K-4 SLBM Set for Undersea Launch Next Month

[arnabmit]

Imo agni SLBM mirv will come once the MIRV'D land version is tested?

There are no SLBM from the Agni family. MIRV would be a later upgrade to the K-5 (6000km, for China) and K-4 (3500km for China & Pakistan) missiles.

 

[LETHALFORCE]

There are no SLBM from the Agni family. MIRV would be a later upgrade to the K-5 (6000km, for China) and K-4 (3500km for China & Pakistan) missiles.

Agni is too large of a missile for launch tubes even brahmos sub launch has not been
Modified for launch tubes. Whatever is gained from agni mirv can be used in k4.

 

[LETHALFORCE]

I think, Shaurya is land version of k-15 Sagarika

K missile series all have their roots in shaurya missile.

 

[ladder]

K missile series all have their roots in shaurya missile.

I think I would term Shaurya as off-shoot of K-15 Sagarika development project, which is officially designated B-05.

 

[sayareakd]

Agni is too large of a missile for launch tubes even brahmos sub launch has not been
Modified for launch tubes. Whatever is gained from agni mirv can be used in k4.

LF A5 cold launch booster is being tested with A5 weight.

 

[LETHALFORCE]

What missiles are tested or developed and inducted will be a guessing game drdo is
a master of renaming missiles and repeating missiles tests.

 

[LETHALFORCE]

Awhile back I had posted a thread about agni 2 a manuvering missile and @sayareakd had posted
About prithvi changing course in flight both of these missiles have no news about these features but
Imo these features will be in new missiles in the future.

 

[arnabmit]

Agni-II onward, every missile variant has MARV.

Awhile back I had posted a thread about agni 2 a manuvering missile and @sayareakd had posted
About prithvi changing course in flight both of these missiles have no news about these features but
Imo these features will be in new missiles in the future.

 

[sasi]

Imo agni SLBM mirv will come once the MIRV'D land version is tested?

we have to wait and see. Propellent and warhead is the reason why we go for two varients agni and k family.
K family altitude is always below 50km to limit the propellent and missle compact, to launch from sub.
Agni family doesn't have such limits.

 

[Bheeshma]

Eagerly awaiting GSLV-II, K-4 and Nirbhay test this month. When is the next BMD and A-5 test?

 

[Neeraj Mathur]

Eagerly awaiting GSLV-II, K-4 and Nirbhay test this month. When is the next BMD and A-5 test?

do we have nirbhay test this month ?

 

[sorcerer]

K-4 Missile Set for 'Secret' Test
BALASORE: India is all set to test fire its longest range secret undersea missile, code named K-4, which is capable of delivering nuclear warhead at 3,500 km away. The test is planned to be conducted from a submerged platform in the Bay of Bengal between March 7 and 8. Defence sources on Thursday said preparation was on in full swing for the scheduled test.


While the tracking systems have already been shifted from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) and two Naval ships taken to the area of mission, another one is likely to be moved to the point of impact to record the terminal events and splashdown.

This test would be conducted from a submerged pontoon, replica of a submarine, positioned nearly 30 feet deep in the sea. The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), which has developed the missile, had kept the project secret till its first test in March, 2014.

While the missile’s first test was for a range of 3,000 km, this time the scientists are reportedly trying for its full operational range of 3,500 km. The missile, world’s best in this class, will have to undergo two more developmental trials before being fired from the indigenously developed submarine INS Arihant next year.

A defence scientist said this manoeuvrable missile having an innovative system of interlacing in three dimensions can also cruise at hypersonic speed. This exceptional feature of the weapon system makes it difficult to be tracked easily and destroyed by any anti-ballistic missile defence systems. The missile has a high accuracy of near-zero circular error probable.


The intermediate range submarine launched ballistic missile (SLBM) is about 12 metres tall with a diameter of 1.3 metres. It weighs around 17 tonnes and can carry a warhead weighing upto 2,000 kg. The missile is powered by solid rocket propellant.

India has so far planned three missiles in the K-series. While the 700-km range K-15, renamed as B-05 (launched 10 times) and 3,500-km range K-4 have been developed, the K-5 will have a striking capability of over 5,000 km. All the K-series missiles are faster, lighter and stealthier.
Source>>

 

[lcafanboy]

Maybe this time it is from the real thing. Yes, it could be INS Arihant firing the missile. It has already conducted its sea trails and every other trails and is being claimed to ready for commissioning. And so it can also be user trails by actual naval officers who knows. They should actually declare and release videos to instill some chill in the spine of both our nuclear neighbors.

 

[Nuvneet Kundu]

K-4 Missile Set for 'Secret' Test
BALASORE: India is all set to test fire its longest range secret undersea missile, code named K-4, which is capable of delivering nuclear warhead at 3,500 km away. The test is planned to be conducted from a submerged platform in the Bay of Bengal between March 7 and 8. Defence sources on Thursday said preparation was on in full swing for the scheduled test.


While the tracking systems have already been shifted from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) and two Naval ships taken to the area of mission, another one is likely to be moved to the point of impact to record the terminal events and splashdown.

This test would be conducted from a submerged pontoon, replica of a submarine, positioned nearly 30 feet deep in the sea. The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), which has developed the missile, had kept the project secret till its first test in March, 2014.

While the missile’s first test was for a range of 3,000 km, this time the scientists are reportedly trying for its full operational range of 3,500 km. The missile, world’s best in this class, will have to undergo two more developmental trials before being fired from the indigenously developed submarine INS Arihant next year.

A defence scientist said this manoeuvrable missile having an innovative system of interlacing in three dimensions can also cruise at hypersonic speed. This exceptional feature of the weapon system makes it difficult to be tracked easily and destroyed by any anti-ballistic missile defence systems. The missile has a high accuracy of near-zero circular error probable.


The intermediate range submarine launched ballistic missile (SLBM) is about 12 metres tall with a diameter of 1.3 metres. It weighs around 17 tonnes and can carry a warhead weighing upto 2,000 kg. The missile is powered by solid rocket propellant.

India has so far planned three missiles in the K-series. While the 700-km range K-15, renamed as B-05 (launched 10 times) and 3,500-km range K-4 have been developed, the K-5 will have a striking capability of over 5,000 km. All the K-series missiles are faster, lighter and stealthier.
Source>>

I'm glad they said 'secret' otherwise someone would have found out.

There's no such thing as a secret missile test. Our international legal obligations make it imperative to notify our neighbors in advance whenever we do a missile test (or release water from our dams).

 

[sorcerer]

I'm glad they said 'secret' otherwise someone would have found out.

There's no such thing as a secret missile test. Our international legal obligations make it imperative to notify our neighbors in advance whenever we do a missile test (or release water from our dams).

"Secret" could be the parameters or some other factors..

 

[sorcerer]

India Test Fires Nuke Capable SLBM K-4 Secretly

India has reportedly conducted a test of its home grown intermediate range Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile (SLBM) K-4 secretly from an undersea platform in the Bay of Bengal in a bid to boost its deterrence capability by strengthening the second strike fire power.

Even as the authorities of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) are tightlipped about the secret test, a reliable defence source on Tuesday confirmed ‘The Express’ that this nuclear capable missile was fired from a submerged pontoon positioned nearly 30 feet deep sea offshore Vizag coast on Monday.

Launched underwater, the missile developed indigenously by the DRDO, surged to the surface leaving behind a ribbon of thick smokes. Although the result of the test was not known, the source claimed it’s take off was smooth as a powerful gas generator successfully ejected it from the pontoon.

The first test of the missile was also conducted secretly on March 24, 2014 and the DRDO admitted it officially only in January last year in the Aero-India show. The K-4 missile is best in the world in its class and it is faster and stealthier. Once operational, the two-stage missile will equip the country’s first nuclear-powered submarine ANS Arihant.

Working very covertly under the secret K-project for last nearly two decades, prime focus of the DRDO was to make the weapon system lighter and faster having both cruise and ballistic variants. A very few countries have the triad of firing nuclear tipped missiles from air, land and undersea. Other countries, which have the capability, include Russia, USA, France, Britain (UK) and China.

A defence scientist said the K-4 missile will supplement its cousin 750-km range K-15 missile (renamed as B-05). Nuclear powered INS Arihant submarine which is likely to be commissioned in the Navy shortly will be equipped with four K-4 missiles or 12 K-15 missiles. The missile has to go for three/four more trials before being inducted in the navy.

As reported by ‘The Express’ earlier this manoeuvrable missile having an innovative system of interlacing in three dimensions can also cruise at a hypersonic speed. This exceptional feature of the weapon system makes it difficult to be tracked easily and destroyed by any anti-ballistic missile defence systems. The missile has a high accuracy of close to zero circular error probability (CEP).

The underwater launched ballistic missile is about 12 metres long with a diameter of 1.3 metres. It weighs around 17 tonnes and is capable of delivering two tonne warhead up to a distance of over 3,500 km. The missile is powered by solid rocket propellant. High power long range tracking systems were spread along its trajectory to track the flight path.

http://idrw.org/india-test-fires-nuke-capable-slbm-k-4-secretly/#more-89944

 

[sasum]

There is no coverage on news channels. Was the launch a success?

 

[sayareakd]

There is no coverage on news channels. Was the launch a success?

sadly in India bad news travel fast, if nothing is reported then it is good news. Congrats to all...............:biggrin2: