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This whole ruckus started after The Hindu (a major Indian news publication) reported " INS Arihant was left crippled after an 'accident' 10 months ago " The claims in this report are so absurd and filled with technical inconsistencies that anyone with even a basic understanding of submarine design and operational procedures would laugh at them, But then again, who needs that when you can just bang your head at the keyboard and call it a news report. First the report stated that " Arihant  ’s propulsion compartment was damaged after water rushed in as a hatch on the rear side was left open by mistake while it was at harbour." The Arihant has no hatches in the propulsion section as it is based on a Russian double hull design with a sealed nuclear reactor section (inspired by the Akula class submarines). The reactor is completely isolated and inaccesible in any way to prevent any potential nuclear contamination Although the Arihant's reactor is not designed

India has been working on its own 5th generation fighter for quite some time now, but it seems far-fetched that India would be able to develop a fifth generation fighter, particularly since the country has primarily been a license manufacturer and has only one indigenously designed and developed fighter aircraft, the 4th generation LCA Tejas, which itself was plagued with delays and numerous other shortcomings. However, some exciting developments have been taking place in the country that can change this situation in favor of India. So let's take a closer look. Is India really capable of developing a fifth-generation fighter aircraft? Before going any further let's first define what a 5th generation fighter really is, Although there is no universally accepted definition of what constitutes as a fifth generation fighter, we can make an informed guess by examining currently operational fifth generation fighters, such as the F22, F35, and J20. Typical fifth generation characterist