Location: Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India

Source: Defence Newsd

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India's Project 77 is an indigenous nuclear-powered attack submarine program aiming to build advanced SSNs with 24 missile launch cells, long-range strike capability, stealth features, and future hypersonic missile support. The first two submarines were cleared in October 2024, with a project value of about ₹40,000 crore, to be built at the Ship Building Centre in Visakhapatnam. The program aims t

Status
Prospective
Sector
Seaport, Aerospace & Defense, Nuclear, Commercial
Location
Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
Defence Newsd

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The project “India's Project 77 SSNs” is an infrastructure initiative in the Seaport sector, located in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India. Taiyo aggregates data on it from Defence Newsd.

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India's Project 77 is an indigenous nuclear-powered attack submarine program aiming to build advanced SSNs with 24 missile launch cells, long-range strike capability, stealth features, and future hypersonic missile support. The first two submarines were cleared in October 2024, with a project value of about ₹40,000 crore, to be built at the Ship Building Centre in Visakhapatnam. The program aims to operate six SSNs in total, with the first two expected by 2036-37 and the next pair around 2038-39.

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India

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Andhra Pradesh

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Visakhapatnam

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Seaport, Aerospace & Defense, Nuclear, Commercial

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2026-05-14

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