Arihant-class submarine vs Type 093 submarine

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Arihant-class submarine — licensed reference photograph

ASubmarines

Arihant-class submarine

Ballistic missile submarine

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AI-generated illustration · Not a photograph — Representative exterior of Type 093 submarine

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Type 093 submarine

Nuclear-powered attack submarine

AI-generated illustration · Not a photograph

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First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

Arihant-class submarineAridhaman subclass

130 m

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Type 093 submarineType 093B

110 m

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Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Arihant-class submarinelarger figure on 1 of 2

Draught+100%

Type 093 submarinelarger figure on 1 of 2

Complement+5%

Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.

Measured figures

Head to head

18 of 25 rows sourced on both sides

130mAridhaman subclass

110mType 093B

LengthScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

130 m

Aridhaman subclass

Single source

111 m

Arihant subclass

Single source

Configuration

Details

Arihant-class submarine and Type 093 submarine configuration
Specification	Arihant-class submarine	Type 093 submarine
Range	Unlimited except by food supplies^[source]	Unlimited^[source]
Power	1 x CLWR-B1 pressurized water reactor (83 MW-100MW) 1 × shaft^[source]	—
Name	Arihant^[source]	Type 093^[source]
Builders	Ship Building Centre (SBC), Visakhapatnam^[source]	Bohai Shipyard , Huludao^[source]

Succeeded by	S5 class^[source]	Type 095^[source]

Cost	₹ 40 billion (US$420 million) per submarine^[source]	—

In commission	2016–present^[source]	2006–present^[source]

Planned	4^[source]	—

Completed	4^[source]	9+^[source]

Active	3^[source]	Total 12 to 14: Type 093: 2 Type 093A: 4 Type 093B: 6-8^[source]

Type	Ballistic missile submarine^[source]	Nuclear-powered attack submarine^[source]

Test depth	450 m (1,480 ft)^[source]	—

Sensors & processing systems	USHUS sonar Panchendriya sonar^[source]	Type 359 radar Hull-mounted sonar Flank array sonar Passive intercept array sonar Towed array sonar (Type 093A)^[source]

Armament	6 × 21" (533 mm) torpedo tubes – est 30 charges (torpedoes, cruise missiles or mines) 4 × SLBM tubes for Arihant subclass: 8 × SLBM tubes for Aridhaman subclass: Per SLBM tube: 3 × B-05 : 750–1,500 km (470–930 mi) range, or 1 × K-4 : 3,500 km (2,200 mi) range, or 1 × K-5 : 5,000–6,000 km (3,100–3,700 mi) range (for Aridhaman subclass)^[source]	6 × 533 mm (21.0 in) torpedo tubes Yu-3 , Yu-4 , Yu-6 torpedoes YJ-18 anti-ship cruise missile YJ-82 anti-ship cruise missile 24-cell vertical launching system (VLS) (Type 093B)^[source]