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The carrier that the Indian Navy currently uses is called INS ''Viraat''. INS ''Viraat'' was bought by India from the [[United Kingdom]] in 1986.<ref>{{cite book| title = Students' Britannica India| url = https://books.google.com/?id=kEj-2a7pmVMC&pg=PA20| year = 2000| publisher = Popular Prakashan| isbn = 978-0-85229-760-5| page = 20 }}</ref> | The carrier that the Indian Navy currently uses is called INS ''Viraat''. INS ''Viraat'' was bought by India from the [[United Kingdom]] in 1986.<ref>{{cite book| title = Students' Britannica India| url = https://books.google.com/?id=kEj-2a7pmVMC&pg=PA20| year = 2000| publisher = Popular Prakashan| isbn = 978-0-85229-760-5| page = 20 }}</ref> | ||
====Submarines==== | |||
[[File:INS Chakra.jpg|thumb|[[Russian submarine K-152 Nerpa|INS ''Chakra'']], the nuclear attack submarine of the Indian Navy]] | |||
{{As of|December 2020|}}, the Navy's sub-surface fleet includes one [[SSN (hull classification symbol)|nuclear-powered attack submarine]], one [[ballistic missile submarine]], 15 conventionally-powered attack [[submarine]]s.<ref>{{Cite web|title=We are closely watching Chinese navy|url=https://www.theweek.in/theweek/cover/2020/12/17/we-are-closely-watching-chinese-navy.html|access-date=2020-12-28|website=The Week|language=en}}</ref> The conventional attack submarines of the Indian Navy consist of the {{sclass|Kalvari|submarine|5||2015}} (French {{sclass2|Scorpène|submarine|2}} design), the {{sclass|Sindhughosh|submarine|5}} (Russian {{sclass2|Kilo|submarine|2}} design) and the {{sclass|Shishumar|submarine|5}} (German [[Type 209 submarine|Type 209/1500]] design) classes.<ref name="Submarines Active">{{cite web|title=Submarines Active|url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/submarines-active|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170602043152/https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/submarines-active|archive-date=2 June 2017|access-date=18 July 2017|website=Indian Navy}}</ref><ref name="Sindhughosh Class">{{cite web|title=Sindhughosh Class|url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/node/5336|website=Indian Navy|access-date=18 July 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161001221714/http://indiannavy.nic.in/node/5336|archive-date=1 October 2016}}</ref><ref name="Shishumar Class">{{cite web|title=Shishumar Class|url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/node/5337|website=Indian Navy|access-date=18 July 2017}}</ref> | |||
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